a knowledgeable person taught me a word on this site...CONGRESSCRITTERS
...Too many of our reps are too busy being polititans instead of representatives...that is why one of the Big Dig tunnels is the Tip O'Neill tunnel and the "park" to be built above will be the Rose Kennedy Greenway...
and it is at all levels...why have two selectman run in my town over the last three years...because they wanted to infulence the decisions the town makes...oh and those decisions just happen to have a direct impact on their businesses...hmmmmm
and lastly when did the person become more important than the position...I get so annoyed when I hear a "public service" ad for the state start with "Hi, I am JANE DOE, your state Comptroller with an important message..."