 pandering and that should not be rewarded with more power we should be rewarding people placing our trust in folks who are not telling us just what we want want to hear to pander but telling us that we have a fiscal crisis in this country that can be argued to be our greatest threat that we face right now what is the tough decision that you're willing to make to fix it that might cost you votes but you're willing to say it and do it despite it that's the type of people we need in office