This Guest Interview by Bill Steigerwald, columnist at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, is with Ed Meese, the former U.S. Attorney General and longtime Ronald Reagan longtime policy adviser, who talks about the country's last real contested national political convention. The Last Contested Convention -- Interview With Ed Meese By Bill Steigerwald With the Democratic … [Read more...] about The Last Contested Convention — Interview With Ed Meese
(Updated) Welcome To The Clinton Pity Party
That sound you hear is all the whinging and spinning going on at the Hillary Clinton pity party. Negative spin -- which is to say lowering expectations -- has become an integral part of any smart political campaign, but the hankie wringing on behalf of a candidate who supposedly had the nomination wrapped up before the first primary vote was cast is extraordinary. This is … [Read more...] about (Updated) Welcome To The Clinton Pity Party
Democratic Trainwreck Scenario
Donna Brazile, who managed Al Gore's 2000 campaign, says flatly about the Super Delegates, "If 795 of my colleagues decide this election, I will quit the Democratic Party. I feel very strongly about this." Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, a Clinton supporter, predicts a "potential train wreck" over disputed delegates from Florida and Michigan, states that were stripped of them … [Read more...] about Democratic Trainwreck Scenario
Guest Voice: Confessions Of A Chicken Puncher
This is a Guest Voice column by TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet, one of TMV's most popular contributors. Confessions Of A Chicken Puncher by Michael Silverstein I was at a food co-op the other day and saw some free- range chickens in the freezer cabinet. It got me thinking. If a person who rounds up cows is a cow poke, is someone … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Confessions Of A Chicken Puncher
Wilderness
Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune … [Read more...] about Wilderness
Now It Is Getting Tiresome
There are Democratic caucuses tomorrow in Maine. So what do you think happened? THIS. Now it's three times, each time before a crucial vote. The Washington Post notes that women could give Hillary Clinton the edge in the caucuses. … [Read more...] about Now It Is Getting Tiresome
Guest Voice: No Messiah Comes This Way
NOTE: The Moderate Voice runs Guest Voice posts from time to time by readers who don’t have their own websites, or people who have websites but would like to post something for TMV’s diverse and thoughtful readership. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Moderate Voice or its writers. This Guest Voice post is by Kevin Anderson, a graduate of Lake … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: No Messiah Comes This Way
Caucus, primary results for Kansas, Lousiana, Nebraska, Washington State, Virgin Is.
I've just double-checked each of these sources and you can find the exact tallies at all of the links. Here's the Kansas GOP Caucus homepage and here's CNN's results page. Louisiana (both parties today; here on CNN too) Try here or here for Nebraska (Dems only today) (or here on CNN). The Washington State Democratic Party sends visitors to CNN's election page for … [Read more...] about Caucus, primary results for Kansas, Lousiana, Nebraska, Washington State, Virgin Is.
The New Russian-American Arms Race?
Perhaps the Russians do want a new arms race. Perhaps they do not. Mmm... H/T Watching America.com … [Read more...] about The New Russian-American Arms Race?
Special Interests Dominate American Presidential Elections…
... according to this article from Egypt's Arabic-language publication, Ahram. Says Ahram, Each time an American elections starts, the Arab political mind raises the same question: Which is better? –The Democratic Party or the Republican? And which will support more or less the interests of the region? According to the article, the question is mis-stated: … [Read more...] about Special Interests Dominate American Presidential Elections…
American Press is Sick of the Clintons?
Here’s a nice piece from the Dutch newspaper, Het Parool: nice because it’s not only a foreign-press look at the primaries, but also a foreign-press look at the American press. It is sometimes not entirely clear who fights harder against Hillary Clinton: Barack Obama or the fine flower of American journalism. If the former first lady wins the democratic nomination, … [Read more...] about American Press is Sick of the Clintons?
Venezuela Must Do to Chavez What the U.S. Did to Nixon!
Are Venezuelans running out of patience for their demonstrative commander-in-chief, Hugo Chavez? In the opinion of Juan Carlos Sosa Azpúrua writing in Venezuela's El Universal, 'In the U.S., it wouldn’t occur to anyone to say that Nixon was ousted in a coup d'état because he was removed prior to the end of his term; he was deposed as soon as his ineptitude became evident, … [Read more...] about Venezuela Must Do to Chavez What the U.S. Did to Nixon!
Rational Minds and Obama
H/t Andrew Sullivan for drawing attention to this video segment, above; it's well worth your time. And personally, I think the young man featured in this segment has a shot at running for and winning the Presidency some day. On the larger questions -- Is Obama nothing more than empty rhetoric? Are his supporters slightly unhinged? -- check out Sullivan's take on the … [Read more...] about Rational Minds and Obama
Raising Arizona, McCain and Goldwater
After Super Tuesday, John McCain told local supporters they were "a little bit closer to the day when mothers in Arizona might be able to tell their children that someday they could grow up to be president of the United States." That wry comment has a history with relevance to McCain's situation today. Since Arizona became a state in 1912, the only other resident to win … [Read more...] about Raising Arizona, McCain and Goldwater
A Personal Apology to CPAC & Ann Coulter
I have to admit that I've been wrong about the Conservative Political Action Committee inviting crazy people like Ann Coulter to their parties. For far too long, society has marginalized the mentally deranged among us and with few exceptions like Theodore Brewster (photo) in Arsenic and Old Lace, who thought he was Teddy Roosevelt, we have literally kept these people locked … [Read more...] about A Personal Apology to CPAC & Ann Coulter
A Centrist on Political Correctness
Media Matters, a progressive group that monitors conservative misinformation in the U.S. media just released a statement: Pattern of Sexist/Misogynistic Outbursts on MSNBC Provoked by the recent comment on MSNBC that the Clinton Campaign is "pimping out" Chelsea to call donors, Media Matters has listed other comments they consider inappropriate: NBC's Holt surprised that … [Read more...] about A Centrist on Political Correctness
MSNBC’s David Shuster “Pimp” Comment About Chelsea Clinton Causes Suspension And Reflects Cable Media Culture
MSNBC correspondent David Shuster's use of the phrase "pimped out" in referring to former first daughter Chelsea Clinton's modest political activism has led to his apologizing, his suspension by the network, a major blog and commentator furor -- but it also reflects a shoot-at-the-lip cable broadcast news and talk show culture that characterizes the increasingly-popular cable … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s David Shuster “Pimp” Comment About Chelsea Clinton Causes Suspension And Reflects Cable Media Culture
Ron Paul Re-Aligns Himself
From The Caucus: In a message to supporters sent just before 11 p.m. Friday night, Representative Ron Paul, a long-shot G.O.P. candidate from Texas, basically conceded that he’s not going to win the party’s nomination. That said, he’s scaling back his campaign — but not entirely. He said: With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But … [Read more...] about Ron Paul Re-Aligns Himself
Superdelegate Issue Produces Threats of Quitting Democratic Party
Donna Brazile was quoted as saying, "If 795 of my colleagues decide this election, I will quit the Democratic Party. I feel very strongly about this," Brazile said. And Chris Bowers of Open Left wrote this post, How I Could Quit the Democratic Party, that makes the same argument. (speaking of democratic anything, Open Left crashed Firefox twice - what's with that?) What … [Read more...] about Superdelegate Issue Produces Threats of Quitting Democratic Party
Barack Obama
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Barack Obama