“he may be a complete & utter twat (see his record on blocking & filibustering). But he has also been a barrister for more than 45 years, and an MP for 30 of the last 35”…. Raedwolf

As if being a complete and utter twat is mitigated by his having been a barrister for more than 45 years, and an MP for 30 of the last 35.

Like saying that an upskirter may have been a voyeur but had also been a peeping tom for the last forty years