Martin O'Malley

Without facts, no amount of theory or pie-in-the-sky speculating will get things done. But humans sometimes prefer illusions. Both theories and illusions are spun by imagination.

Ideology is appealing. Pragmatism appears dull, but shows us the way.

Maybe that's why O'Malley looks dull to some people. They don't find pragmatism "exciting." I do, because it works.

O'Malley's career is full of actions brought to successful conclusions.

Maybe he is too much the adult for this particular presidential campaign.

Lots of yelling and screaming and not too much reasoning going on.

Just my opinion.

ETA: O'Malley himself said that we have to get beyond ideology of "left" and "right." What matters is problem-solving. We have to be careful not to let progressive thought become a religion with doctrines and loyalty tests. Life is too messy for that. I think of how messy Baltimore was for O'Malley.