Kathleen & Daniel

Kathleen resigned today
What is to be said?
Everything and nothing...

From Burin Council Seat to the Premier's Chair
Not a bad accomplishment.
And in between all sorts of achievements.
First Woman Premier being chief amongst them.
Not shabby.

In politics as in life,
people ride in and they ride out.
Some are memorable
Some not so.

Kathleen had her challenges ... as all politicians do.
Her governance was full of increasing doubt by the people.
For some reason she did not connect
One-on-one she aced it.
But as a provincial Leader in the moment, in the heart
she seem to have fallen short.
Missteps and a populace weary of Tory rule sealed the deal.


Poor Kathleen fell under the shadow of Flamboyant Daniel
and Daniel was a force to be reckon with.
You see Kathleen wanted to be her own person
and rightly so ....but Daniel dominated her.

Kathleen wore

his Muskrat Falls yoke,
his un-apologetic ring,
his arrogant trousers

his dismissive jacket

his "my-way-or -the-highway" cufflings.
It did not suit her nor did it do her any good.
Unfortunately,
she lost herself in the shadow of Daniel and his confrontational/aggressive

business agenda.

In her "stepping back" speech today, Kathleen made him proud.
She glossed over every error, mistake and failure
perpetrated on the people.
All was hunky-dory.
She exited as she reigned -
disconnected from the "real woes" of people
outside a certain wealth circle.
She didn't even take a question from the people....


Kathleen and Daniel two heros or villians?
upon our provincial stage.


When history is written years from now
My bet is that Kathleen will have her accolades.
She was genuine, real, strong, agenda-free for the most part.
Just overshadowed by Danny Boy .... and over the party's time.
Daniel was a flash in the pan/too much hype
but didn't have staying power 
for the real bad parts of the movie that is our lives.
He went out in a blaze of glory when the going was good.

Real heroes fight with us on the battlefield
even when our lives are troubled, raw and confused.

Good on you Kathleen.

You didn't need hero worship.
You were just crazy enough
to give it a good try even when you knew the going was rough.
Poor Daniel is in your shadow now Kathleen...