A while ago I talked about Paul Davis being a reasonable potential for leadership. First thing he did was say no. That was some months ago. Now he says yes. Regardless of excuses - his first choice was no thanks.
Second - I expected Minister Paul Davis would embrace Child Youth and Family Services - and make some real difference - given his stated background and interest. He left that portfolio and clearly the job was not finished. He moved to the larger Health portfolio without first denting the problems in his previous role.
Third - I expected Paul Davis might not necessarily row the failing PC oar - that continues to do circles instead of moving forward. His campaign launch put an end to that possibility. Both he and his cohort Derrick Dalley feel that the government has done great things - the low polls are just an incurable communications problem. Once again he failed to lead and kept plugging at the same tired message.
Davis used the words "New Beginning" but they were oxymoronic - when followed up with essentially - stay the course. Now either Davis believes Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are daft and cannot comprehend the wonderful things they are doing or he is continuing to be in denial - that is - the things they are doing are not what the people want - regardless of the messenger.
From the standpoint of the electorate - we need some more background information on "leadership" roles he has played and the progression of his career and experiences.
From the standpoint of the electorate - we need to know why he supported Bill 29, Muskrat Falls (including overruns), Nalcor executive, and continued assault on small local businesses.
From the standpoint of the electorate - we need to know why he supports deficits, debt, and unfunded pension liabilities.
From the standpoint of the electorate we need to know if there are outside political influences and if so who they are.
Most importantly - if he is to take the reins of the party - we want to know how quickly he will call an election.
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