Sean Hannity vs. Father Euteneuer – Revisited
John Mallon wrote an article about the debate between father Euteneuer and Sean Hannity in which he, among other things, tries to explain why the Catholic Church holds certain beliefs / certain views. At the basis, of Catholic teaching on issues like abortion and contraception lies, Mallon explains, love. Love is the foundation of everything. Click here to read more … [Read more...] about Sean Hannity vs. Father Euteneuer – Revisited
Center of Attention
Divided We Stand, United We Fall links to some great pro-divided government articles and blogposts (and no, I don't link to this DWSUWF because they link to a post by Joe and one by yours truly). Andrew Sullivan has an interesting quote up of candidate for the Republican (presidential) nomination, Rudy Giuliani. Justin Gardner has a good post up about Fox at his own … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
BREAKING: John Edwards Will Continue Campaign Despite Wife’s Revived Cancer (REVISED)
EDITOR's NOTE: We just posted a post about the two news reports announcing Democrat John Edwards would suspend his campaign. The Politico (one of the reports we cited) now has THIS POST about getting it wrong. But at the press conference Edwards announced that the campaign will go on. Here's the latest at the top of this report AND we left the OUTDATED portion for you at the … [Read more...] about BREAKING: John Edwards Will Continue Campaign Despite Wife’s Revived Cancer (REVISED)
Why Feminism Is the Third Rail of Blogging
Feminism is the third rail of blogging. This is because if you don’t say the right thing or say it the right way, you’re going to get zapped. I reached this unhappy conclusion while following the latest kerfuffle in the feminist corner of the blogosphere, a silly debate over this photograph of Suzanne Swift that accompanies a New York Times Magazine article on how women … [Read more...] about Why Feminism Is the Third Rail of Blogging
Gonzales, Rove and… Bush
Is Bush protecting Gonzales in order to protect Rove and... himself? Sidney Blumenthal says 'yes': Rove and Bush gave the orders, Gonzales carried them out. This controversy isn't going away. This is not going to die. I'm quite sure that a large part of what's being said, isn't accurate, but the way Bush et al. are handling this feeds the (conspiracy) theories tremendously. … [Read more...] about Gonzales, Rove and… Bush
Fish Story
Edwards To Hold News Conference Today
Late yesterday evening, John Edwards announced that he will hold a press conference today, together with his wife Elizabeth about… her health. Mrs. Edwards suffered from breast cancer, recovered from it, wrote a book about it, but now it seems that the two will have bad news for us today. Please click here to read more. … [Read more...] about Edwards To Hold News Conference Today
3 Fired Prosecutors in Top 10 for Convictions
USAToday did some research and found that "three of the eight federal prosecutors ousted by the Justice Department as poor performers ranked in the top 10 for prosecutions and convictions by the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys, an analysis of court records shows." Furthermore: •In San Diego, where Lam had been accused of failing to pursue immigration prosecutions, the number … [Read more...] about 3 Fired Prosecutors in Top 10 for Convictions
The Great Unraveling of the Reign of Bush
For a while, it was good to be king. Although he was born into privilege and had the advantages of access and wealth, George Bush had been a mediocrity at everything he did. As a last resort, his father hired Karl Rove, an up and coming Republican operative, to tutor this smirking son of the oil patch on the nitty gritty of politics. Rove worked his magic, the son was … [Read more...] about The Great Unraveling of the Reign of Bush
Creator Anti-Clinton Video Identified
People have been wondering about who made the anti-Clinton / pro-Obama video today, there's no need to worry anymore, the creator of the video has been identified. Name: Philip de Vellis. Profession: "strategist with Blue State Digital", a "digital consulting firm with ties to Sen. Barack Obama". He wrote an article for the Huffington Post explaining why he made the video … [Read more...] about Creator Anti-Clinton Video Identified
Around The Sphere March 22, 2007
Our famous linkfest offering you links to intriguing items of varying viewpoints. Linked posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice or its writers. These Days Everyone In Hollywood Is A Star because you're always on camera whether you know it or not. So Who's Gonna Get It (politically, that is) In 2008? Here's what UK's bookies say. Open Borders … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere March 22, 2007
Poll: Gonzales Losing Public Support
Support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales amid bipartisan calls for his resignation is heading south, a new Rasmussen poll reveals:Thirty-nine percent (39%) of American voters believe Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of 800 Likely Voters found that 31% disagree and say he should not resign while 30% are not sure. … [Read more...] about Poll: Gonzales Losing Public Support
Alberto Gonzales
Torture: It’s Happening
It's amazing that some analysts are still insisting that there is not any torture going on at America's foreign detention centers. That is, despite the fact that the number of detainees who claim to have been tortured or abused while in US custody seems to grow every week. In the past, there have been allegations by Bangladeshis, Afghanis, and Brits. Last week, it was Khalid … [Read more...] about Torture: It’s Happening
The Power of Foreign Aid
Back in 2002, Bush began an initiative called the "Millennium Challenge Account" (MCA) which upped the foreign aid budget for poor countries. The goal of this program was to encourage democratic governance and liberal economic policies by offering aid in exchange for the implementation of various reforms. How much success has the program had since its creation five years … [Read more...] about The Power of Foreign Aid
Novak: Bush Setting Stage For Gonzales’ Departure
Was it a case of appearance versus reality? In his Evans-Novak Report, well-sourced columnist Robert Novak says President George W. Bush knows that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will have to go and that there was much more to Bush's combative press conference yesterday than met the eye:1. President Bush's gesture of phoning Gonzales to reaffirm his support is just that … [Read more...] about Novak: Bush Setting Stage For Gonzales’ Departure
A Sucker Bet
From the comments on a NOLA post this weekend: In the mean time, half the state is losing their insurance. Mine got canceled this week...because I'd held it for under three years. I could feel wisps of steam starting to waft from my ears when I read that. That's a reason to cancel someone's policy???? Is that legal? Evidently, M (the commenter) had merely received her … [Read more...] about A Sucker Bet
United Socialism of Chavez
And the dismantling of even the flimsy facade of democracy in Venezuela continues: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told his political allies to join him in a single socialist party, or leave his government. Mr Chavez wants to create the United Socialist Party as an umbrella group for dozens of groups that back him. Three of the parties -- Fatherland for All, the … [Read more...] about United Socialism of Chavez
Arresting Immigrants, Fighting Terrorism
Over at The Reaction, Heraclitus has a post up about the recent raid by homeland security agents on a Massachusetts defence contractor. 350 immigrants, including many women, were arrested. Is linking immigration and terrorism the government's new gameplan? Is immigration the key wedge issue to energize the GOP base in 2008? Does it matter that these "illegal" immigrants were … [Read more...] about Arresting Immigrants, Fighting Terrorism