They used to say that if you were a true Independent, it meant you had nobody to call at city hall. And there's also the thought that "political candidate with integrity" is an oxymoron. Being from a big city like Chicago, though, you know that politics is just another form of entertainment--
I know about being sorry about voting for a candidate, though--our County Executive is the backstabbingest son-of-a-bitch in the state--he's running for Governor now, and if he makes it out of the primaries, I'll vote for the incumbent, who, though he is a mean bastard, is at least honest about it--