I don’t like the term ‘moderate Democrats‘. I think there are conservative Democrats, regular Democrats, and left-wing Democrats. The people that are constantly being called ‘moderate’ are the conservatives. That doesn’t make sense to me. Ordinary, everyday Democrats are the moderates. They’re not agreeing with the lunatic-right, and they’re not trying to sell off the Pentagon for scrap.
Moderation isn’t some magical place where Democrats and Republicans agree. Moderation is having modest demands, a patient demeanor, and a willingness to compromise. The way our press defines things, it’s moderate to torture the shit out of people because at least a couple Democrats are afraid to say otherwise.
