The hushed voice of the moderate Republican

stamfordadvocate.com ^ | 9/24/14 | Carla Wallach

[Mister Da]

Conservatives haven't changed their positions on the major issues - homosexuality, marriage, fiscal prudence, strong military, representative government, love of our country. We haven't moved right on anything.

Liberals, however, have moved steadily leftward in these positions, taking the so-called Moderates with them.

Moderates don't want Communism, but massive socialism is just fine. Moderates don't openly denigrate our country, but smile quietly when Liberals do. Moderates think half enough military will do. Moderates think some perversion is OK. Moderates think marriage is just a tax deduction. Moderates think more government is not necessarily a bad thing.

Moderates are just lite-Democrats, or what Democrats were 50 years ago.

[Flycatcher]

It is depressing being a member of a vanishing breed but that is what I am.

So she's proud to proclaim on a public forum that she's a moderate Republican?

"Hey, everyone, look at me! I have absolutely NO principles nor guiding tenets! I'm spineless as an octopus and my vote is determined by which way the wind blows! Aren't I wise? Yay for me!"

Pure shameless idiocy, but these people can't be shamed.

[VRWC For Truth]

Great moderates throughout history is a pageless book.

[DoodleDawg]

The moderate Republican office holder is as endangered a species as the moderate Democrat office holder.

[Jumper]

A moderate appeals to the middle of the electroate; conservatives are to the far right these days, while the RNC candidates are more what we knew as middle-left these days. The moderates if viewed only within the republican party or conservative right is of itself something right of middle. It is therefore, someone right of middle within the republican/conservative side of the isle of whom you desire to spring forth. I would tell those who've dropped out (like myself) that we should at least vote for the right and without campaign contributions to the RNC membership.

The choices today are Obama/Hillary cloned leftists/communists and those left-of-middle republicans and a few conservatives. Vote for today only and you get the Democrats; vote for the future of a solvent country then go to the right. But if you are looking for those moderate republicans, they will never make it past the heavily financed RNC candidates...!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Please. There’s plenty of RINOs. Too damn many. Democrats have largely purged their non-Stalinist members.

[fieldmarshaldj]

McCain “dropped out” ? When did that happen ? That senile ringer is still infesting that Senate seat in Arizona.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Vote for today only and you get the Democrats; vote for the future of a solvent country then go to the right.

true.

But if you are looking for those moderate republicans, they will never make it past the heavily financed RNC candidates...!

Moderation is a classical virtue. Period. The only question is, if you call something “moderate” is it actually moderate? Generally with the virtues, if you claim it for yourself you prove you don’t have it. IMHO.

As to where the money is in the Republican party, it predominantly goes to the Chamber of commerce, nominally centrist but actually unelectable roadkill candidate.

[cradle of freedom]

What is a moderate? Someone who doesn’t go after the good stuff too much, doesn’t go after the bad stuff too much and is always in the middle....the middle of nowhere.