Rick Bayan — American Author born on January 27, 1950,

Richard Paul "Rick" Bayan is a U.S. author, webmaster and advertising copywriter, best known for his advertising thesaurus Words That Sell; his trenchant satirical lexicon, The Cynic's Dictionary; his political blog, The New Moderate; and his darkly humorous online essays... (wikipedia)

Most people perceive moderates as timid middle-of-the-roaders who can't take a stand.
The world belongs to people with IQs of 120. Anything much greater or less amounts to a liability.