There’s been no day in court to establish the veracity of such claims (and I would be interested to see the evidence you have to support the underage claim…), but let’s go ahead and assume Layton did indeed visit a rub and tug shop.

What are you hoping to accomplish here?  Are you honestly judging Layton’s entire life on the basis of that incident?  Are you so blinded by ideology that you cannot acknowledge the inspiration some have drawn from his life of public service?  Can you, in good faith, tell us that you’d immediately turn on Harper or other politicians you agree with in the face of similar revelations?   I’d really like to know your answers to these questions.

One more question:  I get that you hate lefties and Layton (though I’d argue hate is a problematic approach to political differences), but was he really such a monster that you can’t wait for his body to cool before spewing such vitriol?

I never voted for the NDP under his tenure, and had problems with his positions on many issues.  Should it ever be proven that he frequented prostitutes, I would agree that such behaviour is a blemish on his reputation.  But sh*tting on him in the context of a story about a song written by a beloved childrens’ performer, who was moved as so many Canadians were by Layton’s death, makes you come off as a rabid. nasty, and devoid of class.  Feel free to explain why we should view you in any other light,