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Yes. It's the policies that are bad, not the consistency and integrity in their service.
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Are people who compromise dishonest?
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When they betray their principles while continuing to uphold them, yes.
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I think our Founding Fathers looked at "purists" and "compromisers" and chose the latter as the best gamble. They set up three independent branches of government, each specifically tasked with "checks and balances" against purists (ie a king or the majority or mob rule). Those checks and balances demand compromise. It's not a choice.
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Even if this is true, it's meaningless to me here.
- Rob