[FreeReign]

Pragmatist and realist are merely different spellings of the word "liberal"

Since when is viewing and seeing things as they really are -- a liberal thing?

[=Intervention=]

They are not. However, the political philosophies of "pragmatism" and "realism" involve looking superficially at a scenario, and/or accepting the media-driven analysis of a situation and proclaiming that because this is true, we must embrace someone who is more palatable to the media.