A moderate taking a stand

Joe Gandelman has named his weblog The Moderate Voice, I suspect in no small part because he appears to find knee-jerk ideological views damaging to our society in the least and more likely dangerous overall.

There are some issues that go beyond politics to some, however, and in my case they are matters of honor, a concept that may not exist to many in this modern world.

I have been attempting to define what is a “moderate” and trying to distingish that attitude from the political view of “centrist”.

Despite my striving for moderation, I have been forced to take a stand on something I feel reflects upon the honor of my country, and I can only hope this will prove to the nay-sayers and doubters that those who are self-proclaimed “moderates” do indeed have principles and ideals upon which they will not compromise.