It's a start. The fat lady never sings here.

It isn't over until the fat lady sings

It's never over 'til the fat lady sings. Those are some of the plays we made.

The opera ain't over 'til the fat lady sings

It ain't over. The Fat Lady hasn't sung.

It certainly shows that he's his own man. But the real revolution here is a power shift within the LDP.