File this in your It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen file. … [Read more...] about Pie Eyed Political Ideas Department
Big Field for Obama Veepstakes
The first test of his decision-making is at hand. The short list is down to "about twenty current top government officials, former top government officials and former military leaders" as Barack Obama looks for a running mate who would both give him credibility and be qualified to succeed him. There is Hillary Clinton, of course, but name recognition of those being … [Read more...] about Big Field for Obama Veepstakes
Ongoing News of The Good Guys, Father’s Day 2008
I love this picture. You know guys like these, dont you? Yeah, take that! And that! Me, warrior deep fryer. Get food for family. Argh. There are guys like this all over the world. Thank goodness. … [Read more...] about Ongoing News of The Good Guys, Father’s Day 2008
Barack Obama’s Political Mistake Jim Johnson Resigns From Campaign
In a sign that we're now in a political age when the "vetters" will need to be "vetted" (and perhaps eventually the vetters who vet the vetter will have to be vetted as well), Jim Johnson, the quintessential Democratic insider who was heading Democratic presumptive Presidential nominee Barack Obama's Vice Presidential search, has quit the campaign after a controversy over his … [Read more...] about Barack Obama’s Political Mistake Jim Johnson Resigns From Campaign
The Facts About ANWR Drilling And America’s Oil Supply
We've done quite a lot of posts on this subject over the past few years -- and here is a great concise look at the issue via Dyre Portents. It's today's MUST READ: Recently their have been a lot of calls from Republican politicians to open up ANWR for drilling in order to lower gas prices. Having done my homework on this issue I believe that those that are doing so are … [Read more...] about The Facts About ANWR Drilling And America’s Oil Supply
Mass Untransit
Larry Wright, The Detroit News … [Read more...] about Mass Untransit
This Day in History: The Wallace Showdown
With all of the debate raging today over whether John McCain cares how long our troops stay in Iraq or if Barack Obama has a birth certificate, it's easy to lose track of little things like anniversaries. That's why I'm here to remind you that today is June 11. Back in 1963, it was a day of considerable tension which centered on Presidential Proclamation 3542. On this day … [Read more...] about This Day in History: The Wallace Showdown
Gallup: Obama Gains Support Among Women Voters After Clinton Exit
Gallup has good news for Democratic presumptive Presidential nominee Barack Obama: a new poll shows that since Senator Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign and endorsed him he has started picking up support among woman voters and broadened his general election lead over Republican John McCain: Since Hillary Clinton decided to concede the Democratic nomination to Barack … [Read more...] about Gallup: Obama Gains Support Among Women Voters After Clinton Exit
An argument against the perceived benefits of locavore behavior
Stephen J. Dubner wonders, do we really need a few billion locavores? And with that wonder he skewers the notion that the local food movement can really enhance the economic, environmental and social health of our planet as much as some Michael Pollan adherents might hope. His piece starts out with this anecdote: We made some ice cream at home last weekend. Someone had given … [Read more...] about An argument against the perceived benefits of locavore behavior
Be Prepared To Be Driven To Distraction
You know that it's going to be a very special kind of election year when one of the pre-eminent right-of-center bloggers expends over 600 words on something that he twice acknowledges is "a distraction" -- the "issue" of a certain presidential candidate's birth certificate. Come on, Ed. There's more serious stuff to blog about like the secret meaning of fist bumps. Or … [Read more...] about Be Prepared To Be Driven To Distraction
Justice Department Official Gives $500,000 Anti-Crime Grant To Well-Connected Group For Golf Lessons
What's a great way to combat juvenile crime? Why, give the kids golf lessons. Instead of having kids get t-ed off and break the law on the street or in gangs, teach them how to be really t-ed off so they can play the sport at their own country clubs. (Don't ALL kids belong to country clubs?). No, this is NOT an Andy Borowitz news satire. ABC investigative reporters … [Read more...] about Justice Department Official Gives $500,000 Anti-Crime Grant To Well-Connected Group For Golf Lessons
Summer Gas Prices 2008
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about Summer Gas Prices 2008
Iraq Status-Of-Forces Agreement: Why It’s A Really Bad Deal No Matter How You Look At It
In the end, how we leave and what we leave behind will be more important than how we came. -- AMBASSADOR RYAN CROCKER Having royally screwed up just about everything else over the past seven-plus years, George Bush's last best hope of tying the hands of the next administration before heading back to Texas to search for his legacy among the scrub brush is a status-of-forces … [Read more...] about Iraq Status-Of-Forces Agreement: Why It’s A Really Bad Deal No Matter How You Look At It
Obama Oval
Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune … [Read more...] about Obama Oval
Oil Prices Leading to More than Gas Cost (Guest Voice)
This Guest Voice post is by journalism professor and author Walter Brasch who is also a syndicated newspaper columnist and radio commentator, and president of the Pennsylvania Press Club. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice or its writers. Oil Prices Leading to More than Gas Cost By Walter Brasch ELYSBURG, … [Read more...] about Oil Prices Leading to More than Gas Cost (Guest Voice)
If It Were I In Obama’s Place! …
While the advent of Barack Obama onto the American political scene has done wonders for America's global image, in Kuwait, which is regarded as a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, Obama's appearance has done little to allay suspicion in many quarters about 'Zionist control' of the United States. This fascinating and disturbing op-ed article from Kuwait's Arabic-language Al … [Read more...] about If It Were I In Obama’s Place! …
Economics: Which Way for Obama?
Yesterday Matt Stoller posted an analysis of Obama's Raleigh speech on the economy. Stoller says Obama's economic philosophy is a "split between a neoliberal Rubin-type policy tone and an embrace of behavioral economics, a new school of thought popularized by books like The Tipping Point, Freakonomics and Predictably Irrational." The move towards behavioral economics was … [Read more...] about Economics: Which Way for Obama?
The Five Stages Of Grievance
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about The Five Stages Of Grievance
Just For A Moment… In Remembrance of Fathers and Sons
The River Time Machine Split bamboo was enough once, no fancy graphite anything. 'Whipping the water' beautifully... was not yet ‘a casting-arm arc’ plotted with computer precision Away from clattering cities, it was just one soul standing in the water... Where did the ability to swing the line so gently left to right, come from? How did pulling the rod tip … [Read more...] about Just For A Moment… In Remembrance of Fathers and Sons
Gay relationships offer insights for healthier heterosexual marriages
The NY Times today: The stereotype for same-sex relationships is that they do not last. But that may be due, in large part, to the lack of legal and social recognition given to same-sex couples. Studies of dissolution rates vary widely. After Vermont legalized same-sex civil unions in 2000, researchers surveyed nearly 1,000 couples, including same-sex couples and their … [Read more...] about Gay relationships offer insights for healthier heterosexual marriages