Significantly: The vote on Senate Bill 283 came following a dramatic speech by state Sen. Dennis Nolan, R-Las Vegas, who said he had received many vulgar and even threatening calls from people who demanded that he vote against the bill. Those kinds of calls do not mesh with "the Christian beliefs I was brought up with," Nolan said. Emphasis mine. Via Towleroad. … [Read more...] about Nevada Senate Rejects Domestic Partnership Veto
Dr. George Tiller and Anti-Abortion Terrorism
Matthew Yglesias makes an important point about today's murder of Dr. George Tiller -- one of only two health care providers who still perform clinic-based late-term abortions: … [Read more...] about Dr. George Tiller and Anti-Abortion Terrorism
Wichita: Gunman Murders Dr. George Tiller in Lutheran Church This Morning
Wichita Kansas: Media outlets are reporting that Dr. George Tiller has been murdered at his church in Wichita, Kan. He is one of the nation's few doctors who performs late-term abortions in keeping with state and federal laws. (I will be researching the diagnosis and eitiology of those late-term medical abortions soon, insofar as HIPAA laws will allow, to see what … [Read more...] about Wichita: Gunman Murders Dr. George Tiller in Lutheran Church This Morning
Tale Of Two Headlines
On Friday a report from the government found the U.S. economy had shrunk 5.7 percent in the first quarter of 2009. GM, once this country's largest company, will go into bankruptcy on Monday, according to another report. More than 12 percent of U.S. homes are at least one month behind on mortgage payments or actually foreclosed, said yet another report, the worst showing since … [Read more...] about Tale Of Two Headlines
GOP Paints Sotomayor Picture (Cartoon)
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. The Moderate Voice runs a variety of features from across the political spectrum. Refresh TMV often to get the latest of our mix of cartoons, columns, posts and videos. … [Read more...] about GOP Paints Sotomayor Picture (Cartoon)
Pollan on Gore on Maher
"It was a mystery to me that Al Gore never talked about food because what happens on your plate represents your most important engagement with the natural world and the biggest impact you have on climate change." Michael Pollan on Real Time with Bill Maher. … [Read more...] about Pollan on Gore on Maher
Fox News Slams Obama Over Broadway Date Night
Here are the headline and synopsis of Fox News's article on Republican criticism of the Obamas' Broadway date night in New York: Obamas' Date Night in New York City Draws Criticism Even before the Obamas left Washington, the there-and-back trip drew criticism from Republicans who questioned the president's decision to travel to New York for a night of entertainment during … [Read more...] about Fox News Slams Obama Over Broadway Date Night
Was “Date Night” a Good Idea?
The President may have described it as keeping a campaign promise, but should he have taken the First Lady out for dinner and a show on Broadway in the Big Apple last night? Or is this one promise that needed to be broken and just hope that Michelle would still vote for him in 2012 anyway? The president and first lady jetted to a date in New York late Saturday afternoon, … [Read more...] about Was “Date Night” a Good Idea?
REPUBLICANS SHOULD GIVE PRESIDENT OBAMA A LONG ROPE
This is a continuation of my prior posting “Republicans need a vacation.” If the fierce critics of President Obama really want his Administration and liberal Democrats to fail, they should not be vociferously opposing them. Instead of arguing abstractly and hypothetically about terrible things that might happen if the President gets his way, most Americans will want … [Read more...] about REPUBLICANS SHOULD GIVE PRESIDENT OBAMA A LONG ROPE
Two Good Pieces on Sonia Sotomayor’s Critics
If you haven't had enough Sonia Sotomayor commentary yet, and you are looking for well-written, smart analysis, here are two such, both from writers with Hispanic backgrounds. … [Read more...] about Two Good Pieces on Sonia Sotomayor’s Critics
Mr. Madoff, Can You Say “Sorry” in Dutch, and in Spanish, and in…
We all know how massive of a securities fraud Bernard Madoff perpetrated on Americans. Some of the more recent estimates put the losses suffered by victims of Madoff’s scheme at $65 billion. Most also know that Madoff’s Ponzi scheme had many international tentacles. But until I read a recent article in a Dutch newspaper, and researched a few other foreign publications, … [Read more...] about Mr. Madoff, Can You Say “Sorry” in Dutch, and in Spanish, and in…
Everyone Should See “Torturing Democracy” (Guest Voice)
Everyone Should See Torturing Democracy by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship In all the recent debate over torture, many of our Beltway pundits and politicians have twisted themselves into verbal contortions to avoid using the word at all. During his speech to the conservative American Enterprise Institute last week - immediately on the heels of President Obama's address … [Read more...] about Everyone Should See “Torturing Democracy” (Guest Voice)
Sotomayor Does Not Make Race-Biased Decisions
See Update below: Tom Goldstein, who writes at SCOTUSblog, has completed a study of all race-related cases in which Sonia Sotomayor participated. Here is what he comes up with: … [Read more...] about Sotomayor Does Not Make Race-Biased Decisions
Good-Copping, Bad-Copping Obama
With a decade of rehearsal, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have their act down pat--the regular guy who never raises his voice and his hair-trigger partner who chews the scenery. After weeks of shaking up by the Snarler, here is the former Decider to sooth our nerves. Defending his torture policy as unequivocally as his vice president has done, Bush gave an audience of … [Read more...] about Good-Copping, Bad-Copping Obama
The Worst Thing About The “Enhanced Interrogations”
I'm on record with many posts saying that I think the "enhanced interrogations" are torture, broke international and domestic law, there should be prosecutions, it undermines our image and makes us more dangerous, that the law maneuvering sets a bad precedent that one day could harm us in ways that aren't in our worst nightmares, so on and so forth. And still, I read something … [Read more...] about The Worst Thing About The “Enhanced Interrogations”
Border Problems For President Bush (Cartoon)
Patrick Corrigan, The Toronto Star ck va This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. TMV runs cartoons from the left, center and right -- drawn by cartoonists from all over the world. Check back often. … [Read more...] about Border Problems For President Bush (Cartoon)
India Protests: Attacks On Students Down Under
Australia is basically a laidback and relaxed country, and perhaps so is the policing. So when the top Indian leadership, led by the prime minister, almost bombarded the Australian top leaders and expressed their concern at the alleged racial profiling of (and attacks on) Indian students at Melbourne and Sydney, Mr Kevin Rudd had to sit up and assure safety to the Indian … [Read more...] about India Protests: Attacks On Students Down Under
Obama: Congress And Conservatives Should Stop Game Playing On Sotomayor
President Barack Obama used his weekly Presidential You Tube/radio address today to in essence tell Congress and conservatives in particular to stop playing political games on his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court -- which wasn't a full-court press, but wasn't exactly skirting the issue, either. He blasted the Judge's critics, called for her "timely" … [Read more...] about Obama: Congress And Conservatives Should Stop Game Playing On Sotomayor
Letter From Brooklyn (Guest Voice)
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of letters from Brooklyn, that are actually fascinating emails sent out by former San Diego Union Tribune TV columnist Bob Laurence. He sends these out by email but they are so fascinating that they are virtual newspaper columns and -- with his full permission -- we will start running them here. When I worked with him on the … [Read more...] about Letter From Brooklyn (Guest Voice)
Healthcare: Paying for It
While my brilliant plan is certainly the only possible way to go (he said with a wink), there will apparently be some form of significant government sponsored healthcare reform or coverage passed in the relatively near future. No matter what plan is chosen, it will be expensive. Those who choose an unhealthy lifestyle should pay for this. Rather than taking away choices, we … [Read more...] about Healthcare: Paying for It