U.S. And U.K.: More In Common Than A Language

A good friend of this weblog, Gandalf (of Up Pompeii) has written a piece about the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party in Britain, under scrutiny for a drinking problem. At the time of his writing it looks like the man, Charles Kennedy, was the subject of "a should he stay or go" debate.

But now the Telegraph is reporting that he is gone.

Thirty years after Rinka-gate tore the Liberals to pieces, the third party is reeling from Drinker-gate. In 1976, Jeremy Thorpe was forced to resign over allegations that he had conspired to murder his homosexual lover, Norman Scott, and was behind the shooting of Scott's Great Dane, Rinka, on Exmoor. Yesterday, Charles Kennedy stepped down, less than 48 hours after his declaration on Thursday that he has an alcohol problem.

Now, if we could only get OUR "drunken Kennedy" to step down from HIS post.