You live by the vote, will you be ignored by your vote?

Danny Williams is still the King of Newfoundland and Labrador, that based on the strength of his Anybody But Conservative campaign which was a smashing success from his point of view, as the people of the province returned not one single Conservative to the seven Newfoundland and Labrador seats in the House of Commons in Ottawa on election day.

A move that Williams, the Premier of the province maneuvered to success with his frequent and occasionally nasty tirades about Stephen Harper and the relationship (or lack of ) that he saw between the Province and the National government.

However, with the benefit of six days of reflection and the sudden realization that there will now be nobody from the province to sit around Stephen Harper's cabinet table to speak on behalf of the province, the call for representation in cabinet has begun.

The Mayor of St. John's, Dennis O'Keefe outlined his belief today that Mr. Harper should appoint someone (from the Senate we assume, though some form of Conservative supporter in the province was also mentioned as a possibility) to sit at the cabinet table and protect the province's interests and lobby for a share of infra structure money and any other benefits that come from access to the inner levels of government.

And while the Premier has said that the feud with Mr. Harper is now at an end, when it comes to the idea of a cabinet spot for Newfoundland in the new Harper government, well so far the silence from Camp Harper has been rather deafening.

More than a few Conservative insiders suggesting that perhaps the fine electors of Newfoundland and Labrador and their Premier might wish to go kiss a cod.

The National Post provided some details on the Mayor's request and some of the back channel discussions that seem to point to a disappointment for the mayor, what's not particularly helpful to the cause of nation building however might be some of the comments that are making it into the commentary section of the article.

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A reflection that the desire for a special appointee isn't finding particular traction in those parts of the nation west of Corner Brook and Labrador City. And a reminder to the voters that sometimes when you get what you want, it may not be exactly what you wanted.