Why did senators who asked Franken to resign hug him afterwards?

[Hortensis]

32. We each answer that for ourselves, of course.

Some don't recognize the realities of very imperfect democracy because they're young and haven't thought out it (and still aren't).

Others can't accept them because only something a lot more like perfection (at least in others) will satisfy them. Eternal disappointment in others is just built into these poor souls.

I think for most, though, the biggest factors are a plain old combination of ignorance and the most satisfactory emotional reaction of the moment, elbowing aside what should be thoughtful consideration. Nothing's more common, after all, than the intellectual laziness and dishonesty that allow complex situations to be redefined as satisfying, one-dimensional, black and white pictures so we can imagine ourselves wise and virtuous.

This isn't an argument for low standards of behavior among politicians, btw, just one for higher standards for understanding among us.