This Kirkuk car bombing was binding. It killed 10 and wounded 60. The Democratic-controlled Senate, again at the mercy of Republican procedural moves, was unable to approve the non-binding House resolution today opposing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq. Bully for the House. More raspberries for the Senate. You can take heart at the House action if … [Read more...] about Iraq: Can the Democrats Use Their Hammer?
Center of Attention
Extra attention to a few Centrist blogs. Brad DeLong: In the Spring, Webloggers Start Monkeying with the Code... "While getting ready for my classes this spring on the Great Depression and the coming of the mixed economy, I found myself noticing something in Robert Stern's classic article on "The Commerce Clause and the National Economy" that I had not noticed before: the … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Categories Are Misbehaving
Our techie has sent us the following message: Someone may want to let the readers know that category links are temporarily disabled while they are being optimized for SPEED! :) Please Be Patient! … [Read more...] about Categories Are Misbehaving
Weather Or Not, Heads Have to Roll in Pennsylvania
There was some nasty weather in Pennsylvania on Valentine's Day, a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. That kind of weather is not unusual, but by the time the last flake had fallen, there was a 50-mile backup on one interstate highway and major stretches of two others had to be closed. Thousands of motorists were stranded for over 24 hours and had to be rescued by … [Read more...] about Weather Or Not, Heads Have to Roll in Pennsylvania
Senate About to Vote on Nonbinding Resolution
Anne Flaherty reports for the AP that it's unlikely that the U.S. Senate will pass the nonbinding resolution rejecting Bush's surge. Majority Leader Harry Reid realizes this as well: "Americans deserve to know whether their senator stands with the president and his plan to deepen our military commitment in Iraq, or with the overwhelming majority of Americans who oppose this … [Read more...] about Senate About to Vote on Nonbinding Resolution
Guest Poem: Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider, who owns one of the biggest and most important literary websites on the entire Internet, Cosmoetica, published a poem he wrote, in the comment section of my post Futile yesterday. It is a bit silly in my opinion to publish great literature in the comment sections while it can also be published on the frontpage, so here you go: THE PASSINGS There are … [Read more...] about Guest Poem: Dan Schneider
Dr. Bush’s Iran Medicine Show
I usually don’t have much to say about the natterings of White House press secretaries. There are bloggers who seem to obsess on their every word, which more than takes up the slack for the rest of us who think there are more important things to discuss. But I’m going to make an exception for something that Tony Snow said this week. While Snow is an improvement over his … [Read more...] about Dr. Bush’s Iran Medicine Show
Greenwald vs. Gaffney
Crooks and Liars has the audio up of a debate between blogger Glenn Greenwald and one of the most important and influential neoconservatives in America, Frank Gaffney, on Alan Colmes' radio show. Frank wrote an article for the Washington Times recently, arguing that dissent during war time is treasonous. Glenn - of course - doesn't exactly agree with that and... the debate … [Read more...] about Greenwald vs. Gaffney
Congress Has Spoken
Guest Voice: Troop Surge Resolution
NOTE: The Moderate Voice from time to time runs Guest Voice columns from people who don't have their own weblog or who want to discuss something here. Guest Voices do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice. This is by Nicholas Rivera who has the libertarian blog The Coming Realignment. By Nicholas Rivera The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Troop Surge Resolution
We’ve Said From The Start: Watch The Independent Voters
Some folks get angry when they see posts by independent voters who are highly critical of the Bush administration and the GOP. Here's yet another indication that it is part of a major trend that isn't good news for the GOP. TMV thanks Americablog for the tip. … [Read more...] about We’ve Said From The Start: Watch The Independent Voters
How To Find Love
From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe: … [Read more...] about How To Find Love
Note To Readers
Some people emailed asking about my own posts. I'm on a very limited schedule between now and Feb. 25 due to my appearance at a multi-day event. This means my time not only on the Internet but even in an area with Internet access is greatly reduced. But TMV's cobloggers clearly have much to say. Due to each of our own tight schedules, we might occasionally be late on a news … [Read more...] about Note To Readers
The Wrong Ending for the New Orleans Story
The risk that New Orleans might not recover from Katrina was always there. Even before the levees ever gave way, the city had horrific problems, and they've been magnified exponentially in the last 18 months. According to the NY Times, people in today's New Orleans are getting overwhelmed -- by the crime, the spiralling costs of far-too-little available housing, a lack of … [Read more...] about The Wrong Ending for the New Orleans Story
Center of Attention
Extra attention to a few Centrist blogs. Steve Clemons on "Hillary and the Foreign Policy Establishment". Again David Adesnik on Dershowitz's book The Case for Israel. I linked to the first article he wrote about, which was quite positive... in this post David's opinion has changed a bit. Tully at Stubborn Facts on Global Warming... That "darn reality!" And lastly, … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Take a Deep Breath
An interesting post over at The Politico by Dan Gerstein about the recent controversy involving Edwards, Donahue, Marcotte and McEwan. As I have stated before: I believe that Marcotte and McEwan shouldn't have resigned. Especially not because of how it all went. Both of them, although especially Marcotte, faced death threats, incredible insults, etc. They should have - in … [Read more...] about Take a Deep Breath
Not In Our House
Washington Post: House OKs Measure Opposing Troop Surge A majority of House members, 246-182, voted for a nonbinding resolution against President Bush's troop increase in Iraq. … [Read more...] about Not In Our House
Stem Cell Research in California
I received an e-mail earlier today alerting me that Governor Schwarzenegger's website would live webcast the Governor's appearance / speaking at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. As most of you will know, the Governor directed California's Department of Finance to "make up to $150 million in loans to fund" the stem cell research in that state in July 2006. … [Read more...] about Stem Cell Research in California
The Iraq War Debate in One Corner of the South
I will shortly be moving to East Tennessee and one thing I've spent a lot of time studying is the unique history of the region. It was mostly pro-Union during the Civil War and it supported the Republican Party consistently in the late 19th and 20th century. When the rest of the South was solidly Democratic, East Tennessee was Republican. It is still solidly Republican, but … [Read more...] about The Iraq War Debate in One Corner of the South
10 Reasons Why It Has To Be Giuliani, Not McCain
Times Online's Daniel Finklestine writes:I like Senator John McCain, really I do. I think he is often brave and often right. I like his style. But, well, Rudy is Rudy. Here are the ten reasons why it has to be the Mayor not the Senator:CLICK HERE to read them. … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons Why It Has To Be Giuliani, Not McCain