Will America ever get serious about securing the borders of the United States? Donald Douglas says no: The more I read about the down and dirty details of enforcing our immigration laws, the less confident I am that the country will ever get serious about securing our borders and respecting the rule of law. It seems that, 'when Giuliani was mayor of New York, the city adopted … [Read more...] about Getting Serious About Enforcing the Borders
Maliki Don’t Like the Criticism No More
This was to be expected: Iraq's prime minister lashed out Wednesday at U.S. criticism, saying no one has the right to impose timetables on his elected government and that his country "can find friends elsewhere." Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed the U.S. presidential campaign for the recent tough words about his government — from President Bush and from other U.S. … [Read more...] about Maliki Don’t Like the Criticism No More
Check out Captain’s Quarters
Ed Morrissey's Captain's Quarters is not just the best conservative blog on the net, it also has a new design. Be sure to go to Captain's Quarters: it looks great. The design does not just look awesome, though, it also has some great new options / features. Notice how they have integrated Blog Talk Radio into it. Lastly, it also loads faster. Good job Ed. … [Read more...] about Check out Captain’s Quarters
Republicans Now Targeting Republicans
It's a classic case of someone who is clearly a surrogate (a former top White House official) now getting involved in an ad campaign aimed at some politicos who aren't sufficiently backing the war -- Repubicans. Details HERE...and be sure to look at the graph. The graph looks like it was drawn up to go after Republicans and a few Democrats were sprinkled in for deniability. … [Read more...] about Republicans Now Targeting Republicans
Guest Voice: Don’t Buy Chinese Goods
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 is another post by Matt Pearl and is cross posted from his … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Don’t Buy Chinese Goods
Controversy Continues Over Rudy Giuliani’s Proposed Foreign Policy
The controversy continues unabated. Stephen Schlesinger, former Director of the World Policy Institute at the New School University in New York City, writing on The Huffington Post: The Republican presidential frontrunner, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, has just written his foreign policy credo for Foreign Affairs magazine. It is a truly unnerving pronouncement -- … [Read more...] about Controversy Continues Over Rudy Giuliani’s Proposed Foreign Policy
Groucho Marx – Lydia the Tattooed Lady
The great Groucho Marx (a classic vaudeville/film comedian who needs to be studied by true students of comedy and aspiring comedians) died 30 years ago this week. Here he is in his later years singing one of his favorite comedy songs: … [Read more...] about Groucho Marx – Lydia the Tattooed Lady
Is There A “Center-Sphere”?
Real Clear Politics asks the question. … [Read more...] about Is There A “Center-Sphere”?
Superbad White House
RJ Matson, The New York Observer … [Read more...] about Superbad White House
30-3
The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3 tonight. It's the first time since 1897 that a Major League team scored 30 runs in a game. I occasionally have strange dreams where I'm watching a baseball game with scores like this. But this one's for real. The Rangers scored 10 runs in the 8th inning and 6 runs in the 9th. Two bumbling, overpaid bottom-feeder teams make … [Read more...] about 30-3
Happy Noises from Iran
No, Iran does not have warlike intentions! Reuters via Ynet: Iran develops 900-kg ‘smart bomb’ - official media Guided bomb developed by specialists within Islamic Republic’s Defense Ministry and is now operational, IRNA news agency reports, adding it could be dropped from F-4 and F-5 jets … [Read more...] about Happy Noises from Iran
A Little Perspective, Please
Dogfighting is bad, but it is not a "crime against humanity," nor should it be getting more attention than actual crimes against humans. Also, the GOP base is stepping beyond opposition to abortion, and pushing back against the pill. Mitt Romney is the latest convert. And finally, my GRE experience. … [Read more...] about A Little Perspective, Please
Mattel Toys
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Mattel Toys
More Kindling for the Rumor Mill
Cheney is still lobbying for a more aggressive approach towards Iran. His latest plan, according to McClatchy News, is to spark a war by provoking the Iranian government into attacking American targets. … [Read more...] about More Kindling for the Rumor Mill
Bush Doesn’t Get It. Bush Gets It.
Today’s Iraq war cold shower is brought to you by President Bush’s media advisors, who in an extraordinarily dumb move got the president to invoke in a speech today "the tragedy of Vietnam" to bolster support for his own war. In other words, bring up the worst defeat in American military history to defend staying the course in Iraq. I suppose this is yet another … [Read more...] about Bush Doesn’t Get It. Bush Gets It.
Toys From China
Larry Wright, The Detroit News … [Read more...] about Toys From China
Bush to Invoke Vietnam in Arguing Against Pullout
CNN reports that US President George W. Bush will - Wednesday in Kansas City, Missouri, in a speech for Veterans of Foreign Wars - remember the American people of what happened in Vietnam when the US withdrew. Bush will argue that the US should not withdraw from Iraq, because what happened in Vietnam will also happen in Iraq: those who supported the US - and those who did not … [Read more...] about Bush to Invoke Vietnam in Arguing Against Pullout
(Lethal) Toy Story
It should come as no surprise that dangerous, lead-ridden toys have been manufactured in China, given this: A U.S.-based workers' rights group said it found "brutal conditions" and labour violations at eight Chinese plants that make toys for big multinationals, and called on the companies to take steps for better standards. China Labor Watch said in a report issued on … [Read more...] about (Lethal) Toy Story
The ownership of failure
Fred Barnes's Rovian "big idea" for Republican "recovery"? -- "ownership," that is, the ownership society, including (yes, here we go again) Social Security privatization. (So he argued yesterday at the WSJ.) Sure, why not? Pretty much everything else has failed, more failure, including more electoral defeat, lies on the horizon, Iraq has been, is, and will continue to be … [Read more...] about The ownership of failure
Democrats Change Position on Iraq… Kind Of.
Oops: Democratic leaders in Congress had planned to use August recess to raise the heat on Republicans to break with President Bush on the Iraq war. Instead, Democrats have been forced to recalibrate their own message in the face of recent positive signs on the security front, increasingly focusing their criticisms on what those military gains have not achieved: reconciliation … [Read more...] about Democrats Change Position on Iraq… Kind Of.