re: #77 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Because we have established a political climate that is all about proving one’s ideological purity and inflexibility instead of compromising and moving forward.

But doesn’t that damage Bernie’s brand? You’ve extolled his bona fides over Clinton.
Doesn’t his whimsical one-note panacaea seem pretty purity-driven?
It’s cool that that’s the niche he’s found, but it shows that, for ages, he’s been playing to the home-crowd. His most driven supporters, I am beginning to suspect, are what is keeping the Clinton camp from vetting him like he ought. I understand the reason. Humanity needs them to not be so pissed off that they’ll sit out the general.

Smart, cynical. It’s where strategy dovetails with decency. So Hillary.