Pai's speech was funny, but his behaviour as chairman is completely indefensible, especially with all the evidence that the comment submission process was fraught with irregularities.
To put it more concretely: if you think he has no ulterior motive in acting the way he is acting, what betting odds would you give against him being given a very lucratively paid sinecure as vp in some sort of telecom as soon as he is legally allowed?