Is anyone else sick to death of the "Liberal Smugness" snarl that's going around lately?

[JDPriestly]

11. Maybe it's not about purity but rather about strength of conviction.

Compromise is necessary, but to compromise well, to get the best compromise, you need to be sure of where you stand in the first place.

Clinton never seems sure of where she stands. She uses a lot of vague language so that she doesn't have to take a steady stand.

Bernie tells you right where he stands, what he wants to do and how he wants to do it. We know where he stands; we know the place where he will start to negotiate; we know what line he will not cross in compromise and what line he will cross.

In short, Clinton -- Hillary -- cannot be trusted to compromise with strength and conviction.

Bernie can.

That's why we like Bernie best. Or at least one of the reasons.w

Bernie is strong. It has nothing to do with being a man or a woman.

It has to do with character.

It has to do with the fact that Bernie clearly demonstrates that he knows who he is, and Hillary does not.