Tim Montgomerie is Mad

I like Tim Montgomerie. Having read his stuff for years, I met him a few months ago and immediately warmed to him. He is a genuine, honest and brilliant guy. I like him enormously.

Which is why it is so sad that he has gone mad.

And he has gone completely mad.

Having spent years working with Ian Duncan Smith on mind broadening social issues with a sensible liberal approach he has suddenly and inexplicably launched a huge attack on Ken Clarke here.

Despite the fact that Ken is really getting to grips with the unsolved problems in the Criminal Justice system, Tim has decided to launch a huge broadside on Ken because of his well known views on Europe. Tim claims that Ken is stopping Dave from doing the right thing on Europe.

Doesn't make any sense to me. I would have thought being in coalition with the Lib Dems, the only mainstream pro-European party might have more to do with Dave not going down Tim's (and mine to an extent) non federal European route.

So is Tim mad or is it me?