[Vanders9]

Excellent synthesis! Thank you for posting.

[pburgh01]

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.....

Keep deluding yourself moderate cowards, even the man upstairs is against you. But you keep doing things your own way. There is no middle ground against fetal murder and government theft.

[ballplayer]

Moderate =Pussy

[freedumb2003]

Despite the desire of the author to corner terms, the opposite of “Moderate” is NOT “Extremist.” The opposite of “Moderate” is “Principled.”

[pnut22]

Moderate = Bisexual. Willing to lie down with anyone.

[Man50D]

Moderate is a socialist’s term meaning a socialist pretending to be a conservative.

[raybbr]

The New Obama Girls (Sissys and Girls)

[Westbrook]

“Moderate” = “Progressive” in sheep’s clothing.

Compromisers.

Midwives of the Marxist Dialectic.

Giving in to every tantrum thrown by the Left, allowing the Left to inch forward on every contentious issue, occasionally with a “Great Leap Forward” (tm Mao Zedong), as we are experiencing now with 0bamao.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

If I just pick a number of priority it does not indicate pro or con. This study is prone to spinning.

[dajeeps]

If we're talking Federal level, whatever the topic at hand is either in the constitution or it's not. We are a republic and that document is (supposed to be) the highest law of the land. It doesn't matter left, right or center, if it requires bending the law and extrapolating vagaries, it shouldn't happen.

Some people think my stance is right. I say it is neither, it is simply fact and a desire for the government to follow its own law or change it.

[TurtleUp]

An extremist is someone who liked Hitler's idea of murdering 6 million Jews. A moderate thinks he should have stopped at 3 million.

An extremist thinks it's okay to abort a baby at 8 months for the most trivial of reasons, including gender selection and personal convenience, and the government should pay for it. A moderate thinks it's okay to abort a baby at 8 months for some non-medical reasons, if they sound sensible, and the government should only pay half the cost.

An extremist thinks obama is the best thing in our country's history, since we'll now have all the freedom enjoyed under other socialists (national and soviet) from Stalin to Castro. A moderate is someone who worries how far obama will go but still voted for him because it's a black guy's turn and he sounds so sincere.

[oblomov]

Moderation implies balance. But why should one try to find the right “balance” between freedom and unfreedom, liberty and slavery? The choices are often just that stark.

[Altura Ct.]

“Moderate”.... Give me a break. The left once again trying to bastardize and label positions. They have been most successful at this over the last 50+ years.

It todays Marxist MSM world...Jefferson, Washington, Henry etc would all be vile “extremist”.

Proud “extremist”!

[oblomov]

Moderate = “I am a lifelong, staunch Republican but...”

[dynachrome]

My guess is you voted for that “moderate” marxist, O’bozo.

That McCain was just too extremist for you.

[Grut]

I believe that the moderate spirit - which I applaud - is to do what’s ‘right’ but with the thought at the back of your mind that you might be wrong. A little humility, or just plain caution, never hurts.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

This thread is really not going to go over well with the moderators...

[wintertime]

The main reason Moderates make enemies out of Extremists is because taking a position focused on solutions means working with individuals on both sides of the continuum.

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Moderates make enemies because one side knows they are trashing the Constitution. For the other side Moderates don't trash the Constitution fast enough.

[OB1kNOb]

No one achieves greatness in world history as a spineless moderate.

[dangus]

Make no mistake. In Washington, a moderate is someone whose vote is for sale.