[AnotherUnixGeek]

I always suspected blackmail was the reason for his strident defense of Democrats.

Blackmail implies that he's actually got principles and is being forced to do something against his will. It's a cop-out. Adam Kinzinger is just an unprincipled, worthless fake.

[j.havenfarm]

I agree. Blackmail in the go-to explanation on this forum for a lot of actors’ conduct. And maybe it is in some cases, maybe most cases, maybe almost no cases. But when I hear hoofbeats, I think horses, not zebras. In the absence of any evidence at all, I go with the notion that he’s an idiot, lacks integrity, or both