Alan Peter, the Indispensable; use ‘cloture’ to guillotine Senate row

First word ALAN Peter Cayetano could have made his forlorn fight for the Senate presidency more worthy of public attention had he possessed a statesman’s vocabulary in high public office and public affairs. When the senator issued his now infamous declaration of entitlement to the Senate presidency, he could only manage the adjectives, "legitimate," "legal" and "moral" to buttress his claim to the post. He looked like a politician at a loss for words and a thesaurus. On second reflection,