In today's "The Politico" Moderates Snub GOP Leadership discusses how moderate Congressional Republicans are voting more to reflect the moderate profile of their home districts with the clear understanding from party leaders that this is necessary to keep those seats in the next election. ...What emerged was a large bloc of GOP lawmakers from blended districts who are voting … [Read more...] about When Moderates Compete
Fired U.S. Attorneys
Pace Backs Off
Marine General and JCOS Chairman Peter Pace is not apologizing for calling homosexuality immoral, however, he did say that he should not have injected his personal views into the debate, and instead focused on the policy-as-policy. That's better, I guess, though I really don't think there is anything substantive to this policy aside from the lingering belief that … [Read more...] about Pace Backs Off
Gonzales Squirms On a Hot Seat
Apparently Attorney General Alberto Gonzales just held a very short press conference where he both took responsibility for the mishandling of the firing of several federal prosecutors and denied it at the same time. By the time I got the video feed up, the press conference was over. NEWS COVERAGE: CNN: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday … [Read more...] about Gonzales Squirms On a Hot Seat
Why Putin Suspended Transfers of Nuclear Materials to Iran
Putin seems to realize that a nuclear Iran isn't in Russia's best interest. … [Read more...] about Why Putin Suspended Transfers of Nuclear Materials to Iran
Palestinian Newspaper: Rice Deserves to be Stoned
Khalid Mansour wrote a nice article for Palestinian newspaper Neda al Quds in which he says some nice things about Condoleezza Rice. Mutasem Sinnokrot translated Mansour’s article for Watching America. Mansour wrote, among other things, that Rice deserves to be stoned. Please click here to read more. … [Read more...] about Palestinian Newspaper: Rice Deserves to be Stoned
Pentagon March: Deja Vu All Over Again
Forty years ago, I covered the big anti-Vietnam War protest March on the Pentagon for my college newspaper. That historic event, considered a turning point in opposition to the war, is best remembered by photographs of protesters scuffling with U.S. marshals and putting flowers in the muzzles of the rifles held by troops ringing the Pentagon. I can be seen on the fringes of … [Read more...] about Pentagon March: Deja Vu All Over Again
Bad Vodka
When in Russia, avoid the samogon. With Putin having tripled the price of vodka while in office, Russians have been turning to this black market moonshine as an alcohol-delivering alternative. As the BBC reports, however, samogon is also called "the yellow death," and for good reason. Drinkers of samogon -- which the BBC correspondent says has a bouquet of "rocket fuel with a … [Read more...] about Bad Vodka
What’s Up with Chuck Hagel?
Well, who knows? He may or may not run for president -- as the Omaha World-Herald reported yesterday, he is "postponing a decision" on his political future: The decorated Vietnam veteran and chief Republican critic of the war in Iraq today stopped short of making a decision about either pursuing a White House bid or seeking a third Senate term. He said he wants to keep his … [Read more...] about What’s Up with Chuck Hagel?
Dealing With “Trolls” On Weblogs
More and more evidence surfaces each day that the mainstream print news media is being battered by the fact that younger potential readers are turning to other sources of information -- including weblogs. Why weblogs? Because they're updated all day, a reader can read lots of them and see what the main stories are, and there is the immediacy of answering back to comment on a … [Read more...] about Dealing With “Trolls” On Weblogs
(Updated) Yet Another Blow to American Justice
I wrote just the other day that the damage that the Bush administration has done to the American justice system is incalculable, and that long after the president retires to his Texas ranch to search among the scrub brush for his lost legacy and long after the vice president has his final myocardial infarction, we will be trying to undo the damage. Now comes word that in yet … [Read more...] about (Updated) Yet Another Blow to American Justice
Cheney: Opposition To War = Undercutting The Troops
Vice President Dick Cheney has picked up a past political motif once again: he is again saying that those who oppose the war are undercutting the troops and encouraging the enemy to wait until the U.S. has enough and pulls out:Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out at Congressional opponents of the war in Iraq on Monday, saying that Democrats and others who would limit President … [Read more...] about Cheney: Opposition To War = Undercutting The Troops
Needed — More Irish Humor
Needed -- More Irish Humor By Tom Purcell Thank goodness St. Patrick's Day is near. We sure could use some Irish humor about now. We're in a nasty war, after all. Partisan politics are in high gear. And all our press cares about is the saga of Anna Nicole. I prefer to think of Murphy instead. During the French Revolution, Murphy and two others were sentenced to … [Read more...] about Needed — More Irish Humor
Guest Book Review: Stan And Ollie, The Roots Of Comedy, The Double Life Of Laurel And Hardy
The Moderate Voice occasionally runs Guest Voice columns and Guest Voice reviews. Here's a review by one of our best-received guest posters, Dan Schneider about a book about one of the greatest comedy teams in movie history. Stan And Ollie, The Roots Of Comedy, The Double Life Of Laurel And Hardy Copyright © 2007 by Dan Schneider The one thing I've always wanted to … [Read more...] about Guest Book Review: Stan And Ollie, The Roots Of Comedy, The Double Life Of Laurel And Hardy
A RARE Three Stooges Early Live TV Appearance
Here's a multiple layered treat. Click on the You Tube below and you'll see a rare, late 1940s appearance of The Three Stooges on the Emmy Award winning Ed Wynn Show (before my time). This will be of great interest to Three Stooges fans, and those interested in both early live television and vaudeville. Note: --By the time this skit was performed Jerome "Curley" Howard was … [Read more...] about A RARE Three Stooges Early Live TV Appearance
China’s Big Fat Trade Surplus
Top General Pace Condemns Homosexuality
I've said lots of nice things about Marine General Peter Pace (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). But I'm certainly not going to endorse his retrograde views on homosexuality, which serve only to weaken our Armed Forces and deprieve patriotic American men and women the ability to freely and openly serve their country. … [Read more...] about Top General Pace Condemns Homosexuality
It Still Fails
The new and unimproved UN Human Rights Council still does absolutely nothing but condemn Israel. I feel like this is the sort of event which creates the cognitive dissonance over Israel. Israel critics note that the American political establishment is reasonably unified in support of Israel, and get annoyed when pro-Israel speakers condemn certain assaults on the Jewish … [Read more...] about It Still Fails
Sorority Games
The infamous Delta Zeta is no longer welcome on DePauw's campus. Big win for feminists everywhere. … [Read more...] about Sorority Games
Another Walter Reed Scandal Bigwig Resigns
Something a bit unusual seems to be going around Washington these days....accountability:The Army forced its surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, to retire, officials said Monday, the third high-level official to lose his job over poor outpatient treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Kiley, who headed Walter Reed from 2002 to 2004, has been … [Read more...] about Another Walter Reed Scandal Bigwig Resigns