Oh so you can never hold anybody to a higher standard

Literally no one said that. You’re saying that to try to make your point stand, which it doesn’t.

there’s always someone worse out there

Sure is. Now they’re in power and things really aren’t going well.

Must be miserable always settling in life.

It’s called being an adult. A big part of being an adult is damage control. Welcome to reality, it’s far from perfect and sometimes you have to choose the path of least destruction.