Originally Posted by dc_dux

I think you guys are engaging in an interesting intellectual exercise, but IMO, it ignores the pragmatism that is required in pursuit of a political agenda that can generate majority support in Congress (and of the American people) and actually be implemented given the circumstances that will be inherited.

A guy like Kucinich (or even Nader) might fit your mold, but do you believe that such a president could get much of his agenda through a nearly evenly divided Congress? Hell,they probably wouldnt even get support from a majority of the Democrats for some of their truly "progressive" proposals.

Pragmatism is the word of the day.