Independent floor crossing? What's the big deal?

So the main topic of conversation around our household this weekend was the decision of a Miramichi MLA to cross the floor and sit as an Independent. Now this has raised my dander a bit. When I cross the floor independently no one holds press conferences for me. It should be stated that I cross the floor quite often. So I decided to analyze the situation a bit.
No one can argue that I am not independent, just yesterday I decided that I didn’t want to nap so I didn’t. And it didn’t stop there, independent of anyone else, I decided at swimming lessons that I wasn’t going to float on my back and I pulled papa’s chest chair until he acquiesced.
Now let’s deal with the issue of floor crossing. I’ve crossed floors – carpeted, hardwood floor, linoleum and more – and sat on a number of different chairs or surfaces. And I’ve done this all independently. And I’ve also had parties of my own and attended parties for other people. It gets mentioned on a blog, but when this guy does it, all of a sudden it is a media circus. Can someone explain to me the difference? I’m quite hurt. If this means that I need to cross the floor more often then so be it. There is no way I can be more independent. Life just seems so unfair at this point.