Koba Davitashvili, once seen by many as the potential leader of the opposition, has left the Conservative Party, a party he co-founded in 2005, and led until yesterday. Davitashvili's rise and fall exemplifies some of the fundamental realities of Georgian politics, the personal ties, the shady dealings and the weak party structures. Davitashvili, a lawyer by training, was, before the Rose Revolution, seen as now-president Saakashvili's number two. As a founding member of the National Movement he was one of the most prominent Rose Revolutionaries. Saakashvili is godfather to one of his children, former defence minister Okruashvili is godfather to another. In a telling example of the deep, familial ties that run deep to the heart of Georgian politics, his two youngest children are godfathered by fellow Conservative Party founder MP Zviad Dzidziguri and Democratic Front faction mate MP Davit Zurabishvili....