Comments on: Vigilance List

By: Rick Bayan

Rick Bayan — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:42:33 +0000

Thanks, Haldol… glad you’ve found us. I only post about once every 10 days, but the ongoing discussions cover the gap. I’m still clarifying my own positions, too… and I like it that my readers keep challenging me. What’s refreshing about us moderates (aside from our sensible perspective on politics) is that we haven’t solidified into an ideology. We don’t let others do our thinking for us, yet we’re open to opinions that don’t necessarily align with ours. I love the give-and-take of ideas on this site, and I’m happy that you feel at home here.

By: Haldol

Haldol — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:29:18 +0000

I am so happy that I did a google search for Moderate blogs. I’ve spent the last couple of hours reading your articles, lists, and comments. It seems to good to be true: reasonable thinking, reasonable discussions, and a great group of readers. For the last several years I’ve gone to HuffPo, and Hot Air, hoping to discern some truth in between. But, every time I start to read the comments I know I’m only five minutes away from Nihilism.
I would like to call this my new home. Thank you Rick for your effort. I look forward to some great ethical debates, but not because I want to persuade others to my position, rather, I need others to help me determine what my position is.

By: Rick Bayan

Rick Bayan — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:35:19 +0000

There are other moderate columnists lurking about. Some of them (like John Avlon, who writes for The Daily Beast and appears on CNN) are active in No Labels. Others are just boring. None of them (aside from Brooks, who really doesn’t align himself) are household names. I’m giving it the old college try, but I seem to lack a gene for self-promotion.

By: Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:45:37 +0000

Yes, I agree with every word you write (almost) but where are my brother moderates? Why don’t they show themselves? As David Broder sadly passed, if David Brooks were to pass that would mean the extinction of nationally known moderate columnists, although William Raspberry is still alive, but sadly, no longer writing.