Is it about what the Presidency can do for Norris or what he can do for it?

HONESTLY now, how many people could remember fully and explain properly the circumstances in which Senator David Norris withdrew from his campaign to secure a nomination to contest next month’s Presidential election, before all of the returned publicity of recent days?

You have been reminded because of the possibility of Norris re-entering the contest. You should get another chance to refresh your memory tonight when Norris is due to appear on The Late Late Show. He appears to be on a mission.

Here are the bare bones of the issue that had seemed to bring Norris down: many years ago Norris lobbied the Israeli courts on behalf of his convicted partner, a man who had been found guilty of engaging in sex with a minor — the crime of statutory rape — arguing that he should be spared a custodial sentence. It was a very forgiving approach to have taken: most people would not be happy to discover that their partner was having sex with someone else, most particularly an under-age boy.