Going too far?

I don't usually find myself in the position of defending a conservative politician, but recent attempts to smear William Hague and the personal pain he has revealed in an attempt to defend himself have left me feeling rather sorry for him and rather sickened by the climate we live in with attempts through many media to tarnish politicians.

Already in this young parliament, we have had:

David Laws - with whom i feel some sympathy, but acknowledge he broke the rules and had to go.

Danny Alexander - who had done nothing wrong, despite the Torygraph's best efforts to smear him.

Chris Huhne - which was a private tragedy for his family, but not a resigning matter in these days, neither should it be.

Carlione Nokes - who certainly guilty of hypocrisy more than anyone else on this list.

Crispin Blunt - who's case is not dis-similar to Huhne's

And now Hague. What has he done wrong? Been picture smiling in public with another man - shock horror! Been guilty of sharing a hotel room with an assistant (of the same gender) - you could see this as inadvisable, or you could see it as a prudent cost saving measure in this age of austerity. The appointment of a friend as a special advisor might be questionable, but if somebody were to examine all the special advisors in this government and the last one, I'm sure that they would find many more questionable appointments. And in all the speculation there hasn't really been an examination of his suitability for the job. In the absence of anything more substantial, I say give the man a break.