Agree with most, but the concept of moderate has been badly skewed by the Republican ranting in media, especially Talk Radio and Television.  Extreme is defined by these cretins as anything remotely "social" in content such as Social Security, Medicare, Welfare, or any other safety net for human beings within the nation.  The Democratic Party began its descent into irrelevance when it joined forces with Republicans to deregulate the economy and allow the Ayn Rand advocates to loot the financial system.  Combine all of it with the knee-jerk response to continuing massive funding of the Military Industrial Complex, Pentagon, National Security, etc. to operate as One-Party rule for supporting the Corporate Oligarchy.  The creation of a Corporate Citizen over human citizens finalized the superior position of the Corporate Pyramids in law negating the Bill of Rights.  Now the only way to pass any legislation is to attach it to National Defense funding.  All else is gridlock.  Disgusting.