What conscience?
The root of our problem is entrenched power. We won’t solve our problems unless and until we purge DC of all the professional pols, (which includes Fred), and replace them with citizen politicians, people of the highest caliber, who will serve a term or two and then return to their day jobs... FOREVER—no revolving door allowed.
I would like to see that goal met as well, but short of a second American civil war I don’t see how we’re going to accomplish such a feat.
Fred is a professional politician? Gee, the whining around here has been that he’s a quitter because he went back into private life.
Fred is what the founders envisioned. Someone whose entire life doesn’t revolve around Washington DC.