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	Leon Trotsky: Two Articles On Centrism (1934)
		The centrist, never sure of his position and his methods, regards with detestation the revolutionary principle: State that which is; it inclines to substituting, in the place of political principles, personal combinations and petty organizational diplomacy.
		The centrist always remains in spiritual dependence upon right groupings, is induced to court the goodwill of the most moderate, to keep silent about their opportunist faults and to regild their actions before the workers.
		The centrist swears by the policy of the united front as he empties it of its revolutionary content and transforms it from a tactical method into a highest principle.
	www.marxists.org /archive/trotsky/works/1934/1934-centrism.htm (3112 words)

	Centrism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There is anecdotal evidence that some people, particularly in Western two-party democracies, especially in the United States, consider themselves "centrists" and consider the word a compliment; thus, people are rarely attacked for being "centrists." This leads to a recursive definition where a centrist is merely defined by other centrists as "someone who agrees with me".
		In this case the number of centrists can not be determined except to say that there are far fewer centrists than people claiming to be centrists.
		For instance, the Independent Labour Party was seen as revolutionarily centrist because they were a radical formation moving towards a revolutionary position and had the potential to become a full fledged revolutionary party or at least have a large number of their members move towards an openly revolutionary position.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Centrism (658 words)

	Centrists.Org: Centrist Policy Frameworks
		Centrist health coverage proposals generally include the use of public power and money to entice and compel healthy people to acquire basic health insurance, via public subsidies for health coverage and penalties for non-enrollment.
		Centrists believe that attempts to legislate equality of outcomes are mostly in vain.
		Centrists should balance the desire to be fair to each beneficiary against the more important goals of benefit improvements for the poor, and generational equity.
	www.centrists.org /issue_summaries/centrist_policy_summary.html (4856 words)

	The Yellow Line: A Centrist Q & A
		Centrists reject blind ideology—the habit of those on the far wings of defending their position no matter the facts.
		Most Centrists welcome a wide berth of ideas, the only real requirement being that the ideas are based on reason.
		Centrists, while generally in favor of civility, are proactive and try to drive the debate rather than just reacting to it.
	theyellowline.blogspot.com /2005/06/centrist-q.html (1331 words)

	World: Centrist score big in Russian poll
		Centrist groups accounted for four of the six leading parties in Sunday's voting and were likely to claim more than half the seats in parliament's lower house, the State Duma.
		Still, the centrists could transform the Duma, which for the past four years was dominated by the Communists and was locked in a bitter fight with Yeltsin.
		Independent and centrist candidates were leading in almost 150 of the 225 races for individual seats, an even stronger showing than in the party list voting.
	www.seacoastonline.com /1999news/12_20_w2.htm (802 words)

	American Centrist Coalition
		The main purpose of the AMERICAN CENTRIST COALITION is to educate the public in the philosophy of NET-CENTRISM as an alternative to the polar ideologies of the left and the right, and as an alternative to the vacuous and unprincipled non-ideology of pure centrism.
		Centrists employ this strategy in order to avoid the controversies associated with more extreme positions, or in order to avoid the difficult reasoning process required to uncover the relevant facts about particular issues.
		Moderates and pure centrists, as their labels suggest, tend to lack the ideological zeal which is so vital to the mobilization of the electorate and to the success of mass movements.
	jcoward1.home.mindspring.com /ACC.html (13021 words)

	The Centrist Coalition's Disappointing Stimulus Proposal, Rev. 12/11/01
		A "Centrist Coalition" stimulus package unveiled on November 14 by Senators John Breaux, Olympia Snowe, and several other senators has been presented by its sponsors as being the basis for a possible compromise on a stimulus package.
		The Centrist plan also would exacerbate fiscal problems in the states; it would cause states and a few localities to lose nearly $4 billion in state and local tax revenue in the coming year, thereby necessitating nearly $4 billion in additional state budget cuts and tax increases.
		Because it fails to include these provisions, the Centrist Coalition plan would fail to prevent many low-income parents who left welfare for work (or stayed off welfare to begin with) and have struggled to raise their children on low wages from being denied unemployment insurance benefits if they are laid off.
	www.cbpp.org /11-16-01tax.htm (3633 words)

	MyDD :: Why a centrist strategy?
		Centrist candidates are most probably not "behind the beltway", Eastern prep schoolers with liberal voting records and elitist life-styles.
		Religion: Centrists: Religion is a private matter which should not be allowed to enter the public sphere, especially in a divisive way.
		Abortion: Centrists: Abortion is distasteful, but perhaps a necessary evil given the tendency for people to screw up in a free society.
	www.mydd.com /story/2004/12/16/9367/3411 (2080 words)

	TomPaine.com - A Lean And Centrist Look
		Ron Brownstein's LA Times article may have just outed a movement among centrist Democrats to break free of the party and join their centrist brethren on the other side of the aisle.
		So far, centrists are showing no signs of any greater degree of strategic insight or political courage.
		Centrists would be far better served by seeking a center-left coalition that can win Rockefeller Republicans and Reagan Democrats as well the liberal base of the Democratic Party.
	www.tompaine.com /articles/20050425/a_lean_and_centrist_look.php (385 words)

	TPMCafe \|\| define "centrist"
		I would think centrists need to define themselves in another creative way that is more palatable to the general public and appeals to their 'middle of the road' leanings.
		On abortion, a centrist might aggressively try to reduce the number of abortions via social (reducing poverty) and educational (sex education that emphasizes abstinence yet at the same time provides accurate and comprehensive discussion of birth control) means while at the same time vigorously opposing the illegalization of abortion.
		Centrists for instance care deeply about gay rights, women's rights, the environment, and poverty, and are wary of corporate corruption and dominance.
	www.tpmcafe.com /story/2005/6/25/0848/60478 (8068 words)

	Senate Centrist Coalition - SourceWatch
		The bipartisan Senate Centrist Coalition, a legislative service organization, was "created by Senators John Chafee (R-RI) and John Breaux (D-LA) in 1995 after the government shut down to bridge the partisan divide and foster common-sense, consensus-building solutions in the Senate." [1] (http://lieberman.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=227945)
		According to Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), "The Centrist Coalition is a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans seeking common ground and compromise on issues.
		The Centrist Coalition is a good step toward bringing the parties together." December 7, 2000 (http://johnson.senate.gov/~johnson/releases/200012/2001129440.html).
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Senate_Centrist_Coalition (1286 words)

	Anglicans Online Essays \| The Centrist Moment, by Pierre W. Whalon
		Centrists know that change is often necessary to be more faithful to the mission of the church.
		Furthermore, the centrist looks at the issues of blessing same—sex unions and ordaining gays in committed relationships by asking first, "Do these further the mission of the church?" Or to put it another way, consider that the gay community in America is a sub—culture.
		Centrists have a lot of respect for accumulated wisdom, and cultivate a healthy skepticism toward our generation’s tendency to see ourselves as wiser than our ancestors.
	anglicansonline.org /resources/essays/whalon/centrist.html (1053 words)

	The Yellow Line: The Centrist Reform Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In a world of polarized politics, Centrists are often ignored or demeaned as weak and ineffectual.
		Led by The Centrist Coalition, author of Independent Nation and Centrist newspaper columnist, John Avlon and an ever growing Centrist blogosphere, Centrists are mobilizing with the goal of changing the political landscape of America.
		Centrist ideas reach into every conceivable issue, but the key goals are as follows:
	theyellowline.blogspot.com /2005/06/centrist-reform-movement.html (877 words)

	Pravda.RU Unified Centrist Party Is Being Set Up To Consolidate Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The unified centrist party is to become a "responsible party representing the majority of the population," the minister said emphatically.
		The decision to establish a centrist party is aimed at giving the most effective support for the Russian president's policy, the Unity Party said in an address to its members and supporters.
		The establishment of a unified centrist party will help change the whole of Russia for the better, the leader of the Unity Party and Minister for Emergency Situations, Sergei Shoigu, said in his report to the party's congress, which opened in Moscow on Saturday.
	english.pravda.ru /politics/2001/10/27/19373.html (1800 words)

	Toward a Centrist Curriculum
		He and other fl leaders recognize that the schools of the new South African nation will have to teach a shared multiculturalism, so that each group will know something of the other through a core curriculum that is common to all.
		Alexander and his colleagues believe that only through teaching this centrist common core is there a chance for all citizens to attain equal economic opportunity and live in harmony.
		The great ethnic diversity of America is not going to disappear just because we adults decide to empower children with a core of commonly shared knowledge — a common school-based culture in addition to their home culture.
	www.coreknowledge.org /CK/about/articles/centrst.htm (3231 words)

	Centrists.Org - The Policy Think Tank for Centrists
		Although the countries involved in CAFTA are too small to have much of an effect — positive or negative — on the U.S. economy, the agreement is important as a signal of the continued US commitment to liberalized trade and to the fortunes of our Latin American neighbors.
		Moreover, the legislation implementing CAFTA has been improved, particularly in the area of labor standards, as the result of efforts by centrists Democrats in the House and Senate.
		This is the sort of big centrist idea that Senator Kerry and President Bush should be discussing with voters.
	www.centrists.org (3031 words)

	Library Data - Centrist Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Centrists believe that the Republic is nothing more than a puppet regime, serving the interests of the MultiStellar corporations.
		The Centrist organization advocates a return to the former Imperial model of government, restoration of the Emperor, and centralization of power to a single family.
		The Centrist Movement can be traced back to before the Terek Federation, when protests on Pondii over trade agreements signed with Terek led to the overthrow of the local Pondii government.
	www.utzig.com /members/traveller/centrist.htm (236 words)

	New Group to Tout Democrats' Centrist Values (washingtonpost.com)
		Third Way is the latest in a series of organizations aimed at rescuing Democrats from the perception that they have lost touch with middle-class voters, particularly in the heartland states that voted overwhelmingly for President Bush over Sen. John F. Kerry.
		It was not until the early 20th century that the Senate enacted rules allowing members to end filibusters and unlimited debate.
		The group, which has been in the planning stages for months and will make its public debut early next year with the unveiling of a legislative agenda, is holding a high-powered skull session over dinner at a Georgetown mansion tonight.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A41113-2004Nov10.html (1014 words)

	village voice > news > The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Wayne Barrett, With special reporting by Christine Lagorio
		At 65 years old in 2012—when a possible second Kerry administration ends—she would be the oldest new president, other than Reagan, in the 20th century, running a dozen years after her husband's version of Bimbo Camelot.
		She may have been even more centrist than her local base would ordinarily tolerate, given a pass partly because of her aura as right-wing obsession and left-wing pioneer, and partly because of the promise of her grand White House return.
		They are much more consonant with the national agenda she's unveiled in pivotal appearances at the annual meetings of the Democratic Leadership Council, the centrist pro-business group once chaired by a young Arkansas governor who rode its ideology all the way to the White House.
	www.villagevoice.com /news/0430,barrett,55412,1.html (1592 words)

	Discussion Community: I pegged the Centrist Mafioso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He touts himself as a "centrist" but I always thought of him as a Reagan style antigovernment anarchist.
		During the show, all was revealed to me. He is really a Mobster masquerading as a political "centrist".
		Their ideal world would be populated by roving bands of power brokers wheeling and dealing without interference by any pesky government.
	www.thomhartman.com /cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?/ubb/get_topic/f/5/t/001578/p/1.html (287 words)

	Centrist House Democrats Unveil Prescription Drug Plan
		Today, a group of centrist House Democrats, led by Representatives Cal Dooley (Calif.), Jim Davis (Fla.), Ron Kind (Wisc.) and Ellen Tauscher (Calif.), announced a proposal for a universal, progressive and affordable Medicare Part B drug benefit.
		The centrist proposal provides an affordable benefit that can be quickly implemented and offers the most help to seniors with high drug costs and low incomes, while ensuring that all seniors receive relief.
		A number of centrist House Democrats, including Reps. Cal Dooley (Calif.), Jim Davis (Fla.), Ron Kind (Wisc.), Ellen Tauscher (Calif.), Charlie Stenholm (D-Texas) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) have been working for months, in consultation with the Progressive Policy Institute, to develop the plan, and are in on-going discussions with Senate Democrats.
	www.house.gov /tauscher/press/07-26-02.htm (855 words)

	Judges - “Centrist” in Liberalspeak [Free Republic]
		As one Clinton "centrist" nominee said to a female prosecutor appearing in her courtroom: "Shut your f*ing mouth." Another lawyer received this admonition from the centrist judge: "I don't give a st." That was the Criminal's Messiah: Judge Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.
		Sentencing a defendant who had slashed a woman in the face with a straight razor while stealing her purse, Massiah-Jackson refused to apply a sentence enhancement for use of a deadly weapon.
		When the D.A. noted that the enhancement was required, the centrist judge accused her of being "vindictive." Massiah-Jackson was reversed on appeal for ignoring the enhancement.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3afb13612050.htm (805 words)

	Accuracy In Media - Briefings - Sean Grindlay - "Centrist" Gore Endorses "Insurgent" Dean
		The journalistic consensus seems to be that the former vice president is a centrist insider whose support significantly improves Dean's standing among establishment Democrats.
		One is a two-term former vice president from the South with a reputation for stiffness and wonkishness, while the other is a blunt New Englander whose campaign has been fueled in large part by anger towards President Bush.
		Ideologically, however, there is scant difference between the "centrist" Gore and the "insurgent" Dean.
	www.aim.org /publications/briefings/2003/dec17.html (759 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Dean Working to Be Seen as Foreign Policy Centrist
		But in a wide-ranging 50-minute interview on foreign policy, given as he flew from Burlington, Vt., to Omaha on Friday, Dean also indicated he agreed with a number of Bush's foreign policy stances.
		In a speech Monday, Dean will seek to counter his image as a darling of the left by positioning himself as a centrist Democrat on foreign policy.
		Dean portrayed himself as a realist, willing to use military force if necessary, and to maintain relationships and alliances, even if freedom and democracy in countries such as Russia and Pakistan are eroded.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A62184-2003Dec13?language=printer (1598 words)

	Johnson's Joins Bipartisan "Centrist Coalition" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Centrist Coalition is a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans seeking common ground and compromise on issues.
		Johnson, who also is a member of the Senate New Democrats which is a group of moderate Democrats, said that most South Dakotans are moderate in their views.
		He said that most Americans are tired of partisan politics and legislative gridlock, and the Centrist Coalition encourages bipartisan solutions to important national issues.
	johnson.senate.gov /~johnson/releases/200008/2000815A36.html (256 words)

	Catholicism, holiness and spirituality: I'm a centrist
		Found this quiz at Rick's blog (So May it Secretly Begin) and it says I'm a 'centrist.' That's probably why I'm uncomfortable with both the Democrats and the Republicans...
		Centrists espouse a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior.
		Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.
	bogners.typepad.com /church/2004/10/im_a_centrist.html (598 words)

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