short but sweet

As far as scorpions always being scorpions, that might be OK for some. I can also allow scorpions to be scorpions, but what I will never be copacetic with is representatives being politickers. Yes, politicians may be politicians, but if we are going to define people and stick 'em in boxes, lets make sure the boxes are labeled correctly in the first place. The people who debate in the Commons are NOT politicians... at least not technically. Politicians (people who practice politics - commonly accepted as the practice of determining who gets what when) are the members of the privvy council (Cabinet) and the governor general. They are the one's who are the "deciders." The rest of the yahoos in the House are REPRESENTATIVES, ensuring, theoretically, that the people of Canada and their collective will are considered when the deciders do their thing. So, when the various parties jockey to get a shot at the government in the media's eye, they've got it backwards. We already know what we think... they, the representatives, should be telling the government what we (through them) think.

In a nutshell, do your job, get re-elected. Politick, get dumped. Simple.