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What’s The Modern Moderate All About?
TMM was recently told, by a Progressive, The Modern Moderate is too conservative. A Conservative-leaning Moderate said TMM seems too progressive. So we’re where we want to be – in the middle. If both sides are complaining, you’re somewhere between them.
Five Potential Battlefields in 2020 Election War
Gaining and retaining power are election goals for both parties. To determine who succeeds, elections must be FREE AND FAIR. Too much is at stake to take that for granted. Moderates, be vigilant – and VOTE.
Welcome to the USA: The United States of Anarchy – Part One
Our beloved country approaches the edge of the abyss, where anarchy – not social norms, traditional institutions or government as arbiter of all Americans’ interests – reigns. Led by the Anarchist in Chief, President Trump, all norms are rejected, all institutions are disrespected, and all forms of government are condemned – except his administration, of course.
Will DREAMers’ Dreams Finally Come True?
Given what Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor characterized as “the president’s history of vicious and racist comments about immigrants” in her scathing concurrence on the DACA ruling, it is unlikely we’ll see any constructive movement on immigration during the Trump Administration. But we Moderates have the power to change that in November. VOTE!
Three Did Not Speak Up – But Three Did
Moderates who believe in our democracy, in our honorable military leaders, and in the principle of protecting the common good, rather than the political whims of the commander in chief – better follow their lead. Speak up, act, do the right thing. And VOTE.
Five Ways You Can Step Up for Racial Justice
In a recent tweet, Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist, observed that on the New York Times’ list of best-selling nonfiction, five of the Top 15 titles address racism. The week before, there were none. Just two weeks ago, George Floyd, an unarmed black man accused of passing a counterfeit $20 bill in Minneapolis, was held…
Trump Photo-Op Co-Opts Constitution
Questions Requiring Answers: Conservatives, you have long demanded more LOCAL control and LESS-powerful federal government. Where are your voices now? Moderates (and all Americans), is it acceptable for a president to use troops to deny peaceful protesters their First-Amendment Rights? This is serious stuff, Folks.
The Greatest Generation or The Greediest Generation? You Decide
Scientists who know what they’re talking about (unlike many politicians), insist our only hope – until a cure and vaccine are found – remains social distancing and wearing masks in public. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) declared, “When you wear a mask, you say ‘I respect the nurses and doctors… the essential workers… and YOU’.” If only these Whiners shared that regard for others. The rest of us must decide: whose example do we follow – The Greatest Generation or The Greediest Generation?
The Time to Speak Up Was Yesterday – The Time to Act Is Now
Clearly, we must immediately start focusing on smart energy and grid modernization to confront climate change. Using metal straws, shunning plastic bags, and “reducing, reusing and recycling” are helpful; but smart energy combats climate change much faster, at a much larger scale. Let’s employ ALL these weapons to win this war.
What’s The Modern Moderate All About, Anyway?
TMM was recently told, by a Progressive, The Modern Moderate is too conservative. A Conservative-leaning Moderate said TMM seems too progressive. So we’re where we want to be – in the middle. If both sides are complaining, you’re somewhere between them. TMM was asked if we’re a Democratic Party blog. The answer is, emphatically, NO. Then why have we criticized President Trump and Republicans so much in recent months?