A number of political advocacy organizations need Americans to think of Congress in dire and extreme terms in order to attract donations and advance their particular causes. As Bill Nissim advises non-profit organizations: “The human mind can only attach one specific meaning or feeling to an item. Although the overall perception of that item represents [...]
The newspapers call him “Moderate Republican Scott Brown”. To “moderate” is to deflect the impact of excessive force. To “moderate” is to keep the exercise of power within a set of limits. A “moderate” is someone who stands in the way of extreme action. S. 3081 is a bill put forward with formal support by [...]
In Reuters today, Delaware Representative Michael Castle launches his effort to land a Senate seat next year by recasting himself as a Republican “moderate.” This effort is a more than bit strained: reporter Thomas Ferraro justifies the “moderate” label by noting Castle’s public willingness to state that no, President Barack Obama was not born in [...]
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