Honest Politicians

The 108th Mayor of the City of New York, Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg has become a poster boy for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) foundation. They're trying to get Marijuana usage legalized in the Unite States. His comment was "You bet I did. And I enjoyed it." The ad says that finally there is an honest politician.
Hmmmm, "Honest politician," is an unlikely combination of words. It's not that I have any particular prejudice about Mr. Bloomberg, but the "politician" itself has the connotation of "dishonest" to me.
The news these days is full of politicians and their scandals. I think we're all starting to get fed up with the bribery and carrying on, and can't put aside the feeling that almost everyone's is somehow involved in the sleaze at Kasumigaseki. Compared to the daily embezzlement of public money, smoking Marijuana doesn't seem that big of a deal, indeed, it's legal in some countries.
Mr. Bloomberg's comment was quoted from the New Yorker magazine before he announced he was running for mayoral office. So, he was not an "honest politician" at that time. He was a simply honest person. I wonder if he would say such things now...?