Doc, before I forget, just a note to say I support where you are coming from!!!
Now, the moderator has never done anything to me, however I still find it very hard to believe that one with a past of saying the things that have been said by the moderator, could still be given the authority to play King of the thread. It just doesn't make sense to me.
As for emailman's proposal about being able to say one thing as a member and being held to another standard as a moderator, I don't find that in anyone's best interest.