I was wondering today about the qualities an ideal government or politician would have. I think the key things would be:

1. Actually tries to do what is in the best interests of the citizens, not whats in the interest of the corporations or the politician himself or his friends or those that give him the most money.
2. Thinks about how the legislation will affect not only the current generation but future generations. It’s easy to ignore pollution and global warming and the oil crisis since they will not come to fruition during his term in office, but its important to think about the effect of these things on our children and our children’s children.
3. Be willing and able to admit when he makes a mistake and attempt to correct, rather than just try to cover up or deny any mistakes as our current administration does.

Are there any other key qualities that I’m forgetting?