Yes they are and there really is nothing we can do about it except to limit their power. When their actions (ie. voting records/public behavior etc.) are directly linked to the priveliged time they get to have serving "We the People" and the "priveliged perks" that go with that time are scrutinized by us the voters and we ALL vote to either limit those terms or ALLOW them to go on and do good works will these clowns even tremble. They know we bitch and moan and then stay at home watching "the Bachelor on voting day" They know we are lazy and they count on that. They know we wont start a grass roots movement to limit their terms.......b/c if their terms were limited say to 2 per person...they may realize they are expendable...and if their lives will mean a damn thing at all to anyone but themselves, they may just want to do something with their short time in office. They may want to work FOR us and in the meantime create good law, help the people, stand up for their constituents, work for democracy and their bosses...(us)! I really do believe STRONGLY that term limits would pop their ego bubbles and the days of we the people being taken advantage of for years and years and years will be over!!