This post over at the Carpetbagger stirred up my frustration with the Popular media. As if there are not enough important and controversial issues to explore CNN is already criticizing the Democrats with a graphic that says "Do Nothing Dems?" … [Read more...] about “Do Nothing Dems?”

Reuters reports that Jeb Bush believes that he has no future in politics:The shadow of President Bush seemed to loom large over his younger brother on Wednesday, as the outgoing Florida governor ruled out any plans to return to elected office. "No tengo futuro (I have no future)," Jeb Bush told Spanish-language reporters in Miami, when asked about any possible political … [Read more...] about Jeb Bush: “No tengo Futuro”

I remember lots of things about being a teenager: braces, acne, boys (!), rebellious arguments with parents, and having entirely too much time on my hands. (Did I mention boys?) Of them all, though, it was "time" that impacted me the most. It wasn't so much the lack of homework (although I had very little); it was because as a young person, Polimom was not a "joiner". I started … [Read more...] about Teens, time, and trying to earn a buck

Steve Clemons at The Washington Note has interesting news:A former staffer at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, ADEL AL-JUBEIR, who comes from a distinguished, yet non-royal family, has risen to such levels of esteem in the estimation of Saudia Arabia's King Abdullah that he has been appointed the next Saudi Ambassador to the United States. This is quite remarkable news. One of … [Read more...] about Say Hello to the New Ambassador

Something smells fishy here. Some fine investigative reporting from Michelle et alia. Will be interesting to see where this goes. … [Read more...] about Who Let the Dogs Out, Who, Who, Who, Who?

The entire affair surrounding the election of a Muslim in U.S. Congress is getting ridiculous. Some people should ask themselves this question every now and then: how will the world perceive this? You can bet on it that this will get attention in the Muslim world (and more generally Muslims worldwide), once they find out about it. More importantly, perhaps, what about Muslims … [Read more...] about Goode Jr.: Ellison Threatens Traditional Values

(1.) Some 10, 20 or 30 thousand additional troops at so late a date in a war that required three times the 140,000 troops that former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld allocated will have little impact. American troops have become central to the problem; they are no longer central to the solution. (2.) An increasing number of Iraqis depend on sectarian militas for protection from the … [Read more...] about A Dozen Reasons Why More Troops Won’t Work

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