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"#!$%#@*^$% moderates!" Column in USA Today (Sept 2013) [View all]

This woman has some good thoughts on why it might be the saner course to get back toward moderation and compromise to actually move this country forward.

In my business — psychology — unyielding, strident insistence on extreme positions brings failure in marriage, career and business. Stubbornness about "principles" with no effort to understand and work with other views causes isolation and feuds, in every area of life.

And yet when it comes to politics, the staunch and unbending are yelling. The right sneers that fellow GOP-ers are "RINOs" (Republicans in Name Only); the left bashes "moderate Democrats" in favor of a "good, progressive, populist message," to quote Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/09/12/moderates-democrats-republicans-politics-column/2806517/

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"#!$%#@*^$% moderates!" Column in USA Today (Sept 2013) [View all]	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	OP
#!$%#@*^$% the 1%	delrem	Nov 2013	#1
no comment on the commentary I linked?	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#2
#!$%#@*^$% the 1%, and the hacks that promote that the status quo is "moderate". OK?	delrem	Nov 2013	#3
I don't think that was what the column was saying	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#4
Well, I don't like the 100% flexible word "moderate", which stands for whatever status quo.	delrem	Nov 2013	#5
why would you say I don't want change? That's ludicrous!	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#6
Because you 100% consistently use the term 'moderate' to defend the status quo.	delrem	Nov 2013	#7
That's flat out not the case. Look for links where I said it. Here's the deal	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#9
bwahahaha. more like you have a fit at so much as a HINT of criticism of any kind	cali	Nov 2013	#11
Well, for it being "flat out not the case" you sure are a case study of the opposite.	delrem	Nov 2013	#12
I think she's full of crap?!	Chan790	Nov 2013	#17
that's not really what moderates are. Most have pretty clear position on taxes, immigration	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#20
Diana Medved: NOT A MODERATE, preaching false equivalency	cali	Nov 2013	#22
We've all heard those positions from many of the "moderates" here of late.	Chan790	Nov 2013	#23
too often "moderates" is a rallying cry to destroy liberals. that's what's wrong with it.	cali	Nov 2013	#32
So which group do you think we should compromise with?	JoeyT	Nov 2013	#8
we should work with moderate Republicans on immigration reform	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#10
name those moderate repubs	cali	Nov 2013	#13
Mccain and Graham come to mind for immigration though I loathe much of their policy mindset.	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#15
No.	Chan790	Nov 2013	#18
and the author of the piece that the op has so lovingly posted	cali	Nov 2013	#25
Yeah...no, fuck that.	Gravitycollapse	Nov 2013	#14
what does that even mean?	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#16
I think moderation is a horrible concept. n/t	Chan790	Nov 2013	#19
wow. what a steaming pile that article is	cali	Nov 2013	#21
hey, gentle thread readers: This is a hit piece on dems using false equvialency	cali	Nov 2013	#24
I'm far to the left on the spectrum, but	Jamaal510	Nov 2013	#26
Pretzel, for you: More about the rightwinger you so deeply agree with:	cali	Nov 2013	#27
Much of Congress is unable to do that	Warpy	Nov 2013	#28
The author absolutely implies Tom Harkin is an extremist	cali	Nov 2013	#29
Hosted Rush Lindbaum show	Ichingcarpenter	Nov 2013	#30
she's a repulsive creature as well	cali	Nov 2013	#31
Moderate Republicans	Ichingcarpenter	Nov 2013	#35
taking advice from a right wing piggy who hates the poor, homeless and LGBT folks	cali	Nov 2013	#33
thanks for the kick.	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#34
People fool themselves with this label	kydo	Nov 2013	#36
Looks like you are a person of our times	Pretzel_Warrior	Nov 2013	#37
No I didn't say that	kydo	Nov 2013	#40
Stubbornness in politics is a virtue.	lumberjack_jeff	Nov 2013	#38
"moderate" = spineless.	99Forever	Nov 2013	#39
Does that go for the "extremists" who founded the country?	Tierra_y_Libertad	Nov 2013	#41