[Norm Lenhart]

I believe he also said a party had to believe in something and could not be all things to all people.

[Servant of the Cross]

Yes. And, as this quote indicates, he certainly had a line where the 'compromise' was too great. And there were many other times he happily incrementally gained ground on his position(s) with a compromise.

p.s. One would be accurate to call this post of yours a 'strawman argument'.