I've been nauseated by all the politicians and political commentators referring to his 'flaws' when you consider how many crooked and/or unsavoury characters there are amongst both Houses of Parliament, particularly the Lords, and Charles Kennedy never pretended to be something he wasn't. I was just waiting for Chris Huhne to add his tuppenceworth to some of the mealy-mouthed LibDem 'tributes' before exploding. My father always called himself an alcoholic, even though he never touched a drink for the last fifty years of his life, and of course it's an illness, but most MPs will never come close to CK's personal standing.