Then you have the Jeffords, rino's who lean far left but run as republicans because the voters back home vote republican, then will jump ship when promised a better office by the democrats who use him, then toss him aside like a used coke can. Most of them are just con artists shouldering for a place at the trough, like Condit, or Martin Frost without the job they are no one and they have very little other income, other than what they have been able to pocket in office. There was an article not long ago, I forget the congressmans name who lost his seat. The "club" was glad to see him the first couple of times he paid a vist to say hello, but after the sixth visit the "club" is grousing that he doesn't know when to go home.
Raw power is an addictive drug and many could care less who they have to sell their soul to, what they have to swim through, or promise to attain it, and when they lose it, some, like the above democrat hang around and can't let go. It's hard for people like you and I to understand it, I began to give it serious thought after watching Clinton and Gore out of power. No more limos, no more private jets, no more invitations to hang with the big dogs no more cloying for their attention.
It's the same in both parties, but both parties seem to have the same goal they are strolling towards, bigger and more dominating government, and both are bought and paid for by someone with an agenda. For example, look at how angry or at least upset voters are about our open borders, this should have these poll watching, finger to the wind politicans scrambling to appease us. It's not, and there must be a reason for that. Even Clinton, who ate poll stats for breakfeast, and wouldn't make a move without them, ignored the immigration polls, why is that? Even with the horror of 9-11, instead of doing the sane common sense thing, lame and usless new legislation is put in place rather than deal with this one, critical to our protection, issue.
We keep being advised to watch what they do and not what they say, I am, and I am sure there is more to open borders than just being shy about offending the nations illegal immigrants come from. I smell the U.N. and sulphur.=o)