in further evidence of his commitment to free speech and diversity of opinion, Premier Danny Williams told reporters on Tuesday that he wished his predecessors would "shut up and go away" rather than offer comment on the province's political and economic situation.
Williams even went so far as to claim that he doesn't comment on the actions of previous administrations.
This is the guy who ran an entire election and then a four-year administration on the premise of a complete rejection of every policy of every one of his predecessors: "no more give-aways."
Danny Williams has made a political career of running down his predecessors. There's no reason to believe he'll stop any time soon.
Williams' display of disrespect for his predecessors collectively is bad enough.
What Williams and his ministers - and at least one of their favourite plants - have been saying about Brian Peckford in particular is loathsome beyond measure. After all, Williams and his cronies deliberately named their little deal with Ottawa after Peckford's agreement.
All the better to confuse people, no doubt, as to what the current administration has really accomplished compared to the predecessors Williams routinely insults.
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