Sycophant of the Month: January 2009

Total number of ProvGov press releases issued in January: 120 (-16 from December)

Total number with the phrase "Williams Government": 3 (+1 from December.)

Sycophancy index: 2.5% (+0.3% from December)

The Williams-Government drought continued well into January, and by the time it ended, there had been four consecutive weeks without a single dose of Williams-Governmenty goodness. That's the first time that's happened since July of 2006.

Jerome! Kennedy broke the scoring drought on January 21st, making up for the long break with a stellar example not only of sycophancy but also of Orwellian double-think. It was well worth the long wait, being the first DWG press release since December 18th. That 34-day hiatus was the longest again since the 54-day gap in June-July of 2006.

Joan Burke put one in two days later for the tie. And Tom Hedderson joined not only the sycophancy game, but also contributed to the barrage of HappyTalk, on the 28th.

Your sycophants of the month — not just dual, but plural; the first time that's happened — for January 2009: Jerome! Kennedy, Joan Burke, and Tom Hedderson. Congratulations to all three players.