Norberto Gonzales outsmarted the Senate

Ducky Paredes:

Now that national security adviser Bert Gonzales has returned to work, when will the Senate again take him into custody? It is clear that no heart surgery was performed on Bert in Sweden or elsewhere. Remember that the reason why the Senate ostensibly let him off from its custody was because of medical reasons. Bert needed surgery and the Senate would not get in the way of a necessary medical procedure.

Isn’t it clear that Malacañang and Bert only bamboozled the Senate into letting Bert go? What we want to know is this: What will the Senate do about this? The Senators are being played for fools? Or, has there been, again, some huge pay-off? If the Senate will not do anything to assert itself, then, perhaps, Malacañang is right that the Senate ought to be scuttled.

Pero babalik pa kaya sa senado si Norberts? Hindi ba may E.O. 464 para hindi umattend sa mga hearings ang mga bata ni Arroyo?

And this attitude from the Blue Ribbon chair Joker Arroyo doesn't help either:

SENATORS Panfilo Lacson and Ramon Magsaysay Jr. yesterday asked the Blue Ribbon committee to reopen its investigations on the controversial Venable LLP lobby contract now that national security adviser Norberto Gonzales has returned to work.

But committee chairman Sen. Joker Arroyo said there is no need to reopen the investigation since the contract has already been terminated, and with only Gonzales as a resource person, resuming hearings would be a "waste of time."

Another variation of the "let's move on" theme.

But Joker, don't you want to know what really happened and who were the other players involved in the controversial and highly anomalous Venable contract deal?

You say the issue is over because the contract has already been terminated. Ya, it was only terminated after they were caught by PCIJ.

Eh paano kung hindi sila nahuli?

And are you certain na terminated na talaga ang kontrata?