Reply #221: You just called me a liar and I'm attacking you? [View All]

And how is explaining my position insulting yours?

I am making no value judgement on Dean. I understand the need for pragmatism. But I also understand that while pragmatism is needed it still makes you more moderate.

Let me give you an example on this subject. Kerry and Kucinich held the same belief on gay marriage. That is that gay couples should have all the exact same rights on a local and federal level afforded to them as straight couples. Both hold a very liberal/progressive belief. Kucinich though, was willing to embrace this gay marriage by calling it gay marriage and be done with it. Kerry was more pragmatic. He thought that on all levels rights should be the same, but was unwilling to say the word "marriage" should be set as the word for those rights because he thought it would set off some culture war and encourage the opposite outcome. While Kucinich and Kerry held the same core belief on rights, Kerry was pragmatic. While they may smart it still makes him more moderate on the subject simply because he chooses pragmatism. It's not an insult to say someone is pragmatic.