Around The Sphere June 2, 2007

Our linkfest offering readers a guide to provocative and informative posts on weblogs representing many different viewpoints. Links do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Moderate Voice or its writers.

As We Reported Yesterday, Peggy Noonan says the Bush administration’s (customary) use of demonization of its foes but this time going after conservatives opposing immigration reform was the last straw for conservatives who don’t change their values to adjust to White House or talk show host talking points. But WAS IT? Some such as this reader writing to Andrew Sullivan abandoned ship earlier.

More Thoughts On Peggy Noonan’s Declaration Of Independence via Middle Earth Journal. And be sure to read The Heretik. Also: Sensible Mom.

Some Conservatives Are Now Even Asking If Bush Is A Bad Person (a question to which his critics have an answer) but Right Thinking’s Lee concludes that Bush is actually weak: “And weak men can be encouraged to do bad things.” He offers an elaborate explanation.

Dubai Advertising And Local Cultural Values: Has there been a conflict? Thoughts of some student journalists there…

The Number Of Independent Voters (like yours truly) Is Growing In Leaps And Bounds: Some more thoughts here.

Some Democrats Just Didn’t Do Their Iraq Homework and now, Dick Polman says, they’re paying for it.

If You Oppose Immigration Reform Are You A Racist (As Some In The White House Suggest)? The Queen Of All Evil in very blunt language gives her inimitable reply.

Is There Some Hope In Iraq amid the gloomy stories? Consider this..

Some See Some Transatlantic Obsessions — that German blogs and sites are as anti-U.S. as many U.S. blogs and sites are anti-France. Details HERE.

Perceptions of America In The Middle East: Just Ask A Shiite.