While Prime Minister Perry Christie continues to exist in a fictional universe, there are increasing signs that the ice is thinning beneath him.
If Christie does not start to transition off the scene, he could face an embarrassing revolt among some within his party.
The private chatter of those PLPs who wish to see him exit the stage is starting to spill into the public domain.
"What you see coming is a seismic shift in our agenda, philosophy, ideology, and you will see new political leaders emerging in the next 12 months," predicted Dr. Daniel Johnson, the Carmichael MP who is a member of Christie's Cabinet.
Christie should remove his blinders long enough and take note of the signals being sent by Johnson and other new generation leaders.
Johnson told National Review that he wants to see Christie "transition" within "the next 10 to 12 months", and new leadership emerge.
"I have not been asking anyone to stay on," said the minister when we asked him whether he is one of the young members of government Christie said have been asking him to stay as leader.
"I believe in what he said, that he was a bridge. I believe he has done such a good job at holding that bridge together, and now I want to see what comes over the bridge."
The minister made it clear that he intends to be the change he wants to see, and said it is time for his young colleagues to do the same.
Johnson said no one ought to take his recent announcement that he is not seeking the Carmichael nomination as an indication that he is leaving political life.
In fact, he said he intends to push for the PLP to take a new direction and insisted now is the time for the new generation leaders to "stand up and speak out".
"When I say lead the transition, it is a timing issue and Moses has done his part. You're looking for this Joshua generation. I think it is time across the board," Johnson told us.
He said, "I raised my hand and asked the question today, I thanked the people of Carmichael for what they've done, my family, the PLP, my Cabinet colleagues, the prime minister, but I also raised my hand; I keep my hand up for now, for the next 10, 12 months, to say that we have another level to take this country to, another platform that we can get to."
We asked him whether this new direction ought to include Christie as leader. Johnson said, "Under all the great people that we have in the PLP, one of them will emerge. It's on."
When asked whether he was referring to Christie leading the transition over the next term or over the next 10 months to a year, the minister said, "I think, over the next year, that we should be leading a transition for this country that puts us in a great place for the dawn of the 21st century, and we are the best people to do that.
"There's no way, no way under heaven and on earth right now, that [Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert] Minnis and the FNM and whoever else is there could take this country where we should go."
We then asked Johnson what he and his new generation colleagues are prepared to do.
"I raised my hand and I said, 'Here I am. You don't want to do it, I'll push it. But it's time'."
We asked him pointedly whether he is pushing for change. Johnson had a simple response: "Yes ma'am."
We also asked him whether he thinks his colleagues, the so-called new generation leaders, are prepared to show up and speak up as he is urging.
"Yes, we are. Yes, we are. We're ready," Johnson said.
But he added, "I'm not the one who is going to lead, but I see a platform building for our new leadership. It's coming. It's fantastic. It's coming. You can't stop it. It's coming. But it's not Danny Johnson."
Johnson also said, "All of the young leaders in our group [have] got to show up, speak up and act and have an agenda. Mine is a youth agenda. The young people of this country, I hold near and dear to my heart. I will fight to the death for their rights to be heard and be a part of this process ..."
Continuing to speak on his "change" agenda, the minister told us: "I think we can do more, and it's time. I think other people of our generation, people like yourself, expect for us, you know us personally, you know what we can do, you know our experience, you know what we've done in private life, you know what we've done in public life.
"There's no reason why we cannot push the country forward, and pushing the country forward means you've got to show up and say 'On this issue, we should take a position. On this idea, we can drive it forward. On this platform, this could be ours'."
Johnson is attempting to shift the national conversation to the role of the new generation leaders in driving change.
"I put my hand up today and I am prepared to lead a bit of that charge to get the new generation going, going, going. Yes. All of them," he told us
"It's our time. It's our time. And I'm here to help.
"We got to push. What this agenda is. What the mission is. What the vision is. What the message is. The generation that he (Christie) chose to get on board, we've had four, five years' experience. We have to stand up and speak up and show up."

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