Luis Bárcenas understands that the best defense is a good attack, putting this idea into play by claiming that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy received cash payments from a Peoples' Party slush fund. Rajoy has confirmed that he did send and receive text messages from Bárcenas, the PP's former treasurer. But Rajoy failed to give detailed and direct explanations about whether he received money illegally or not.
At the same time, government officials are calling for Rajoy's resignation. The Prime Minister shielded himself behind his silence, saying that he does not intend to respond to each and every accusation that come up every day.But he should say more to Congress in order to clear up doubts about his involvement in the Bárcenas case. The sooner he offers a detailed explanation, the better chance Spain will have to increase its political stability and rebuild its stalling economy.
