That meant transforming campaign-finance reform from a cause politicians might support in the name of virtue to a cause they'd have to support in the name of survival.
And they do their catering by making claims of dubious theoretical and empirical merit, like "jobs saved or created," and by supporting "in the name of the poor, no less" policies that make poor people worse off, like the minimum wage.
America supported warlords in the name of the mujahedeen, and later they supported a nightmare for Afghanistan".
Gone are the days of Americans supporting anything in the name of US security.
When the university teacher does take sides on controversial economic or political issues, he may expect counterpressures to have him discharged, and his institution may or may not support him in the name of academic freedom.
As the de-facto "leader of the free world" it is America's responsibility to support them in the name of liberty, democracy, and international law.
His party had the blessing of the president of the local Methodist church, a powerful force in Fiji.Hoping for a swift return to office, Mr Chaudhry appealed to Indo-Fijian voters for support in the name of izzat (honour).
But there is a group that has gotten away — the Tamil expatriate middle class that had settled in affluent nations, and financed and supported the Tigers in the name of nationalism.
A recent poll showed that only 40% of Americans supported more cameras in the name of public safety - and only 12% wanted fewer cameras.
But each of those horrendous issues - slavery, Jim Crow, and opposition to interracial marriage - were once vehemently supported by Christians in the name of Jesus and "the Bible says so".
