I listened to some of it, and the defense of "How can you expect a pilot to live in base when bases change frequently, they only make $16,000/yr, and the housing market stinks" didn't go over too well.

Nor did the allowance letting crews "nap" in the crew room vs. no tolerance for "sleep" in the same crew room . . one being a quickie, the other for spending your off time sleeping preparing for a shift.

It actually came across for what it is: all parties involved have turned a deliberate blind eye to what commuting pilots do because generally, they behave pretty responsibility. This MAY (repeat MAY) be a case where someone didn't and it contributed to an accident.

I wonder how the FAA could address this? It's hard to imagine a regulatory solution that isn't extremely onerous. Maybe just some training course that teaches pilot that sleeping in a crowded crew room isn't the best way to get ready for work?