The key to being an honest politician is this: not giving a shit about yourself.
Unfortunately, the only people who run for office are self-serving insecure narcissists with "ambition."
The key would be being the kind of guy where I punch you in the mouth, and it feels good to you and you can't hold back the grin.
Ultimately, politicians piss people off when they choose winners and losers. The "successful" ones make sure the winners know they have been rewarded, and that the losers are oblivious to their losses. Hence our deficits and other assorted suicidal measures.
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