Bob Greene : Politicians have been tossing around the word `` moderate '' like it 's an insult . He says Mitt Romney rivals deride GOP as a `` mushy '' Santorum moderate . But word connotes balance , care , evenhandedness , Bob Greene says . He says Americans are pretty centrist and the word will survive months beating .
Bob Greene : Politicians have been tossing around the word `` moderate '' like it 's an insult . He says GOP rivals deride Mitt Romney as a `` mushy '' Massachusetts moderate . But word connotes balance , care , evenhandedness , Greene says . He says Americans are pretty centrist and the word will survive 2012 beating .