It's pretty rare to find people who are genuinely impartial and fair in their judgements of politicians...

Truth of the matter is I'm much more impartial in my judgement of politicians than of non-politicians. When I hear a politician spouting idiocy, I figure there's at least a 50% chance that he's not speaking what he truly believes, but is just saying whatever he thinks is going to get him the most votes. When I hear a non-politician spouting idiocy, I figure he's an idiot, no doubt about it.