The phrase “most moderate” is an oxymoron. When it’s used in a news story, it is lazy reporting (or code for something else). This is not a political point, it is a semantic point.
Month: February 2012
Two Ends
“There are two things that you never want to talk about,” Benjie told me.
I stopped eating and turned to look at him and listen, feeling that he was about to say something profound or close to it. “What are those things, Benjie?”
“Dying and dessert.”