NOTE: This is the first in a series of special Election 2008 editions of our popular Around The Sphere link-fest where we offer readers links to weblogs of differing viewpoints -- and give you our comments on some of the political issues raised. This version will only contain election-related links. It will appear several times a week until Election Day. Democrat Barack … [Read more...] about Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere
Why Indian P.M.’s Daughter Embarrasses President Bush?
While India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was telling his partymen and allies that he felt let down by the country's climbdown on the nuclear deal with the US, his daughter --- the New York-based Amrit Singh --- was embarrassing the Bush administration about its human rights record. The Times of India reports: "An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), … [Read more...] about Why Indian P.M.’s Daughter Embarrasses President Bush?
Sugar Free Gum Can Be A Problem In The End
WARNING: If you chew too much sugar free gum it may not be healthy in the end. The sugar free gum craze (which has recently spread to a sea of cough drops that used to have sugar now being "sugar free") may have a bad bottom line: the sorbitol used in the gum and other sweets could cause severe bowel problems: … [Read more...] about Sugar Free Gum Can Be A Problem In The End
Don’t Democrats Call This Voter Suppression?
Isn't this the kind of thing Democrats (and we've done posts on it and decried it) denounce when Republicans do it to keep Democratic voters away from the polls? Nevada’s state teachers union and six Las Vegas area residents filed a lawsuit late Friday that could make it harder for many members of the state’s huge hotel workers union to vote in the hotly contested Jan. 19 … [Read more...] about Don’t Democrats Call This Voter Suppression?
Too Many Young People?
That's what Robert L. Strauss, a former Peace Corps country director, believes has gone badly wrong with Kennedy's organization: ...even if the Peace Corps reaches its goal of having 15 percent of its volunteers over 50, the overwhelming majority will remain recently minted college graduates. And too often these young volunteers lack the maturity and professional experience to … [Read more...] about Too Many Young People?
Obama Gets Nelson Endorsement
Centrist Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska has endorsed Barack Obama, National Journal's Hotline on Call reports. In a statement released by the Obama campaign, Nelson said of his colleague: Those of us on both sides of the aisle who have made it our purpose to set aside partisanship to address some of the important issues of the day want a president that will join the … [Read more...] about Obama Gets Nelson Endorsement
A Little Toughness Can Go A Long Way
Gulf News reminds us that even limited, half-assed pressure from the United States can compel our Middle Eastern allies to make substantial changes: Washington rarely makes public criticism of Saudi Arabia over its political and human rights record. But Bush spoke out against a Saudi court verdict condemning a gang rape victim to 200 lashes in a case that provoked … [Read more...] about A Little Toughness Can Go A Long Way
Positive Polling out of Palestine
Some recent polling demonstrates what many of us have suspected: it's the leadership, not the people, who are the barriers to lasting peace with Israel. … [Read more...] about Positive Polling out of Palestine
Room For Another
Watching America has a nice translation from the German Financial Times Deutschland about the possibility and implications of Bloomberg's entering the race for the presidency under the headline "Room For Another" In New York, Bloomberg is viewed as a decision maker, who masters day-to-day business as well as crisis situations. In the middle of his second term of office, … [Read more...] about Room For Another
McCain’s Hundred Year War
As the new Republican front runner, John McCain had a good deal to say this week in the Wall Street Journal on the first anniversary of the Surge. So much, in fact, that he needed his Senate colleague, Joe Lieberman, to help him do the heavy lifting in proclaiming, "The Surge Worked," that "conditions in that country have been utterly transformed...al Qaeda has been beaten … [Read more...] about McCain’s Hundred Year War
Obama Seeks To Make New York Primary Competitive
Most media attention in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination battle still centers on South Carolina -- but a perhaps even more intriguing political war is starting to rage in New York state, Senator Hillary Clinton's home turf: With Senator Barack Obama vowing to challenge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on her home turf, the Democratic presidential primary in … [Read more...] about Obama Seeks To Make New York Primary Competitive
Dems Shoot Themselves In the Foot
Race may be the ultimate red herring as well as the most potentially destructive element of the Democratic presidential race. While the Republican field has fled from debates before black audiences, can expect precious few black voters come November and issues pertaining to race come up only incidentally such as in the context of immigration reform or whether Mitt Romney did … [Read more...] about Dems Shoot Themselves In the Foot
Corruption: Of USA, Pakistan, India & the World Bank
U.S. Primary System Is ‘Unfair’ and Has ‘Significant Flaws’ …
Are the U.S. primaries, 'just vulgar mud fights with rules so complicated that they could have been invented by the NFL?' Such is the verdict of the editorial board of The Netherlands' leading business daily, the NRC Handelsblad ... EDITORIAL Translated By Jan de Nijs January 9, 2007 The Netherlands - NRC Handlesblad - Original Article (Dutch) For most American … [Read more...] about U.S. Primary System Is ‘Unfair’ and Has ‘Significant Flaws’ …
Guest Voice: Looping, Or Just Loopy? In Defense Of Political Experience, At The Risk Of Political Entrenchment
The Moderate Voice runs Guest Voice columns by readers who don't have their own websites or want to present their ideas to TMV's ideologically diverse audience. Guest Voice columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. This Guest Voice is by Jill Miller Zimon who has her own excellent site Writes Like She Talks. Looping, or just loopy? In defense of … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Looping, Or Just Loopy? In Defense Of Political Experience, At The Risk Of Political Entrenchment
I AM A MUSLIM!
A good message -- and well-delivered: … [Read more...] about I AM A MUSLIM!
A Matter Of Taste: What Presidential Candidates Eat…
The blogosphere is full of issues that the presidential candidates are (or not) addressing. I have always been curious to know what these presidential hopefuls prefer (or dislike) when it is time to have a bite. A bit of resarch tells me that some prefer eggplant, while others just turn away from the sight of a broccoli dish. Click here for a glimpse of these … [Read more...] about A Matter Of Taste: What Presidential Candidates Eat…
Mike Huckabee’s Free Medical Advice For Fred Thompson
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has some free medical advice for actor and former Senator Fred Thompson, one of his competitors for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. Yesterday we ran THIS POST about how well Fred Thompson did in last night's Republican debate. And we linked to a great video of Thompson going after Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with an energy … [Read more...] about Mike Huckabee’s Free Medical Advice For Fred Thompson
Poll: Clinton And McCain Are National Front-Runners
A new national poll now shows two clear front-runners in each political party: New York Senator Hillary Clinton is the front-runner for the Democrats and Arizona Senator John McCain -- helped by a big "bump" from his New Hampshire primary victory -- is the Republican front-runner: The CNN/Opinion Research poll, conducted Wednesday and Thursday and released this afternoon, … [Read more...] about Poll: Clinton And McCain Are National Front-Runners
Winning Me Over
When a Republican Governor of South Carolina writes an editorial on race and the Obama campaign that I find stirring, you know you've got something good. … [Read more...] about Winning Me Over