Now, I try to roll with the distractions, let them fuel me, like an inefficient sailboat (somebody likes my profile picture) in a great wind which keeps changing directions.
The highest profile of their differences was over policy covering onshore wind turbines, with Mr Davey telling MPs in November he disagreed with Mr Hayes on the issue and insisting he was "in charge" of coalition energy policy.
Only time and experience will tell how a high-profile, high-value but convicted whistleblower will actually wind up at the end of the day under Dodd-Frank.