ector has been glued to the political scene this week after surprised no-one by running for Premier.

Hector never ceases to be amazed about how quickly politicians break their promises but it seems the Doctor has not even got his feet under the Premier?s table before going back on his word.

Brushing off his U-turn after twice stating in recent months he would not run this year Dr. Brown said everyone knew he wanted the top job so what was the problem?

Sensing there might be a credibility gap he scrambled to bolster his image at his press conference last week.

Never has the phrase ?Trust me, I am a doctor? been more literally used.

He said: ?When it comes to the issue of my trustworthiness the best people I can turn to are the people I have served for 35 years as a doctor ? my patients. I think they know me better than the occasional observer in politics.

?They know whether I can be trusted. If you talk to them you will get a much more accurate picture than has been portrayed in some quarters.?

But while the good doctor was stressing his pleasant bedside manner one of his patients Alex Scott was busy reassessing his own medical requirements.

At a press conference announcing his Cabinet changes some two hours later, Mr. Scott, revealed he is a patient of Dr. Brown.

?I am going to watch the prescriptions he?s giving me,? he said.

Meanwhile Dr. Brown, who many feel is already too presidential in manner, was borrowing from the American habit of campaigning on personality rather than policies as he failed to list what he actually wanted to do as Premier.

When pressed he revealed he was interested in examining: ?Meaningful employment for Bermudians and ways to decrease the pain and strain for Bermudians who sometimes have to work too hard to keep their heads above water.?

This will have caused a huge ironic laugh for his arch-enemy David Burch who certainly has meaningful employment having just been landed with Dr. Brown?s old Tourism brief to add to his already bulging work load which includes Works and Engineering and Housing.

Col. Burch, who had been in a foul mood all through Thursday?s momentous announcements, will no doubt have cause to consider whether he is ?working too hard? although now the salaries have been raised he won?t have to worry too much about ?keeping his head above water?.

Col. Burch whose misanthropic outbursts hardly made him the most obvious choice for schmoozing tourists and airline carriers came as a surprise to most.

However anyone spotting his flamboyant garb last Thursday should have known just what new Cabinet job he had been handed by the Premier.

He turned up to the press conference announcing that he was the new Tourism Minister sporting a very snazzy pair of pale pink Bermuda Shorts ? exactly the same as the ones on the Department of Tourism?s logo.

A coincidence or was Senator Burch trying to give a surreptitious advance tip-off about his new role to eagle eyed observers?

One still wonders why Col Burch got given the job. But perhaps after insulting most of Bermuda at one time or another the Col is looking at broadening his horizons by having whole continents to have a go at.

His predecessor Dr. Brown, at his press conference, had been keen to plug his own achievements in office, mentioning fast ferries and more flights.

Hector nearly choked on his Guinness when he heard the former Transport minister?s list included increased efficiency at TCD as one of his great achievements.

One suspects it has been a long while since Doctor Brown has had to queue to get his licence renewed along with dozens of other disgruntled motorists who are lucky to get served within an hour of arriving.

Acutely aware that too many of his countrymen regard him as a Yankee Doodle Dandy Dr. Brown was at pains to stress his links to Jamaica where he did some of his schooling.

Unfortunately it seems although he remembered them, they don?t remember him down south.

RadioJamaica online gushed about how the Premier was facing a challenge ?from Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism and Transport Hewitt Brown? who was going back on a promise he made to a ?Bermudan newspaper? that he would not run this time. I suppose he had to mislead us.

Hector hears that one poor RG hack, plus the lawyers and witnesses involved in a recent trial in front of Magistrate , were left shivering thanks to his preference for the air conditioning temperature being set to ?Arctic.?

Mr. Tokunbo could not failed to have noticed the extra layers of clothing appearing before him, plus chilly witnesses hugging themselves and stamping their feet in order to keep warm. One lawyer even asked to be excused for a comfort break explaining that the cold was affecting his bodily functions.

Mr. Tokunbo appeared not to register the hint. Indeed, the temperature appeared to have dropped further when court resumed after lunch. Hector wonders if the chill is a ploy on the magistrates? part to speed up those involved in Bermuda?s occasionally tardy justice system? Or does he find it necessary to do something to counteract the hot air occasionally emanating from certain legal professionals?

Meanwhile, complaints were made about chilly court conditions in another case this week. When the defendant asked Judge to turn down the air conditioning he was met with a frosty reception. His complaint ended with a sight not often seen in court, with the defendant donning a cloak as worn by attorneys.

Hector was puzzled by the fact that PTB boss is occasionally known by the moniker Dann Simmons ? with use of the unusual spelling apparently occurring at random. The mystery was solved by Mr. S himself this week ? who explained that Dann had appeared for the first time in the Bermuda Telephone Directory. ?I kind of like it,? said the bus boss, advising an RG hack to stick with the quirky spelling if she liked.