I admire politicians who know how to hit what I consider to be a moving target. On some things, I EXPECT our politicians to vote what is in our best interest, regardless of what is "popular" (such as going to war or not going to war). I EXPECT them to be more informed, or have all of the military intelligence to make an informed decision ON OUR BEHALF.
But on other things, I expect them to vote how "the people" tell them to vote (i.e., majority rules).
How's that for my own personal flip flop? And I can't even give you a good definition of what distinguishes an "in our best interest" issue from a "majority rules" issue.
Obviously some things are clear cut, like whether or not it's ok to murder people. But other things are in a gray area, like Assisted Suicide. The ONLY thing guaranteed in Life is Death, so why not be able to end your life painlessly if you're suffering from a painful terminal disease?
Sigh. Like I said, I admire those politicians who do their job well... and like you said, without compromising or prostituting their morals, character, integrity, etc.
All that being said, I would not want their job either. :)
But those rasmussen numbers do look pretty good don't they? HAHAHA