Bill Bradley's candidacy is about returning to the fundamentals of political leadership. His vision is wide enough to include those who are being left behind and deep enough to include the best ideas from across the spectrum. Bradley does this in two crucial ways. First, conservatism at its best has always been allied with a moral vision for society.
Power is sought for the good of others and for the strengthening of the collective political body.
Consequently, leaders with moral vision need to be examples of integrity. Second, conservatism at its best recognizes that wise foreign policy is based on a calculation of our own nation's interests first. We don't have the resources to be the world's policeman. Bradley recognizes this fundamental tenet. The Clinton-Gore doctrine of intervention based on humanitarian concerns is a fuzzy doctrine that leads to incoherent policy.