Is ideology harmful to good politics?

Axis: ideology is harmful; judge policies ... ideology gives needed direction

John

date	change	position	video
2012-10-16	new	John says a year of teaching world history taught him humans get less miserable when they collaborate and get hosed when they choose ideology over actual humans.	Burning Peeps, My OTP, and Velociraptors: It's Question Tuesday 00:03:02
2013-02-12	restate	John: however sensible a president's policy ideas, people only want to talk about ideology - his second reason never to want the job.	Talking to the President 00:03:01