Or pandering to what they interpret as being good for the bulk of the flock and keeping their popularity up. Some time ago last year there was a survey of what QLDers thought of Anna's approach with her border closures, and a majority approved. Not sure how good a survey this was but maybe we do have a lot of djckheads up here.
Either way, it shows that the politicians don't give a rats arse about the future state of affairs of their country even though this is their job. Doesn't affect their pension though - good for them.
At this point I just accept it as a given that politicians are popularist whores who care not one whit for anything but their own advancement.
