I couldn't help but wonder if my interview would be the same as any other interview or if it would be different just because he was the boss of NSW.

It turns out he was just as human as the rest of us and quite a nice fellow – for a politician.

Politicians are often made out to be monsters, but is that always the case?

Are there really normal people out there who want the best for this country and that's why they choose to represent us?

One person's idea of what's best for Australia or Wollondilly could be very different from the next.

My mum always told me that I shouldn't judge a person until I walked a mile in their shoes.

Can you imagine wearing the shoes of Morris Iemma or Phil

Costa for a day?

The number of people you couldn't please or help because

by helping them you would upset a million other people would be huge.

It would be impossible to give everybody what they want and

make decisions that please everyone.

So our politicians really can't win.

If you ask me, becoming a state or federal member, a premier or a prime minister these days is a brave thing to do.

These people are opening themselves up to scrutiny every

day and are rarely out of the public eye.

Now, I'm not silly. I know there is a nice pay packet and a good retirement package but I'm still not sure if that makes it all worthwhile.

Before we judge these politicians we should maybe quiz

them about where they came from and what they are trying to

do.

I've met a few of them and most are fairly normal types of people with families who seem to – usually – make the right sort of noises.

Should we take the good decisions with the bad and try to

give our pollies a break every now and then?

Maybe.

No matter how unhappy we are with what's happening in our

country things could be a lot worse.