Jim McGreevey has published an Open Letter to Larry Craig in the Washington Post that begins as follows: My gut wrenched when I read of Sen. Larry Craig's bathroom arrest. I remembered my own late-night encounter with the law at a Garden State Parkway rest stop following a political dinner in north Jersey. I pulled into the rest stop, parked my car, flashed my headlights, … [Read more...] about Jim McGreevey’s Open Letter to Larry Craig
Sen. Craig Has Changed His Mind About Resigning
MSNBC: BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening. AP via Washington Post A telephone call Craig received last week from Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., urging him to consider fighting for his seat is affecting Craig's … [Read more...] about Sen. Craig Has Changed His Mind About Resigning
Overdrawn
The faux-reform of electoral college vote allocations in California isn't just another Republican dirty trick. In all serious and in no hyperbole, its passage would threaten the very foundation of our democracy. … [Read more...] about Overdrawn
Bremer Disputes Bush Account On Dismantling Iraq Army
President George Bush's credibility gap problem seems even bigger because he's now being directly disputed for an assertion made in a new book -- disputed by a key figure in the U.S. occupation of Iraq: A previously undisclosed exchange of letters shows that President Bush was told in advance by his top Iraq envoy in May 2003 of a plan to “dissolve Saddam’s military … [Read more...] about Bremer Disputes Bush Account On Dismantling Iraq Army
Jerry Lewis Under Fire By Gay Group For Slur
Comedian Jerry Lewis broke his own fund raising record this weekend on the Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy -- but he's now under fire for an offhand remark. CNN reports: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Tuesday denounced comedian Jerry Lewis' use of the word "fag" on Lewis' annual Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy and called on him to … [Read more...] about Jerry Lewis Under Fire By Gay Group For Slur
An Assessment Of Iraq
Political scientist Dr. Steven Taylor's great blog Poliblog is in our Right Voices column. TMV has quoted Taylor for years since he is supremely independent in his thoughts and analysis. And on the Iraq war he once again offered readers his own take on events free of "blogspeak." Now, in light of the upcoming Petraeus report he gives this take on Iraq. Here is a small part … [Read more...] about An Assessment Of Iraq
Vitter and Craig
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about Vitter and Craig
Understanding a Gul Presidency: The End of Turkey As We Know It?
It is no surprise that the recent election of Abdullah Gul as the president of Turkey has sparked an intense and heated debate. The presidency is a powerful position, and whoever controls it has the ability to appoint key members of the government as well as the right to veto legislation. Critics of Gul allege that he has an overtly Islamist agenda, and that he will use his … [Read more...] about Understanding a Gul Presidency: The End of Turkey As We Know It?
Umh. Sure Bill.
Bill Richardson has made quite some verbal mistakes the last couple of weeks. He has given some - among them yours truly - that he might be just as talented as George W. Bush in expressing himself. Today it seems that Bill Richardson made another idiotic comment; according to the (former) Governor of New Mexico God wants Iowa to be the first state in the primaries. That's … [Read more...] about Umh. Sure Bill.
The Truth?
The more I read about what some call the Armenian genocide, the more I understand how difficult and confusing the subject actually is. There is a lot of material available for free on the web and in just about every library. Some of the sources - many of them - indicate that their was a genocide, others deny it, again others speak about mass killings but not genocide as such. … [Read more...] about The Truth?
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. -------------------------- Kevin Sullivan offers a thoughtful look at what we can and can't do about Iran. Amba … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Irony
Journalist Piers Morgan made fun of Bush a while ago for falling off a Segway. To be precise, he asked Bush whether he would agree that only "an idiot" could fall of such a machine. Well there is a time moronic questions and a time for justice: it seems that the distinguished gentleman is an idiot himself. Watch the video if laughing at others is your cup of tea. … [Read more...] about Irony
Turkey’s Opposition Slams Government Plans
Turkish Daily News reports that the Turkish opposition "leveled criticism at the government's program read out by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan last week," yesterday. The most aggressive opposition came from Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Erdogan ignores, according to Bahçeli, the most important issues facing Turkey such as the … [Read more...] about Turkey’s Opposition Slams Government Plans
ByeBye Ice, Hello Oil
Nicole Belle links to this video and article at Discovery about the melting of ice near the north pole as a result of global warming. It seems that, according to researchers, all the ice there will be gone by 2050. The bad news? Say goodbye to quite some life. The good news? Say hello to oil. The melting ice is a blessing for oil companies which see a potential treasure … [Read more...] about ByeBye Ice, Hello Oil
Republicans Glum As Presidential Race Enters Prime Time
Today, the big political moment has arrived: the 2008 Presidential race now enters political world "prime time." Only, this year we've had to sit through a seemingly endless array of pilot episodes before prime time even began. Labor Day is indeed the start of the silly season political race season. And if you take stock, both parties seem on track to nominate feisty … [Read more...] about Republicans Glum As Presidential Race Enters Prime Time
Guest Voice: The Craig Affair Is Rampant Hypocrisy
The Moderate Voice runs Guest Voice columns from time to time reflecting additional takes on issues by people who aren't regular TMV writers. The following is a column by conservative talk show host Michael Reagan, syndicated by Cagle News. Guest Voice columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its co-writer. The Craig Affair: Rampant Hypocrisy by Michael … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: The Craig Affair Is Rampant Hypocrisy
Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s New Chief A Former U.S. Hostage Taker
More evidence of the radicalism of the Iranian regime: Rumors that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was one of the 1979 kidnappers of Americans at the US Embassy in Tehran have yet to be authenticated. But, as PJM’s Meir Javedanfar reports here for the first time in the Western media, Mohammad Ali Jafari - the new commander (as of September 1) of the powerful Iranian … [Read more...] about Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s New Chief A Former U.S. Hostage Taker
KISS THE FROG
Olle Johansson, Sweden … [Read more...] about KISS THE FROG
Wake Me Up When September Ends
A reader suggested video for on TMV since it would certainly generate some discussion given TMV's ideologically diverse readership (we know some people on all sides are bound to want to leave their analysis of it in comments). This video of Green Day's Wake Me Up When September Ends has received more than 1,600,000 viewings on You Tube. The song is presented in as an … [Read more...] about Wake Me Up When September Ends
Rolling Out the Iran War
In 2002, Andrew Card, then Bush’s Chief of Staff, told the New York Times why the drumbeat for war against Iraq started in September: "From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August.†It’s September again, this year’s product is war against Iran and the sales pitches have started. “Iran’s pursuit of...nuclear weapons threatens to … [Read more...] about Rolling Out the Iran War