Such debates will not end our political disagreements, but they will set much higher standards of discussion, requiring fuller explanations of positions and even modifications to make them more defensible.
Kerry's performance on the stump has been uneven, and his public groping for a firm explanation of his position on Iraq was discouraging to behold.
The problem he faced is one his boss has had a hard time with as well: they can't give a coherent explanation of their position because they don't have a coherent explanation to give.
Clarke seemed to emerge from the programme quite well, winning the qualified support of other panellists and members of the audience, while apologising again for his clumsy explanation of his position on sentencing.
Mr. Schundler, the former mayor of Jersey City, then sailed into a complicated explanation of his position on government-owned trash incinerators, proposing to sell them to private industry or to shut them down.
Aides worry that he has not stated his case plainly enough to voters and that his previous public comments have been more a call for patience than an explanation of his position.
This explanation of his position and how he came to it makes clear that the welfare of children remains his primary concern, and it demonstrates his continued faithfulness to the public roles of scholar, student and citizen.
We shall focus on the explanation of the position developed and defended by Dworkin (though not necessarily on his way of presenting and defending it).
Andrew L. Deutsch, a partner of DLA Piper LLP, which represents Al Jazeera, said in the next few weeks, the network will provide a clear explanation of its position and right to indemnification from escrow funds. .
A tentative explanation of their position was offered by Steinbusch and Nieuwenhuys (1983), saying they contain "… neurons that during ontogenesis did not complete their migration toward the raphe region".
The company's explanation of tire positioning and load bearing was as follows: The tires supplied this year have an asymmetric structure, which means that they are not designed to be interchangeable.
