Skin stew

Not so very long ago, Dear Premier would boast about his dermatological health, telling the Telegram's Craig Jackson in 2006:

Before I got into politics I had a really thin skin and I was reactive and I realized pretty quickly that the only way you can survive on this, is to have a thicker skin.

And CP in 2003:

People were concerned that I had a thin skin and that I was going to explode as a result of that.

In 2009, a certain someone sent Him an email that He didn't take too kindly to. Last week, we learned that said email was raised at a cabinet meeting, for some bizarre reason that has not yet been given. Indeed, in the words of chief hatchet-wielder Kevin O'Brien, Dear Premier has been "stewing" — hatchet-man's word — about said email for nearly twenty months.

And how hot is the stew?

Really hot, as we learned this weekend via Russell the Traitor:

The premier or members of his staff have mentioned Westcott’s inquiry about the premier’s mental health in my presence on at least three different occasions. In fact, it has been used every time Westcott’s name has been mentioned.

Until Westcott became a more public figure, the email wasn’t exactly a news story. But it has been used to discredit Westcott, and probably the two small newspapers he’s been running, for a good long time.

So it's a good thing that Dear Premier grew that thick hide of His after He entered politics.

Just imagine the fireworks show we'd all have been treated to if he hadn't.