WE have a question for Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño.

You see, Casiño railed against the House of Representative as being dominated by landlords, warlords, and pawns of big business.

This he did exactly on the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the lower chamber of Congress.

If so, Mr. Casiño, why are you there with these same landlords, warlords, and pawns of big business you loath so much?

That rich irony struck us when we heard him saying his piece over a radio talk show yesterday.

By the way, do you not come from a family which marginally qualifies as a member of the elite in this country?

Don’t you think your utterances make you a traitor to your own class and a slight on the reputation and integrity of a few good, brilliant, and truly patriotic members of the House?

The name of your party list organization means “country first,” but recent events and Bayan Muna activities suggest no patriotic agenda but an ideological one.

Even your party’s means and methods of campaigning hewed closer to the good, old-fashioned ways of traditional politics — large and expensive streamers, print ads, TV spots, and even using the electronic medium.

As a leftist campus youth leader, you attacked the aptly called lower House outside the halls of the Batasan, Now you are attacking its integrity from within as a nominee of Bayan Muna.

As an elected nominee, your main job is to craft meaningful legislation that squares with the literal meaning of your party list organization.

Now, stop blabbering away worn-out leftist rhetoric and do your job.

That’s what we taxpayers are paying you for.

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