That's one measure that might be more interesting (thanks for the little dig there, I appreciate it). Perhaps more interesting still, would be to focus on who [does not] work hard rather than being an attention whoring show horse, [does not] know the issues, [or] present their case well, [lacks] a reputation for fairness and honesty, is [not] creative, [fails to] comes up with solutions and compromises others miss, is [not] respected by their peers, and so forth.
Edits made per Grumps' comment that I was driving in reverse here as it were. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. 
I apologize for the backside comment. That was uncalled for. Still, being honest or creative or fair is all wonderful but it doesn't matter much in Congress. The legislature exists to pass laws. Not judging a pol on ideology is like not judging an American Idol contestant on her singing. It's great if contestants are nice looking too, but that's not really what the show is about. And the right loves to harp on how much moral they are as they vote to cut off people's access to healthcare and give zillionaires and big companies huge tax cuts. It's an absurd side show but a purposeful one. And it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Although I'm as annoyed by attention whores as anybody else, there's no substantive difference between Michele Bachman and a generic GOP House member nobody has heard of because they both vote identically.
