It would now appear as if the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has hit a political wall.  After allegedly having to caution some of its political propagandist that their stipends have had been cut, all due to a gross miscalculation by the leader of the opposition on political strategy; they now reach out to the only prime minister in our history to have been voted out by his very own constituents, to offer an endorsement of the current leader Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.

“Christie: Davis has the experience to lead” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “As he paid tribute to a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) stalwart councilor yesterday, former Prime Minister Perry Christie told party support that whatever differences they have they must all come together behind PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis because he has the experience  to lead.

Christie has previously called on party supporters to stand behind Davis.

“Brave, you know, I said before on this platform and I want to say it again …the leader of the Progressive Liberal Party has an incredibly difficult job, insofar as you can never please everyone, said Christie at a memorial service for Dedrimae Johnson at the party’s headquarters.

“The PLP is the epitome of a democratically run party where people have their views and express their views, and sometimes diametrically opposed to what the leader or leadership wants.

“The leader of the PLP has to be able to absorb all of that because at the end of the day, when you leave here there is only one person, by the grace of God, at this time, who could be the next prime minister of The Bahamas.”

Members of the audience applauded Christie, with one woman shouting, “That’s right”.

Christie continued, “This is real talk now. Whatever views we have, whatever they are, I want the PLP to win.”

An eruption of applause rang out in the room with many shouting “whoo”. 

One woman screamed, “I ain’t want that; I need that.”

Christie, after pausing a bit, said, “I want the P-L-P to win and by the grace of God, Brave Davis will be the leader.”

Again, the cheers drowned out Christie with many standing to their feet. 

“We need that one,” someone shouted at Christie.

Christie said, “The governor general will call on Brave Davis to form a government. Those of you who are candidates in the next election, be upstanding. The prime minister will select the Cabinet of The Bahamas and you want to be there.”

Several former PLP MPs and current ratified candidates were among those in attendance.

At the end of his 21-minute speech, Christie told the group, “Don’t forget what I said. 

“Maybe I should tell you this. Leading up to the election, Brave Davis used to chair [Cabinet]. [The] prime minister is the chair of the Cabinet. I had Brave Davis chairing the Cabinet.”

He added, “It is something he is immensely familiar with. Been there done that. Know what you got.”

No, we will not forget what you said Mr. Christie.

Now there is one thing to get and endorsement from the former leader of your party and a former prime minister but one must ask if this the type of endorsement that one really needs and from this particular person?

Does this help you as you are in a fight for your political life?

“Maybe I should tell you this. Leading up to the election, Brave Davis used to chair [Cabinet].  [The] prime minister is the chair of Cabinet.  I had Davis chairing the Cabinet.”

So Christie’s breakdown of Davis’ “experience” is that he use to warm my seat in Cabinet?

I have always said, if you want to call yourself “new”, first you must/should distance yourself from that which you would like to differ from and that which would be considered “old”. But yet Davis invites it in, embraces him and now the public knows what the former leader  of the PLP thinks of the experience of Philip “Brave” Davis; he used to keep my seat warm.

Now, there is another way to look at this endorsement, as Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporter will not be willing to accept Davis as a mere “bench warmer”, so if we give him the “power” that  Christie is trying to bestow upon him, then why did he not do more; especially for the Island of Cat Island, because according to the former leader of the PLP and former prime minister, he left Davis in charge from time to time but yet he [Davis] and his constituency has nothing to show for this “experience that Christie claims that Davis gained under his leadership.

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature

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