Politicians are human, too!

...after all, even the most detestable of politicians and “statesmen” are to be given credit for at least some good deeds (i.e. generally, for every loser there is a winner); for, by definition, politicians must be willing to share their power, to divvy up the booty, as it were, thereby securing if not the goodwill at least the allegiance of certain persons or groups who will (at least theoretically) support them—until, of course, the next issue requiring yet more political meddling rears its ugly head; at which time the supporter’s votes/influence/assets/funds are once again “up for grabs” to whichever politician's leverage is "up for sale."

MM