I expect most people have noticed that Rodney Hide is undergoing a self-induced major overhaul.
What may have been less obvious is the tectonic shifts Winston Peters appears to be making. I noticed it after the last election. He's still a light-weight when it comes to actually executing the functions of his job, but he at least appears to be making a concerted effort to make a good fist of it. Then (about 6 months ago) I noticed he'd traded in his trademark badgering of journalists for a restrained style which reminded me more of Michael Cullen than anyone else I could think of (though perhaps Goff might be a closer match). Methinks he's had some major realisation that this is his last chance to be remembered as a statesman instead of a conman. It suprises me that this would concern him.
Posted by carla at August 20, 2007 09:17 PM