Everybody in DC looks foolish. FWIW Congress is slowly figuring out that the CHICOMS are in up to their necks. As far as the others go - clueless.
I've always been shocked at just how dumb these guys are. They get elected because they are charismatic and not because of their brains. They hire a staff (people who for the most part have spent their entire careers in DC) to keep them informed, but when asked questions, most of them don't even know what is in the bills they have sponsored.