Yellow - frightfully cynical. I would say there are certain opportunists to which this definition of Moderate applies, and def. of Politics.

That being said, I also believe there are true believers. I'm not sure if you were around for/remember Ronald Reagan, but I see him as a true believer. I see Obama as a true believer, much more so than Clinton ever was....though both certainly play politics in order to achieve the goals of that which most interests them.

In other words, and I think this holds more true for someone that aspires to the Presidency, there will be one or two things for which the person *truly* believes and that is what they will seek to accomplish. Everything else becomes fodder for the game of politics...but this does not discount the fact that they do believe in something.

I think these definitions wholly discount that someone ever believes in anything. But....for the most part I like and, sadly, agree with them.