Fine. Good idea. Just be sure you assess your standard across the board and honestly, not by believing what the politician says but by observing what he does and what he proposes. Rare is the candidate who claims to be for less government who doesn't simultaneously have a long list of stuff he thinks the government should be funding. Take Bush for example. If we had all been honest with ourselves we would have known he was a big spender.
"Take Bush for example. If we had all been honest with ourselves we would have known he was a big spender."
You are right, that much was clear in the 2000 primaries. I never have been much of a Bush fan.