tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848471753025049912.post4293433798194648658..comments2023-10-12T03:40:53.964-04:00Comments on These Gentlemen: DisillusionedDavid Pratthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741107987673246357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848471753025049912.post-25718710503022202152010-09-29T13:43:03.800-04:002010-09-29T13:43:03.800-04:00The way I've interpreted his behavior is that ...The way I've interpreted his behavior is that in the past he was truly the "maverick" he was known as, willing to go against the party line to pursue his genuine ideals, but that his Presidential races corrupted him, in the sense that, believing that the country *needed* him to lead as one of the few genuinely idealistic politicians, he became more and more willing to compromise said ideals to win until there was nothing left but the politician.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313409866529435512noreply@blogger.com