CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 7, 2026
I HAVE A SERIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IS A “MODERATE”?
WE HEAR THE WORD ON TV NEWS. REPORTERS BEMOAN THE LACK OF MODERATES IN BOTH PARTIES. SOMETIMES THEY REFER TO ONE MEMBER OF CONGRESS, ESPECIALLY ONE WHO HAS DIED, AS A MODERATE. BUT THEY NEVER TELL US WHAT MODERATE MEANS.
IS THERE A SINGLE DEMOCRAT WHO DOES NOT FAVOR ABORTION ON DEMAND, HIGHER TAXES, MORE SPENDING, THE ABOLITION OF ICE, OPEN BORDERS AND BIOLOGICAL MALES IN WOMEN’S SPORTS?
THERE MIGHT BE A VERY SMALL NUMBER WHO CLAIM THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THEIR FAR-LEFT BASE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO VOTE ON LEGISLATION, OR EVEN RESOLUTIONS THAT STRAY FROM THE PARTY’S FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES, THEY MOSTLY GO ALONG WITH THE PARTY ESTABLISHMENT.
THE RISE OF THE DEMOCRAT SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYONE WHO CAN BE CALLED A MODERATE.
SO WHY DO THE MEDIA USE THIS AND OTHER LABELS WITHOUT DEFINING THEM? BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY. THEY ALSO USE WORDS NO ONE ELSE USES, LIKE GUBERNATOIRAL AND MAYORAL. WHY DON’T THEY SAY SENATORIAL AND HOUSE-ATORIAL. IT’S GIBBERISH LIKE SO MUCH OF THEIR SO-CALLED “REPORTING.” I’M CAL THOMAS.
