[.cnI redruM]

Lantos is a predictably left-of-center granola Democrat. He is a favorite of the ACLU and other snivel libertarian organizations. He may have been acting on that impulse when he suggested the nice, comfy dirt nap for Craig Livingstone. On balance, the US would become a better nation if Tom Lantos were given the Jimmy Carter treatment the next time he ran for reelection.

[Sometimes A River]

You're pretty much spot on about him, although there are dozens of House Dems who are far worse than this guy.