disappointment

disappointment

Here is a blog post by somebody who worked on Belinda Stronach's leadership campaign. He has changed his mind about her:

"It now seems that I underestimated Belinda’s self-image. She has deluded herself into thinking that she has a special gift that qualifies her ready to govern. But the fact is that without her money, her clothes, her looks, and daddy’s connections, Belinda Stronach would be a nobody. She would not have been paid any attention by anyone. Everything she has achieved has been a consequence of something beyond her control, circumstances which fell upon her out of sheer luck. Interestingly, this is why I supported her entry into politics: because I thought that she, aware of her privileged situation, wanted to do something difficult, to serve a higher cause, to pursue a noble objective. And to earn something for herself. Her commitment to run for a seat even if she lost the leadership was key in this: it suggested to me that she was willing to start at the bottom if necessary.

It is now clear that she was not. Obsessed with the top job, she was impatient. She couldn’t wait. She needed to move up, and fast. She is so convinced of her indispensability that she just had to be a Minister, now – even if it meant switching parties. Harper telling her that she should get in line was the final straw: after all, nobody talks like that to Belinda Stronach! Who does this Harper guy think he is?"

Of course, who hasn't changed his mind about Belinda lately? About all she has left going for her now is that she's cute. Kinda reminds me of the Friends episode where Rachel told Joey "you're so pretty".