It is not due
to Bill Barry’s decision to exit the Race.
Nor is it
due to the widespread bewilderment over Coleman’s acknowledged “pro-life” stand
on the abortion issue; though it, too, is a part of this narrative.
It is not entirely
due to Political Science Professor Steve Tomlin’s comments which characterize
Mr. Coleman’s “Coronation” as a “train-wreck”; though his metaphor contains precision
so striking you could actually see the body politic nod in agreement.
Nor is it
entirely because Coleman chose the last minute to enter the race and then disappear,
leaving a perception that he plans to be a political hermit, determined to keep
his distance, which The Telegram rightly described as “arm’s length”.
For all of
those reasons, and then some, as far as the act of becoming Premier is
concerned, Frank Coleman is dead on arrival.
