re: #118 Naso Tang

Sorry, but I’m pragmatic. If I took that approach with everyone, then I’d be the only one that could be “responsible for my affairs”. No one is perfect, and demanding them to be both in and out of work is impossible. The best you can ask is to do the job right. And given who else he works with and has a similar/higher position (climate change deniers, bible thumpers, discriminators of gender and sexual orientation and race and religion), lying about his personal life which has no direct impact on his work is meaningless compared to who else has done what else. Is anyone getting kicked out for lying about planned parenthood? ACORN? Making up facts while on the Senate/House floor for the sole purpose of promoting their own agenda? No. This is a huge double standard and if you’re going to take that stance on this, you should take it on everyone else as well.

Have fun trying to find someone for the job who does not lie and has a perfect personal life outside of their job.

Further, the “gentlemen” thing was not a reflection of his character, but of a quote he said while screaming on the house floor while Republicans tried to interrupt him and make him STFU. That rant of his was very good.