didn't expect Dean to be a jerk about this issue

Dean suggests ‘compromise’ on Park 51: No point doing ‘something good’ if met with ‘enormous resistance.’
(Think Progress)
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Despite having deep respect for Dean and the good that he has accomplished for this country, I'm starting to think that he has passed his time as a representative of the Dems.

This is actually pretty outrageous for someone who normally believes in fighting the good fight.