Donald Trump announces a coming clash between himself and Rosie O'Donnell. Earlier this afternoon Trump announced he is filing suit against the TV talk show host. "She says things that come to her mouth, she's not smart, she's crude, she's ignorant and to be honest I look forward to suing Rosie," he told our cameras. "I'm gonna sue her and I look forward to it. She's really … [Read more...] about Trump vs. Rosie

Another indication that George Bush is one worn down president: On February 10, 2004, responding to the news that the Justice Department had launched an investigation into who revealed the identity of Valerie Plame, the president told reporters: "If there's a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. If the person has violated law, that person will be taken … [Read more...] about Leaks ‘R” Us: Bowed But Not Beaten

NOTE: The Moderate Voice occasionally runs Guest Voice columns by readers who don't have their own blogs or have weblogs but want to raise an issue for discussion here. Guest Posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its contributors. Nicholas Rivera has a great libertarian blog, The Coming Realignment. He contends a TV comedy favorite may actually be a … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Is Jon Stewart A Libertarian?

Bill Stothers says NO, not really... … [Read more...] about Isn’t Tiny Tim A Great Christmas Character?

OUR REFORMAT: You can see more and more changes. (1)We're reworded the masthead to better explain what TMV is today. (2)We've replaced the 2004 Weblog Award banner with the new one. (3)Categories are up and running. Click on a category and you'll start to see related posts appear there. TMV IS MOVING on the evening of December 29. The domain name www.themoderatevoice.com will … [Read more...] about The Latest News About TMV

...are continuing and likely to increase. … [Read more...] about Bush-Webb Tensions

From TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: Poor James Baker, the Bush family¹s consigliere. He came up with ways that would have saved George W. from utter historical ignominy, only to have them (and himself) dissed and dismissed by the inept scion of a once distinguished clan. A James Baker Lament My name is Jimmy Baker I'm the guy who makes the … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: Poor James Baker

From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe: … [Read more...] about What You Need For Christmas

I suspect we're all hypocrites to one degree or another. God knows, as does my wife, that I am. Regardless, this post from Prof. Bainbridge is a good reminder to keep our contradicting values in check. … [Read more...] about Double Standards

Has any elected politician in the last 15 years so blatantly argued that a given (non-criminal) class of Americans should not be elected to public office? The only thing I can think of approaching it is George H.W. Bush's claim that atheists could not be patriotic Americans. Any other ones ring a bell? … [Read more...] about In a Class(less) of His Own

Kaimi Wenger: "I wonder how many Americans would answer correctly questions like, 'Which is greater, The worldwide Jewish population, or the Muslim population of Tanzania? Of Morocco? Or Uzbekistan?'" … [Read more...] about Oh My God, Jews!

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo relays reports that Lieberman is floating between bipartisan groups Apparently Sen. Joe Lieberman has relinquished his position as co-chairman of the Senate Centrist Coalition, halting talks with co-chairwoman Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) over the future of the organization in favor of creating his own bipartisan group with Sen. Lamar … [Read more...] about Lieberman is floating between bipartisan groups

This is NOT good news for President George Bush's ability to garner the kind of political support he will need to get through the next two years:Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., said today after a two-day trip to Iraq that he would not support an increase in the number of soldiers in Baghdad. He said he would "stand against" any effort to send a surge of more troops to Baghdad … [Read more...] about Not A Good Sign For Bush Military “Surge” Idea

This type of thing doesn't happen enough. If only it were the rule, rather than the exception. … [Read more...] about An Integrity Sighting

The Moderate Voice is a vehicle for civil discussion of controversial issues. It is about exploring the Grey areas. So in that spirit I propose a centrist exercise. I offer a controversial topic and invite comments on how to reconcile the opposing points of view. This involves clarifying definitions, making distinctions between means versus ends, dealing with ambiguity, … [Read more...] about Centrist is as Centrist does – An Exercise

Debbie Schlussel seems to be one of the leading bigots of the right-wing blogosphere, so much so that she should be an embarrassment to the thoughtful and sensible conservatives (Ed Morrissey, Andrew Sullivan, James Joyner, Steven Taylor, Stephen Bainbridge, Sister Toldjah, etc.) who inhabit that region of our medium. What is her problem now? Barack Obama's middle name, which … [Read more...] about Bigotry in the blogosphere: Barack Obama and the anti-Muslim paranoia of the right

Sure, Mr. President. That's the latest spin, I understand, and it beats the "we're winning" nonsense that you spewed before the midterms, but only your most delusional supporters believe you now. I think I'll take Powell's word over yours. Of course, your spin raises the question of the meanings of "winning" and "losing," but you can't possibly convince me that the meanings of … [Read more...] about “We’re not winning, we’re not losing”

Today's quote is from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography:There is perhaps no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive. Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.As always, feel free to share your thoughts regarding this … [Read more...] about Literary Quote of the Day: Benjamin Franklin

There are few people more despicable and less credible in the American news media than Oliver North. The right-wing darling of the Iran-Contra Scandal (whose perjury on a matter of national security was a patriotic act while Bubba Clinton’s on sex was cause for impeachment) has been reporting for Fox News from a place that he claims is Iraq. In Ollie’s Iraq, the sun … [Read more...] about The Alternative Universe of Oliver North

A couple of days ago, I discussed incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's risky strategy of supporting a temporary troop increase in Iraq in return for the withdrawal the bulk of U.S. forces by 2008 — that is, of supporting Bush in return for reciprocal support thereafter. I didn't buy it. Bush has done nothing to earn our trust. Why support him now on something as … [Read more...] about Reid’s prudent clarification