You have hit the nail on the head! Churchhill could have lived out his life at CU, bedding coeds, teaching lies, getting free cigarets, having a devout following of naive kids, enjoying his status but he went too public, too outrageous. I think he believed his own lies. He reminds me of OJ.
His words of wisdom apply here: "NEVER believe your own press releases." -- "Nobody is invulnerable, but powerful politicians sometimes think they are."