u got a big mention on Andrew Bartletts blog tonight,

Thanks for the heads-up, Ann.

I’ve read Andrew’s insightful and extensive post. To be deadly honest, if I had Andrew’s set of life experiences, I might have written precisely what he did on the topic. I have a great amount of respect for Andrew’s value structures and reasoning.

Further, I might have thought Brogden would have looked to Bartlett’s responsible and graceful recovery from his own bout with a ‘firestorm’ to show him the way.

I recall quite specifically my response to the news on Andrew’s behaviour some time back. I thought both The Democrats and Bartlett himself reacted to the matter appropriately in Andrew moving out of the leadership role temporarily while he adresses his personal issues. I didn’t find anything in the matter of such grave import that it merited ending Andrew’s career as an MP. That event appeared to be a culmination of a rather limited set of poor behaviours rather than an indictment of the man’s core character.

Brogden, however, has demonstrated some deep character flaws which I believe cause him to be unable to represent about 51% of his constituency. The alcohol just made his actual sentiments regarding respect of women plain and obvious. It’s that inability to execute the position of MP for the benefit of the constituency which I believe merits Brogden returning to the private sector.

Yes. ‘character flaws’ – how selfish to even consider leaving a young son with a suicide Dad only days before Father’s Day. selfish. no insurance payout for suicide. how selfish. get in the damn car and drive into a country tree, and don’t do it till AFTER Fathers Day. sheesh.and it wasn’t about depression – saying that is an insult to the poor bastards who have depression. with Brogden it was SHAME – quite different. He insulted his own wife in his behaviour, showed he viewed journalists as playmates, and a person who has been elected MUST NOT get drunk beyond their own home. his poor little boy having to face schoolmates after all this.