And what is a cool new pairing without a mashed-up hashtag of the couple's names? They have one now: #Dubredo.


But I'm really not so sure about that. After all, like her entire party before, from Noynoy Aquino on down, Robredo may once again be guilty of misreading and underestimating Duterte.


My own suspicion is that Duterte is such an old-school gentleman that he cannot really bear to be rude to a woman. And because Robredo's only real sin against Digong is to be in the company of the Liberals, Leni is betting that she will be able to wear his resistance down.


That is certainly what Robredo, the new, conciliatory Yellows and their media sympathizers want to happen. "We cannot afford wars", as Robredo herself said, because "there's a lot that still needs to be done".



I never thought I'd see the day when the Yellows, who have always believed that they have a monopoly of righteousness, would embrace somebody like Duterte, even if only for six years. I actually expected that Robredo would follow in Cory's footsteps, instead of becoming just another practical, conniving and unprincipled politician.


Oh, well. I guess if the Yellows who said they would immigrate if Duterte wins still haven't even packed overnight bags and are now #Dubredo fans, I can't really be more righteous than they are.


After all, even the sainted Cory wholeheartedly supported Gloria Arroyo against the supposedly corrupt and immoral Erap Estrada. Until Arroyo made a move to distribute Hacienda Luisita, of course, prompting Cory and her brood to accuse Arroyo of being immoral and corrupt, too, as they reprised the role of "principled" opposition leaders.



Hypocrites!



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Imelda, not Cory by Jojo Robles, July 6, 2016 (<a href="https://goo.gl/vqxgcu" target="_blank" class="news_link" title="Source">http://goo.gl/vqxgcu</a>)
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The Yellows are misreading and underestimating Duterte again