Washington Post: Jefferson Memorial's Signs of Sinking Raise Fresh Alarms Up on the surface, the signs of the trouble at the Jefferson Memorial are small: A few blacktop patches over uneven seams in some concrete. A cordoned-off section where the sea wall has slipped below the front plaza. The "tilt meter" boxes that visitors can't see unless they know where to … [Read more...] about A Metaphor for Democracy?
A Small Break in Iraq Abductions?
U.S. and Iraqi forces, raiding a suspected Al Qaeda safe house near the site of the Golden Dome bombings last week in Samarra, have found what are believed to be the military identification cards of two missing American soldiers abducted last month in the Triangle of Death south of Baghdad. The ID cards of Specialist Alex R. Jimenez, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and … [Read more...] about A Small Break in Iraq Abductions?
Father’s Day: Love of a Father Who Has Passed, by USA Poet Laureate, Donald Hall
Donald Hall is our most recent Poet Laureate of the United States. He has lived on a farm in New Hampshire most of his years. He'll be 79 now. One of his poetry books, 'The Painted Bed' is about the marriage bed, and his life with Jane Kenyon, the poet. Another book, 'Without,' is about his loss of Jane, who was 20 years his junior and whom he nursed through leukemia until she … [Read more...] about Father’s Day: Love of a Father Who Has Passed, by USA Poet Laureate, Donald Hall
The Poop On The New OTC Diet Pill Alli
There's a new government-approved diet pill that's flying off the shelves at drugstores now in the U.S. and here's the bottom line: Some will love it and some will find it's crappy: GlaxoSmithKline has a tip for people who decide to try Alli, the over-the-counter weight-loss drug it is launching with a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz—keep an extra pair of pants … [Read more...] about The Poop On The New OTC Diet Pill Alli
Guest Voice: Going Down With The Ship
The Moderate Voice runs Guest Voice columns of varying viewpoints. Michael Reagan's columns are syndicated by Cagle Cartoons. This one deals with the controversy over the immigration reform bill. Guest Voice columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice or its writers. Going Down with the Ship Making Sense, by Michael Reagan The S.S. GOP is … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Going Down With The Ship
Bob Barker Has Retired From “The Price Is Right”
...and guess who he thinks should replace him? The answer is HERE. P.S. I'm Jewish and a few years ago came up with an idea for a Jewish version of "The Price Is Right," but no one bought it. It was called "The Price Is Too Much." … [Read more...] about Bob Barker Has Retired From “The Price Is Right”
Fathers Day 07
Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune … [Read more...] about Fathers Day 07
Romney Accused Of Flip Flopping On Stem Cell Research
When is a flip-flop not a flip flop? When it's someone from YOUR party who you like who's doing it (then it's a thoughtful reconsideration of a past position). When is a flip-flop a flip flop? When someone from the OTHER party is doing it (then it's sleazy politics as usual). What else can you conclude about the LATEST example of what seems to be award-winning flip flop … [Read more...] about Romney Accused Of Flip Flopping On Stem Cell Research
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE SCANDAL-TINGED SIX
THE SCANDAL-TINGED SIX: Whose campaigns are dead on arrival and who will survive to run again? Last week the Crystal Ball examined fifteen freshman Representatives (fourteen Democrats and one Republican) who we consider to be endangered in November 2008. As promised, now we turn to part two of our list of the imperiled: the "Scandal-tinged Six." Here, the partisan tables are … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE SCANDAL-TINGED SIX
Nifong Guilty of Ethics Violations
Mike Nifong has been found guily of ethics violations by the North Carolina State Bar: The penalty phase of trial began Saturday afternoon. Nifong's punishment could range from a written reprimand to disbarment. He already announced Friday his intention to resign as district attorney. With that, the long saga of what was once known as the Duke Lacrosse rape scandal is over. … [Read more...] about Nifong Guilty of Ethics Violations
Center of Attention
A round up of recent reporting and commentary by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers. While I'm more of a football than baseball fan, even I have to admit baseball is America: the sport's history parallels the larger history that has defined us as a nation. So what does it say about us when we see our cultural reflection in Barry Bonds? Rick Moran offers … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
How to Fight the War against Radical Islam
The Boston Globe reports that Senator John Kerry “blasted the leading Republican presidential candidates on foreign policy yesterday,†a speech at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Kerry said that “‘it should disturb all of us’ that the GOP contenders are taking increasingly hawkish stances on national security issues like Iran and … [Read more...] about How to Fight the War against Radical Islam
May They Burn In Hell Department
Five dolphins are found shot to death in San Diego. Someone out there deserves to be shark food. … [Read more...] about May They Burn In Hell Department
Iraq’s Parallel War: War Of The Contractors
Did you know that there is an out-of-sight, out-of-mind parallel, life and death battle being waged in Iraq? The Washington Post offers details on this less publicized but surely deadly parallel war: Private security companies, funded by billions of dollars in U.S. military and State Department contracts, are fighting insurgents on a widening scale in Iraq, enduring daily … [Read more...] about Iraq’s Parallel War: War Of The Contractors
Tear Down This Wall
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about Tear Down This Wall
The Latest On a Non-Scandal
A senior Justice Department official who helped carry out the firings of eight U.S. attorneys is resigning. Mike Elston, chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, is the fifth Justice official to leave after being linked to the dismissals of the prosecutors. More here. … [Read more...] about The Latest On a Non-Scandal
Father’s Day 2007, Open Thread
I don't know if people will see this if it scrolls too fast, I hope they will see and join in. I would love to hear other people's stories about their fathers, funny, strange, odd stories, memories. My foster father passed 9 years ago, a difficult person in the extreme and yet there were things about him that were admirable. Even though he'd brutal things in the … [Read more...] about Father’s Day 2007, Open Thread
Father’s Day, with Love from “Baby Boomers” to “The Greatest Generation”
This came from The Chicago Tribune: Letters, Talk of the Town "When my dad was a few chapters into "The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw, he put it down, saying it had become repetitious. He then told me his generation didn't do anything any other generation, given the same circumstances, wouldn't have done." This from a Santa Fe friend "My father is not a … [Read more...] about Father’s Day, with Love from “Baby Boomers” to “The Greatest Generation”
Scooter & The Conservative Boo Hoo
"The number of people who would be angered by a (Scooter Libby) pardon who haven't already abandoned the president could fit in an airport shuttle bus." -- John Dickerson Dickerson has it exactly right. So how then to explain the hemorrhage of feelings from conservatives this week over the impending imprisonment of a very smart man who nevertheless valued loyalty over … [Read more...] about Scooter & The Conservative Boo Hoo
Mike Nifong Resigns
The New York Times reports that Mike Nifong, the prosecutor in the Duke rape case, says he plans to quit his job. He admitted that he "had 'crossed the line' of ethical standards in some of the public statements he made about the Duke University lacrosse players he charged with rape." Nifong made his announcement "on the stand at the end of several hours of testimony in a … [Read more...] about Mike Nifong Resigns