With the race supposedly tightening, for so we are being told, McCain was on Meet the Press yesterday morning. Among other things, he ... guaranteed victory? Here's what he said: "I guarantee you that two weeks from now, you will see this has been a very close race, and I believe that I'm going to win it. We're going to do well in this campaign, my friend. We're going to win … [Read more...] about With the Race Supposedly Tightening, McCain Guarantees Victory
The Market Lemming Run
The market is up 257 points. You go out for a coffee, come back and it's down 400. This isn't a volatile market. It's a lemming market. Panic rules... The Market Lemming Run Another market day, Another lemming run, You don't know where your going And who to trust or shun. Poor badly frightened lemming, Seeking others for condemning, Paulson's hawing and … [Read more...] about The Market Lemming Run
Site Design Change Tonight (Complete and Updates)
Hello readers, supporters, naysayers, and enemies! The Moderate Voice will be undergoing a design change tonight (10/26/08) from 8:30pm EDT to 11:30pm EDT. This is not a complete overhaul of the site design. It is more of an enhancement that will allow an increased focus on the articles and standardize the look of the site. If you come to the site during this period, you … [Read more...] about Site Design Change Tonight (Complete and Updates)
Will McCain Have to Fight for His Home State?
Each day when I get up and peruse the political news, I seem to keep finding stories which make me think that I'm watching a television series rather than an election. If you thought Mr. Echo being killed by the Smoke Monster on Lost was a stretch in terms of plot twists, that's nothing compared to the idea that John McCain may have to fall back to his home state of Arizona and … [Read more...] about Will McCain Have to Fight for His Home State?
Proposition 8 Blackmail
I know that for many California voters (and indeed probably many non Californians) that Proposition 8 is a controversial subject. I understand that we all have different opinions on the subject of Gay Marriage and while some people are go a bit overboard in expressing those views, for the most part we can all respectfully agree to disagree. But there are times when people go a … [Read more...] about Proposition 8 Blackmail
Pollster: It’s All Over For McCain Bar The Shouting
G. Terry Madonna is a familiar talking head on CNN and other news channels these days and even more in demand because John McCain is making his last stand in Pennsylvania. There probably is no pollster more knowledgeable and well spoken when it comes to Keystone State politics than Madonna, who is the man behind the F&M Poll (formerly the Keystone Poll) at the Center for … [Read more...] about Pollster: It’s All Over For McCain Bar The Shouting
McCain’s Last Stand
As Barack Obama was promising voters "We're not going to let George Bush pass the torch to John McCain," the GOP candidate himself was in, of all places, Waterloo (Iowa), trying to persuade Tom Brokaw and himself that, on the 41st anniversary of being shot down in Vietnam, his campaign for president was not going down in flames now. As Brokaw fired off poll numbers, quotes … [Read more...] about McCain’s Last Stand
America’s Truly ‘Planetary Election’: From Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alscace of France
According to this article from northwest France's Les Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, the U.S. presidential election belongs to the world as much as it does Americans - and the race is reviving our image - lost during eight years under the Bush Administration. For Les Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, Olivier Picard writes in part: "The global financial crisis has served to … [Read more...] about America’s Truly ‘Planetary Election’: From Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alscace of France
John McCain’s Grimace ‘Evokes Surprise and Incredulity’: 24 Heures, Switzerland
It was a moment of self-consciousness that couldn't have come at a worse time for the Republican: at the end of the third debate with his opponent, Barack Obama, John McCain gestured in a very unfortunate fashion - and a photograph which captured that gesture has created a global reaction. In this article from Switzerland's 24 Heures, Nicolas Berlie does her best to explain … [Read more...] about John McCain’s Grimace ‘Evokes Surprise and Incredulity’: 24 Heures, Switzerland
Let Computers Wake Up at Human Speed
News arrives in today's Times that the computer industry is working to introduce computers that boot up faster. This work is in response to human impatience with the time it takes a computer to boot up. Those three minutes, the impatient humans say, feel like "an eternity." Let me go on record as believing this is not a good idea. For more than 65 years I have been … [Read more...] about Let Computers Wake Up at Human Speed
The Barack Obama Variety Half Hour Show
Saturday Night Live has regained its legendary stride and has now once again become must-see viewing for anyone interested in great political satire. It's easy for satire attempts to flop and scoring requires precisely hitting and shattering shared assumption, Here's SNL's latest gem: a promo for The Barack Obama Variety Half Hour Show: … [Read more...] about The Barack Obama Variety Half Hour Show
Poll Vaulting: Zogby vs. the World
Another day and another round of polling descends upon us, and once again many are left with squinting eyes and wrinkled noses while looking at the results produced by Zogby in New York. In the same three day period when ABC/Post, Gallup, Newsweek, Rasmussen and Research 2000 all show Obama with leads varying from eight to twelve points and expanding, John Zogby shows a race … [Read more...] about Poll Vaulting: Zogby vs. the World
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Narrowing Gap With Obama
The old saying "It ain't over till it's over" is nowhere more evident in the latest Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll which now puts Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain within 5 points of frontrunner Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. Pollster John Zogby attributes it to McCain getting back on message: Republican John McCain continues to gain on Democrat Barack Obama, … [Read more...] about Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Narrowing Gap With Obama
The McCain-Palin Campaign Split
On Meet the Press today, John McCain talked proudly about how Sarah Palin was "igniting" crowds, but behind the scenes, her candidacy also seems to be setting his campaign on fire. as open warfare breaks out in anonymous diatribes. McCain advisers, CNN reports, are becoming "increasingly frustrated with what one aide described as Palin 'going rogue'" while her people are … [Read more...] about The McCain-Palin Campaign Split
Obama Will Win
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Inside the Curious Mind of Jim Nuzzo
Jim Nuzzo was a senior aide to President George H.W. Bush and doubtless considers himself a sage voice of the Grand Old Party. Thus, it's no surprise that The Sunday Telegraph was thrilled to sit down with him for a chat about the future of the Republican Party. I'm not sure which election Mr. Nuzzo is watching, however, because his definitions of what will constitute the GOP's … [Read more...] about Inside the Curious Mind of Jim Nuzzo
Why I’m (Grudgingly) Supporting Obama
One more rat is leaving the ship... This is not the easiest post for me to write. I am at heart, a moderate Republican, a conservative. I have been involved with the party and have supported GOP candidates. I'm not looking forward to the coming Democratic tsunami that's coming. I have many liberal friends and I'm married to one, but that doesn't mean I always agree with … [Read more...] about Why I’m (Grudgingly) Supporting Obama
David Frum Says Presidential Race Over, Calls for GOP to Focus on Senate
In today's Washington Post, former Bush speechwriter David Frum argues that the Palinization of the McCain presidential run, while igniting the base, has badly backfired: There are many ways to lose a presidential election. John McCain is losing in a way that threatens to take the entire Republican Party down with him. The race is basically over: "The very same campaign … [Read more...] about David Frum Says Presidential Race Over, Calls for GOP to Focus on Senate
Book Review: Christina Thompson’s ‘Come On Shore And We Will Kill And Eat You All’
Twenty or so years ago, a small and comely twentysomething blond American stopped over in New Zealand on the way from her hometown of Boston to graduate school in Australia. She ended up spending an evening in a pub near Auckland where she met a group of Maoris and so liked what she saw -- the country in general and a hulkingly handsome Maori by the name of Seven in particular … [Read more...] about Book Review: Christina Thompson’s ‘Come On Shore And We Will Kill And Eat You All’
If You See This Child, Call 911
This little boy is missing. He is the the seven-year-old son of Julia Balfour, sister of movie actress Jennifer Hudson who was Academy-Award-nominated for her role as one of the Supremes. The missing little boy's name is Julian King, and he has vanished since his grandmother and uncle (Julia Balfour's and Jennifer's Hudson's mother and brother) were murdered on the south … [Read more...] about If You See This Child, Call 911