Miriam, the new Senate President?

Brenda's taking over?

Malacañang has let the cat out of the bag, finally.

After Palace official for the first time yesterday announced they wanted their staunch supporter, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, to replace Senate President Franklin Drilon should a coup d'etat in Senate leadership occur, which would also change the committee chairmanships.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, during a phone patch interview, when asked on the current standing of Santiago with President Arroyo and her capability to become a Senate chief, said, “Well Sen. Santiago, she's a good senator. She's an administration senator. I don't know why we're not going to be comfortable with her.”

Ermita hinted that a change in Senate leadership is not far-fetched.

"I cannot say if it's still far or near. We don't know what development yet in the Senate but we welcome her as Senate president, because Miriam is really a good senator," Ermita stressed.

"She is a very capable senator and definitely we will be happy if indeed she takes it (Senate presidency)," he added.

Drilon has joined the public clamor for Mrs. Arroyo to resign over the wiretapped "Gloriagate" audiotapes and the "juetengate" scandals.

LOL. This is going to be interesting... hehehehe...

UPDATE: There's a nice Miriam story in the latest de Quiros article.

UPDATE: Ducky Paredes Agrees

It looks so interesting that, out of sheer malice, I would like to see Sen. Miriam Santiago as the Senate president. What a wild ride that will be! Certainly, all our lives will become infinitely more interesting — in a crazy way -- than they are presently with Franklin Drilon as Senate president.