Job one: Lower expectations

As I read through my news clips this morning it occurs to me that I don't think the messiah got the kind of hype and press that Peter Donolo is getting. It's really getting comical. Luckily, I've discovered an interesting list of Peter Donolo facts and he certainly seems up to the challenge:

* Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Peter Donolo pajamas.
* Peter Donolo can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.
* Peter Donolo can slam a revolving door.
* Peter Donolo doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
* Peter Donolo’ hand is the only hand that can beat a Royal Flush.
* Peter Donolo is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
* Peter Donolo counted to infinity - twice.

Oh, wait, that was actually Chuck Norris.

Settle people. Our problems are big, our challenges significant and our road head long. And it will take all of us to get there.

Those who search for messiahs usually end up dead on the floor from the spiked koolade.

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Finding cause for optimism where we can

I wrote in the National Post's Full Comment Blog today about my thoughts on Peter Donolo's hiring and Ian Davey's departure as Michael Ignatieff's chief of staff. An excerpt:

I do know that Donolo has a good deal of political staffer experience and Davey decidedly did not. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing depends on the day of the week. When things aren't going well and you have an inexperienced crew, the problem is your lack of experience. When things aren't going well and you have an experienced crew, the problem is you don't have enough new blood. So Davey's outsider credentials (traits also ascribable to much of the OLO team) were considered an asset and a bold and innovative choice ... until it wasn't, just like Donolo's experience will be now viewed as an asset and the obviously needed antidote to our Liberal flu ... until it isn't anymore.

Since I seem to have sadly neglected to include an obligatory West Wing reference, let me say this: you can search high and low for your Leo McGarry but, at the end of the day, it's up to Bartlett to be Bartlett. So while this was probably a good and necessary move, Ian Davey certainly wasn't the problem and Peter Donolo isn't necessarily the solution. So let's not get overly worked up here. It's the leader who will determine where this ship sails.

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