You can read him as saying "yeah, even the best of us experience this problem, so the IRS needn't feel bad that it happened to them" or "I see that this happene

You can read him as saying "yeah, even the best of us experience this problem, so the IRS needn't feel bad that it happened to them" or "I see that this happened to even the best of us, so others needn't feel bad when it happens to them." And if you're asking about the phrase, it's intended to mean that if a problem is experienced by "the best of us," then surely it happening to the rest of us is not something to be ashamed of, but only to learn from.