What matters most in a hosting service are dependability and service. Politics shouldn't enter into it.
In the past I signed up my clients on APLUS.net, and they have been rock solid.
Over the last couple years I have been signing clients up with IPOWER.com. They are just as good as APLUS, cheaper, and offer more features.
I agree that politics should NOT enter into hosting services, but they do. In accepting the reality of human differences, I was just wondering what experiences people would share here as to resources.