Reply #25: honest politicians who speak the truth [View All]

I have found that when people say they want honesty and truth from their political figures, what that most times mean is that they want someone who will tell them what they want to hear....Unfortunately, there is no shortage of politicians more than willing to do so.

Perhaps that is why Mario Cuomo had this to say of Wes Clark:
"Wes Clark is a man of whom you can ask a question, and he will look you directly in the eye, and give you the most truthful and complete answer you can imagine. You will know the absolute truth of the statement as well as the thought process behind the answer. You will have no doubt as to the intellect of the speaker and meaning of the answer to this question....So you can see, as a politician, he has a lot to learn."