@NEETzsche @leyonhjelm @shepard
On the one hand, there is the traditional expectation, abandoned long ago, that one invested with the responsibility of representing others would do their best to comport themselves in a respectable manner, understanding that their actions reflect, even if indirectly, upon the folks who elected them.
On the other hand, they're all a bunch of scumbags, and pretty much all social standard have long been jettisoned.