On your way out of church this Easter Sunday, or perhaps on a walk with your family if you're not a churchgoer, consider the major role that graduates of Pat Robertson's Regent University law school have played in the Bush administration. An extraordinary 150 Regent University alumnae have signed on with Bush, but that is exactly what televangelist founder Robertson … [Read more...] about Regent University: Christ Almighty What a Pal
How To Be The Next President
From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe: … [Read more...] about How To Be The Next President
Eyes
In performing in any visual medium, it's often said that it's "all in the eyes." The You Tube below confirms that: … [Read more...] about Eyes
The Hostage Issue
Paresh Nath, National Herald, India … [Read more...] about The Hostage Issue
Hostage Crisis: ‘UK Kept Out of the Loop’
So says the BBC's diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall. "When (Iranian) President Ahmadinejad's dramatic announcement came (about releasing the hostages), the British government was it seems, as stunned as everyone else. "The British government was kept firmly out of the loop, as far as one can tell. The moral of the tale is that the gap between Iranian claims and … [Read more...] about Hostage Crisis: ‘UK Kept Out of the Loop’
OW Has The Stuff
If you aren't regularly reading Obsidian Wings, you need to start. Easily one of the top moderate blogs out there (and with far and away the best slogan: "This is the Voice of Moderation. I wouldn't go so far as to say we've actually SEIZED the radio station . . ."), they have an excellent array of contributors, all with a unique voice and perspective, and deserve your … [Read more...] about OW Has The Stuff
India’s Achilles Heel…?
...Two decades into India's phenomenal growth as an international center for high technology, the industry has a problem: It's running out of workers, writes Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Writer. "There may be a lot of potential — Indian schools churn out 400,000 new engineers, the core of the high-tech industry, every year — but as few as 100,000 are actually ready to … [Read more...] about India’s Achilles Heel…?
Iran British Sailors’ Confession Crisis Will Have Multiple Impacts (UPDATED)
Was Iran's seizing and holding British sailors just another flash-in-the-pan crisis? Or was it indicative of shifting world power centers? Is it strictly a political event -- or will its ripples be felt for a long time to come? And what does it portend for the future? These are just some of the many underlying questions lurking beneath Iran's decision to release 15 … [Read more...] about Iran British Sailors’ Confession Crisis Will Have Multiple Impacts (UPDATED)
I Want an iPod
The Democrats in Michigan seem to have lost, well, their sanity. Their latest plan? An iPod for every kid. We have come to the conclusion that the crisis Michigan faces is not a shortage of revenue, but an excess of idiocy. Facing a budget deficit that has passed the $1 billion mark, House Democrats Thursday offered a spending plan that would buy a MP3 player or iPod for every … [Read more...] about I Want an iPod
Legalizing Opium in Afghanistan
There are rumors that Tony Blair wants to decriminalize the production of opium in Afghanistan. With a vicious and effective Taliban resurgence spreading throughout many parts of the country, such talk indicates that the British government is becoming increasingly worried about their ability to establish stability in the country. Continued at Foreign Policy Watch. … [Read more...] about Legalizing Opium in Afghanistan
Gen Petraeus: ‘Carrying A Heavy Rucksack’
(This is in continuation of my earlier post...click here to read). In spite of all the mixed reports coming in, General David Petraeus appears to be a thorough professional. Well, you may ask how I have arrived at this conclusion without meeting the chief of US troops in Iraq. Also, isn't this a contradiction - on the one hand I oppose the continued occupation of Iraq … [Read more...] about Gen Petraeus: ‘Carrying A Heavy Rucksack’
Around The Sphere April 7, 2007 (UPDATED)
Our linkfest offering readers a road map to interesting blog posts of varying viewpoints. Links do not necessarily represent views of The Moderate Voice or its writers. Have We Just Seen "A Softer Gentler Iran?" Publius Pundit has a detailed answer 4 U. Meanwhile, Are Pundits Using The Hostage Crisis For Political Agenda Gain? Oxblog's Patrick Porter believes they … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere April 7, 2007 (UPDATED)
Oh Honey! Where Are You???
It seems the good old honey may be going out of our lives!!! I got a shock when I travelled from Hamburg to Husum, a small lovely town on North Sea, and discovered that honey bees have almost disappeared. It now seems to be a worldwide phenomenon. "US beekeepers have been stung in recent months by the mysterious disappearance of millions of bees threatening honey … [Read more...] about Oh Honey! Where Are You???
Jails as ‘Terror Training Camps’
James Hilder reports for The Times (London): America’s high-security prisons in Iraq have become “terrorist academiesâ€? for the most dangerous militant groups, according to former inmates and Iraqi government officials. Inmates are left largely to run their blocks, which are segregated on sectarian lines. The policy has created a closed world run by Iraq’s worst … [Read more...] about Jails as ‘Terror Training Camps’
Liberal Anti-Semites
This sounds like a very interesting book: Bernard Harrison, a philosophy professor at the University of Utah, has done something unusual. In today's climate of fearful academic inquiry, which often wavers between conspiracy theories and a refusal to acknowledge harmful trends, Harrison has written a sane, balanced book on the growing anti-Semitism in Left-influenced liberal … [Read more...] about Liberal Anti-Semites
Madeleine Albright: ‘Well Done, Nancy Pelosi!’
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for going to Syria against the wishes of President George W. Bush, saying the trip showed the importance of meeting leaders at odds with the U.S., says Bloomberg. "While the U.S. has had minimal contact with Syria since the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005, there has … [Read more...] about Madeleine Albright: ‘Well Done, Nancy Pelosi!’
Easter Food
Center of Attention
At Balloon Juice: an activist was arrested yesterday for, get this, feeding too many hungry homeless people. An older post, but one you've got to read: Jon Swift defends Matt Drudge. Steve Clemons came by "a letter from former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Jim Jones and frustrated conceptualizer of the military's "shock and awe" strategy Harlan Ullman … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
John Podhoretz: An Entertaining Propagandist
When I borrowed Bush Country: How Dubya Became a Great President while Driving Liberals Insane by New York Post columnist John Podhoretz, from the library (for an essay on George W. Bush's presidency / administration), I expected to be in for a right-wing propaganda drive. Podhoretz did not disappoint me. Bush Country is one of the most biased and partisan books I have … [Read more...] about John Podhoretz: An Entertaining Propagandist
Abbas: Gilad Shalit to be Released Soon
The Dutch news network the NOS reports that Palestinian president Abbas told reporters today that corporal Gilad Shalit will be released soon. If true: great. As the NOS points out Abbas has somewhat of a credibility problem: this is not the first time that Abbas says that Shalit will be released. Something like a broken record. … [Read more...] about Abbas: Gilad Shalit to be Released Soon