I did not see any of this, but others did: CNN Political Ticker: GOP candidates battle over conservative credentials Republican presidential candidates clashed Sunday over who is conservative enough to defeat Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, ahead of an evening debate in Florida. Live-blogging from The Caucus (NY Times) AP via Washington … [Read more...] about Another GOP Debate Tonight
Around The Sphere Blogging Roundup October 21, 2007
Our link-fest offering readers links to blog posts from websites of many different viewpoints. Linked posts do NOT necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. IS DICK CHENEY RELATED TO BARACK OBAMA?: Part of an entry from Dick Cheney's blog: When I first heard this news that Barack Obama is my eighth cousin, I dropped the 11-inch fleshing knife and vomited … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere Blogging Roundup October 21, 2007
Huckabee, Another Jimmy Carter?
David Brooks of the New York Times has discovered the former Arkansas governor in his column the other day. “He is a solid conservative who is both temperamentally and substantively different from the conservatives who have led the country over the past few years,†Brooks writes. “He’s rising in the polls, especially in Iowa. His popularity with the press corps … [Read more...] about Huckabee, Another Jimmy Carter?
New Louisiana Governor Jindal Means Indian Immigrants Come Of Political Age
A high profile election in Louisiana. The state gets a Republican governor. Its first nonwhite governor since reconstruction. And Indian immigrants (known as Indian-Americans or Indo-Americans) get a new role model as a community, in an exceedingly high-profile way, comes of political age: U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal easily defeated 11 opponents and became the state's first … [Read more...] about New Louisiana Governor Jindal Means Indian Immigrants Come Of Political Age
TMV Editor’s Note
People often ask about how this weblog is done and why, on certain days, I don't post more. While all of us on TMV approach our posts as if this is our full-time endeavor, we all have some other things to juggle as well. For instance, if you're a blogger waiting for a link sent to yours-truly to appear as a post or in my next Around The Sphere, there is a delay. This is due … [Read more...] about TMV Editor’s Note
Tomorrow’s Neocon Today
In March of 2005, I wrote a post at the Centrist Coalition, in which I predicted that Hillary Clinton would be the frontrunner for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination. In that post, I criticized her both for her support for the Iraq War and her pandering to social conservatives. Six months later, I wrote a follow-up post in which I lamented that anti-war Democrats … [Read more...] about Tomorrow’s Neocon Today
States’ Rights and Reefer Madness
You know that America's drug policy is totally cattywampus when farmers in North Dakota go to court to try to force the Drug Enforcement Agency to lift its ban on industrial hemp, a harmless lookalike cousin of the Evil Weed. The feds call industrial hemp (photo) a controlled substance -- the same as marijuana, heroin and LSD -- but it is in fact a harmless and renewable … [Read more...] about States’ Rights and Reefer Madness
Purple States, Red Parties
In several states, the Republican Party is stuck in a cycle of destruction, with an electorate trending toward the middle paired against a Party controlled by its right flank. Virginia, Kansas, Arizona, and Colorado are all, to varying extents, exhibiting this trend. And unless the ever-vanishing GOP moderate can reassert itself, all four states will be prime targets for a … [Read more...] about Purple States, Red Parties
Roe v. Wade as “holocaust”
Huckabee calls post-Roe v. Wade America a "holocaust". This is how the GOP thinks it will attract Jewish voters? Oh, and this isn't the first time Huckabee's been a bit loose with Shoah references either. … [Read more...] about Roe v. Wade as “holocaust”
Insults
Dear Readers, please do not destroy the substance of your comments by larding them with insults and ad-hominem attacks. I often disagree with my fellow TMV bloggers but feel no need to insult them. As Joe says, differing ideas do NOT cause brain cancer. I just read the last 20 comments and find the insults annoying. If they persist, expect warnings followed by banning. … [Read more...] about Insults
Still in the Mix
He tried to be someone he wasn't, accomplishing nothing. He struggled to raise adequate campaign funds. He made a scoff-able statement about security in Iraq with soldiers and armory surrounding him. He edged back into favor with strong statements against torture, only to slip up with an insensitive remark about Christians in the White House. And yet, for all that, he's … [Read more...] about Still in the Mix
Pakistan’s Democracy Game
Paresh Nath, National Herald, India … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Democracy Game
Bhutto Charges Military Link In Her Attempted Assassination Bombing
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has now openly said, in reference to the suicide bombing and attempted assassination of her, what many have more quietly suggested over the years: She has now openly pointed a finger at some elements within Pakistan's military of involved in the plot to murder her upon her return to Pakistan -- elements that some analysts have … [Read more...] about Bhutto Charges Military Link In Her Attempted Assassination Bombing
Bhutto: A Blittle Berspective, Blease
I have refrained from commenting on the horrific suicide bombing in Karachi that greeted the return of former Premier Benazir Bhutto because I think that Pakistan is pretty much an unfixable mess at the moment and there's not a whole lot that I can add that hasn't already been said. But on further thought there is something, and that is what short memories we have. Bhutto … [Read more...] about Bhutto: A Blittle Berspective, Blease
Why Don’t You Come With Me, Little Girl, on a Magic Carpet Ride: An Aerial View of World News
(This is my first 'pointer post', at least I think that's what it is. Going into my 7th month of blogging, I haven't yet got all the tools and details down pat and under control yet...but here goes...) ...It's a beautiful starry night tonight, no gusty winds, the magic carpet newly cleaned and brushed. We'll just criss-cross the world for a little bit, just go wherever we … [Read more...] about Why Don’t You Come With Me, Little Girl, on a Magic Carpet Ride: An Aerial View of World News
The (N.Y.) Times They Are A-Changin’
It has been a tough decade for the venerable New York Times. After winning a record seven Pulitzer Prizes for post-9/11 coverage that exemplified the great journalism the newspaper has produced for 150 years, it has been pretty much all downhill. To be sure, the Times has been buffeted by market forces beyond its control, but its problems are substantially of its own doing, … [Read more...] about The (N.Y.) Times They Are A-Changin’
Reid Praises Limbaugh For Record EBay Letter Sale
Mark yesterday as the day when you-know-where finally froze over: Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid is no fan of Rush Limbaugh, but the Nevada Democrat praised the conservative radio talk-show host on the Senate floor Friday for raising more than $2 million for charity — by auctioning on eBay a letter in which Reid condemns Limbaugh. "I think it's really good that this … [Read more...] about Reid Praises Limbaugh For Record EBay Letter Sale
Centrist Blog Suffers Massive Attack
One of the most curious and reprehensible facts of weblog life is the problem of sites being under attack. TMV has had its share of wounds, including one that caused us to totally dump our old design that we imported from Powerblogs to Wordpress. And, now, our fellow centrist site Donklephant has come under a massive attack. All that remains now is one post from a few years … [Read more...] about Centrist Blog Suffers Massive Attack
Al Gore’s Nobel Prize and the Discovery of the New World …
Is there any correlation between the 'discovery' of America by Christopher Columbus and the environmental movement boosted by and championed by Al Gore? According to this editorial from Brazil's O Povo newspaper, the fact that Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize on the 515th anniversary of Colombus' discovery of America shows that, 'the message preached by people like Gore in favor … [Read more...] about Al Gore’s Nobel Prize and the Discovery of the New World …
Center of Attention
A round up of recent posts by various bloggers who either attempt to strike a balanced note on heated debates and controversial issues, or improve our ability to find our own sense of balance by exposing us to new information and different points-of-view. -------------------------- Steve Benen thinks Republicans have perfected "the art of the hissy fit." Over the course … [Read more...] about Center of Attention