Where are moderates in the debate?

A story today on AlterNet poses an interesting question: Where in all of the hullabaloo about the pending Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process are the voices of moderate Republicans? And we add, where are the voices of moderate Democrats and independents?

"'It is mind-boggling to me that the press only focuses on right-wingers. Is it just because sensationalism sells?' asks Ann Stone, national chair of Republicans for Choice, a DC-based group that supports pro-choice Republican candidates. 'When moderates try to do something, it might get attention on NPR or in the Los Angeles Times, but the press here in Washington is pretty much ignoring moderates.'

"She's right. By reading news coverage of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement, you wouldn't even know that moderate Republicans exist."