Bob Greene : Politicians have been tossing around the word ` ` moderate '' like it 's an insult . The purpose of today 's column is not to discuss which of them would make a better president , or whether Barack Obama is a better president than any one of them would be . He says GOP leaders described George Romney as a ` ` mushy '' Massachusetts moderate . But word means patience , care , evenhandedness , Greene says . He says Americans are pretty centrist and the word will survive 2012 elections .
Bob Greene : Politicians have been tossing around the word ` ` moderate '' like it 's an insult . He says GOP leaders described George Romney as a ` ` mushy '' Massachusetts moderate . But word means patience , care , evenhandedness , Greene says . He says Americans are pretty centrist and the word will survive 2012 elections .