User blog comment:Ramallah/Mass Effect 3 details revealed/@comment-1655340-20110412194812/@comment-217683-20110413233301

First off, Udina being rude is a reason to want to shoot him? If so, sign me up for shooting all sorts of people, including some I've encountered on this wiki. Second, how can you say he acts selfishly (i.e. in his own interest) without knowing what his orders are? You're making assumptions based on hardly any information here. Many times, the best interests of the Alliance and the best interests of Shepard may conflict. We saw this in the first game. Who do you expect Udina to side with then? The government he works for, or one man (or woman) who also answers to that government, or should do so. And seriously? A politician is too concerned with politics? That's like saying Anderson is too concerned with the military, or with winning! It's his job! He's supposed to be all about it!

As for Anderson making a better councilor, I'm not convinced. It takes more than being less rude and more likeable to make a good political leader. Sometimes, a politician has to suck it up and follow the orders of the elected government. Military members are supposed to do so as well, but Anderson seems willing to "forget" that obligation when it suits his purpose. A military man who is willing to deliberately disobey the democratically elected government is a dangerous individual to put into political power. And that's what Anderson is.