What exactly is the real deal? We are dealing with politicians here. Don't be fooled. Gaetz has is own ambitions. The personality required to swim in that shark tank called the DC swamp requires a large dose of ego to survive, as well as the cunning needed to navigate. The timid are eaten alive. One needs to know how the corrupt operate in order to beat them at their own game.

It is never as simple as deciding between good guys versus bad guys with clear lines of distinction. Every person is a mixed bag of good and bad. The amounts of each that are prominent and obvious are variable. We must evaluate people given this reality so we understand that along with the good that we want, also comes a certain amount of bad. This is why even the most reprehensible among us can also have some redeeming qualities. The question for us is to chose people to represent us that have more good that will work in our favor while at the same time being able to mitigate and live with their bad.

Gaetz has demonstrated a track record up to this point that makes me comfortable that he means what he says, and that he does what he says. His words and actions line up with my own values and therefore I can support him. Any political ambitions he may foster are just a necessary part of the job. We only to need monitor him to make sure that his ambitions do not eventually end up steering his ship.

What exactly is the real deal? We are dealing with politicians here. Don't be fooled. Gaetz has is own ambitions. The personality required to swim in that shark tank called the DC swamp requires a large dose of ego to survive, as well as the cunning needed to navigate. The timid are eaten alive. One needs to know how the corrupt operate in order to beat them at their own game.

It is never as simple as deciding between good guys versus bad guys with clear lines of distinction. Every person is a mixed bag of good and bad. The amounts of each that are prominent and obvious are variable. We must evaluate people given this reality so we understand that along with the good that we want, also comes a certain amount of bad. This is why even the most reprehensible among us can also have some redeeming qualities. The question for us is to chose people to represent us that have more good that will work in our favor while at the same time being able to mitigate and live with their bad.

Gaetz has demonstrated a track record up to this point that makes me comfortable that he means what he says, and that he does what he says. His words and actions line up with my own values and therefore I can support him. Any political ambitions he may foster are just a necessary part of the job. We only to need monitor him to make sure that his ambitions do not eventually end up steering his ship.