Mike Palmer Quits! But Why?

So yesterday Mike Palmer quit. And it's time to play conspiracy theorist:

1. Mike wants to get out of politics. So a plan is hatched to 'having had an affair' and 'admit the truth' to his bosses who methodically expunge him from the system albeit with loss of face.
2. Mike wants to join the opposition. See point 1. Then proceeds to initiate the Alternative Party.
3. Mike wants to migrate. See point 1. Leaves it all behind for the good life in Oz or Peru, wife and kid in tow.
4. Mike gets flak for the still under-development extension and renovation to Rivervale Plaza. Bloody thing has been going on for 2 years I think. He's embarrassed and decides to give up. See point 1.
5. Mike's suit guy quits. So Mike follows suit. See point 1.
6. Mike is really in lurve with this second woman. Because no politician in power is allowed to get divorced while in office, he has to quit to pursue his new true love.
7. Mike is too handsome for gahmen. Gross handsomeness to parliament plot ratio was exceeded. So another plot is hatched to allow him to exit in the most amorous of ways, caught off guard.
8. Mike really just can't understand why his SMC is called Punggol East when all of it is in Sengkang. His confusion leads to disillusion, and in this cloud of uncertainty, he finds solace in the arms of another woman. See point 6.
9. Mike can't stand the Sengkang riff-raff who "see him no up" because he's Eurasian. He decides to throw in the towel but a mid-term departure would be tricky without a scandal-ish exit. See point 1.

That's it so far. Joking ah, joking. Please share your imaginings.