Negativity

Back to that CP wire piece:

But Williams insists he detests engaging in the scraps for which Newfoundland's political landscape is renowned.

"If I was able to devote 100 per cent of my time to doing what I should be doing in the Office of Premier, I think the people of the province would be much better off," he said.

"But you spend at least 50 per cent of your time dealing with the negativity that comes from all sources, whether it's from the media, whether it's from the opposition."

That must mean Danny didn't succeed in his 2000 New Year's resolution, when he told the Telegram's Tracy Barron (hi!) that his plan was "just to develop a nice thick skin."

Maybe if Danny Williams had, he wouldn't be devoting 50 per cent of his time "dealing with the negativity."

And he wouldn't be rushing out of cabinet meetings to react to something "negative" that someone dared utter on the airwaves of VOCM.

And maybe his ever-so valuable time would be better spent.

If his obssession with being adored, and with crushing all dissent, is getting in the way of doing the job he was elected to do, 100 percent of the time he is paid to do it, then he should either grow that thick skin, get back to doing it, or start questioning whether he really wants to continue in it at all.