Svend Robinson is certainly one of Canada's more colourful political characters, and for years I have enjoyed watching his alternative methods of raising public attention to his causes. I respect him for that and very often agree with him, except that he all too often whines too self-righteously for my liking. I bet he works harder than most of our public figures, but much of that is negated by his sometimes prissy delivery.

Now, his credibility is circling the toilet. Medical, mental, and trauma induced excuses aside, his actions of the past week come off appearing selfish and maladjusted. Not to belittle his experiences, but not everyone needs to respond to life's pressures as he has, allegedly. He has failed to rise to challenges of his personal demons and now he appears to be weak. Whether he or the electorate can put this aside remains to be seen. Whether he can deal with the shame remains to be seen.

Either way, he's no idiot, he'll land on his feet financially, and the book publishers are likely already lining up.

Next week, another scandal.

Peace, Mooh.