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Quote by: Isherwood  It seems sometimes that honest politicians make people suspicious, more so than openly corrupt ones do.[/b] |
There is also a tendency to see compromise (and diplomacy) as corrupt. If so, our nation's Founding Fathers were the cream of the corrupt crop. Compromise forged our nation, not purism. And if any so-called purist like Representative Ron Paul got elected president, he would fast learn the art of compromise or suffer the political consequences. And once purists compromise, they lose their precious virginity--and their unique claim to "honesty." Purists fail to win the American presidency because they can't remain pure in all 50 states and still cobble together working coalitions needed to win. I doubt any of the Founding Fathers would mind.