Oh, he's comfortable with it.
The problem is that if he talked about what he WANTED, his message would be soundly rejected.
Over and over, over on DU, they complain that they have to sanitize their beliefs because the majority are too stupid to "get it".
Their belief is that society should have both the ability and the authority to do everything for its members, in a nutshell.
Just take a look at how they see Social Security. They don't see a brokedown, overextended, badly run retirement program that desperately needs a LASTING solution, but they see the greatest social safety net ever devised, and it must not be messed with.