"Changeup"... maybe it's a cabinet "term"...

In baseball the term "changeup" is commonly used when a good pitcher appears to be throwing a fast ball when in fact he is making a subtle change to his grip to slow the speed down and confuse the batter in order to force a strike... smart PEI Politicians us a similar tactic midway through their elected terms and make some subtle changes in their cabinet to give the voter the impression Government is listening and then re-elect them for another term... well we're halfway there now and if you have a look at the recent poll results on my blog it would appears that 74% of those surveyed think Ghiz should make some Cabinet changes.... with 71% thinking Docherty should go followed by Greenan at 58%... I suspect in Docherty's case some blame can be laid on the slump in the Tourism industry as a whole but I suspect her leadership on issues like the golf courses and the Morissette concert have also been suspect with the public... in Greenan's case I think it's unfortunate but Gerard just doesn't handle himself in the media that well and his absence from the school closure debate has turned voters off but I think he might survive... Doug Currie fared the best of all the Ministers with only 8% of those surveyed calling for change which is a testament to his strength of character and hard work... Ron MacKinley also scored well in the survey as he has applied a lot of "common sense" to his decisions and has taken good advice from his strong deputy Steve MacLean... so I doubt if we'll see any changes in Currie's or MacKinley's roles but you can be assured that the rest of the caucus are front and centre looking for something to happen... I expect Carolyn Bertram to take over Education and maybe some tweaking among Kathleen Casey, Neil LeClair and Greenan... I would say that Alan McIcaas and Cynthia Dunsford are clambering hard for a job but my guess is that Rob Vessey, Janice Sherry and Robert Henderson have a much better “political” chance to move up the ladder at this time... with Webster out on a health leave George may find this a great opportunity to step away from Cabinet which would be a loss but it could open up more opportunity for others... of course what I think and know about what is really going to happen with Cabinet is not worth a hill of beans but I can bet you John Jeffery is out there stirring up the pot trying to break a story.... so it’s really a wait a see game now... and in the meantime there will be a lot of talk around the kitchen table wondering if Premier Ghiz has the courage to throw out the “changeup”....