Defense Update in Images and in a Few Words
It is the weekend and time again to dedicate a few words, and images, to our troops. Usually there is a “theme.” This time, just...
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A Senator’s Heart-Searching Discovery – and ...
My very first column at The Moderate Voice five years ago — I was not even a regular contributor then — was titled “I,...
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Arkantucky: Two Key Senate Races In Land of Near D...
Historic Tidbit: John Nance Garner, serving in his duel role as Vice-President and President of the U.S. Senate, was tired of fending...
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My Farewell To The Democratic Party
There are two major parties in this country. And both of them are Republican parties. There’s a traditional, old-line,...
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Marine General on Karzai’s ‘Collusion&...
It never seems to end in Afghanistan — now the longest war in our nation’s history. It never ceases to amaze us — the...
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Thrilled by Francis’ Call to Mission
Words spoken by the new Roman Catholic leader, Pope Francis 1, in an informal homily delivered to the College of Cardinals today,...
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Progressive Caucus Budget Hits And Misses
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has produced a budget proposal which provides a useful starting point for a substantive debate,...
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Sheryl Sandberg’s Revolutionary “Lean ...
WASHINGTON – Critics like Anne-Marie Slaughter, but especially Maureen I-Love-My-Pearls Dowd, and others [most of whom didn't...
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Hagel ‘Has Heard the Concerns,’ Direct...
As one of his last acts as Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta authorized a new Medal, the Distinguished Warfare Medal (DWM), to be...
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North Korea: Does Nullifying the 1953 Korean Armis...
North Korea: Does nullifying the 1953 Korean armistice mean war? Some thoughts...
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