Is Jacqui Smith "shamed" by the Damian Green inquiry?

Am I the only person suffering from outrage overload following the latest bout of political sleaze?

We've had the rows over second homes and Jacqui Smith (Lab Redditch) claiming her husband's blue movies on expenses.

Over the past few days we've seen one of Gordon Brown's staff rightly condemned for plotting to spread unpleasant rumours about Conservative MPs.

Today, Ms Smith is in the spotlight again following the announcement that Tory immigration spokesman Damian Green will not be prosecuted for receiving leaks from the Home Office.

London's evening paper is reporting the news with a large picture of Ms Smith, the Home Secretary, and the headline "Shameful: Jacqui Smith slammed for Damian Green fiasco".

It seems to me to be a little over the top. The arrest of Mr Green was a farce for which the Metropolitan Police, the Commons speaker, Home Office officials and perhaps Ms Smith must share some of the blame.

But while I, and the Birmingham Post, have been very critical of her housing arrangements, it seems to me that in this particular case she can't be held responsible.

There's a big difference between approving suggestions that police should be asked to look into leaks from her department - which it seems she did - and deciding how they conduct their inquiries.

It can be tempting, in the current atmosphere, to lay as much blame on politicians as possible, but there's no point slamming them just for the sake of it.