Moderates from South Dakota

The Moderates From South Dakota is my personal blog based on the ideas and opinions I have towards many subjects including local and national politics as well as just about anything else I feel like writing about.

It seems that many Republicans that read my blog consider my views to be Democratic and many Democrats consider my views as too conservative. Let me address those comments. The dictionary defines Moderate as:
adj:
Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme: a moderate price. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate: a moderate climate.Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
n. One who holds or champions moderate views or opinions, especially in politics or religion.
Many people believe including myself that the Republican party has moved way too far to the right and needs to be brought back more to the center. I don’t believe that we should blindly follow the party of your choice just because you are a member of that party. The common response from most hard line Republicans is “well if you don’t support Bush then you must be a Democrat” and that comment is what I feel is killing our party. Both parties have beliefs that are good for our country and both parties have beliefs that go too far either to the left or right. My definition of a moderate is someone that believes that what is best for our country is somewhere in between the hard liners of both parties, hence the term moderate. I have no problems calling out Republican views that go too far just as easily as I would a Democratic view but I also will have no problem praising a Democratic policy or politician if it is what I believe to be best for our country.

This blog is probably not for the hard liners of either party but is for those South Dakotans that believe there is a middle ground.

Thanks, Doug,for this listing in SD Blog List,