Full credit to Comrade Rowe

For all his — how you say — wackiness, once in a while Citizen-Comrade Bill Rowe hits the nail on the head, and sinks it all the way, in one stroke.

Like today.

Can Danny Williams profit from those painful lessons of history? It’s going to be hard because he’s in a bind. On the one hand he needs to show Stephen Harper and the feds how strongly the electorate down here supports his stand against them. The more seats he wins in October, the stronger the message he sends. On the other hand, if he wins every seat, or nearly all, wait for the horrific backlash in a year or two as expectations are not met and visceral disappointment sets in.

So, while he drives towards massive victory in October, Danny might well remember that leaders as lovable and powerful as he now is, incredible as that now seems, sowed the seeds of ruin by their overweening success.

Sounds like an honours thesis in poli sci.