The New York Times has an interesting article up about the Iraq Study Group's report and what it tells us about the state of the Republican Party. According to the NYT (and I do not quite see how one can possibly disagree with it), it is a sign of the division that exists within the Republican Party about how to deal with Iraq. A division that's deep. Very deep.Republican … [Read more...] about A Republican Divide

The Jawa Report reminds us of the incredible amount of bias at the Associated Press. The AP... Independently biased. … [Read more...] about AP Propaganda

Voting for the Weblog Awards continues. As Joe wrote yesterday, TMV is honored to be nominated for Best Centrist Blog. We seem to be second right now, behind Althouse. If you believe that The Moderate Voice is the best Centrist Blog on the Net, we would appreciate your support. As Joe also wrote yesterday:Our coblogger Michael van der Galien has pointed to Ed Morrissey's … [Read more...] about Vote or Die

Thomas Barnett grasps the importance of this breakthrough on sharing oil revenues in Iraq:Previous deal said central gov got all revenue to distribute from existing fields, but future ones left to individual groups (Kurds, Sunnis, Shiia). That had the Kurds pushing hard to attract their own Foreign Direct Investment into the industry. Yes, it would have come, but it will come … [Read more...] about Iraqi Oil Sharing Breakthrough

Image from Voltaire Network: Dominance of US Superpower? Jules has an interesting post up about an article from the Guardian, written by one Martin Jacques. After dealing with what Jules calls a tremendous case of revisionist history, he deals with what Martin wrote about Iraq: Which brings us to Iraq. Jacques correctly notes that in the wake of U.S. failure there, Iran will … [Read more...] about European Jealousy Exposed

Slate reports that New York City is banning Trans fats (Vegetable oils made solid by adding Hydrogen) because they lead to poor health. I imagine that most restaurants will go back to Saturated fats (from animals) that are still allowed. Some restaurants argue that their food will not taste the same. It seems to me that much of the same aim could be accomplished while also … [Read more...] about Fats and Freedom

The Straight Path is a blog about Islam by Ruth Nasrullah. Ruth made a comment on TMV and I wanted to raise the profile of this welcome voice to public discussions of Islam. Her latest post is Muslims who condemn terror...one of my readers suggested a response to the widely-held but inaccurate opinion that Muslims in this country do not condemn terror. He said that a petition … [Read more...] about Muslims who condemn terror

I've read a slew of good books this year. But if I could pick only one book and recommend it as a holiday gift it would be "Falling Through the Earth: A Memoir" by Danielle Trussoni. "Falling" is about the author's journey to try to understand her father, Daniel, by turns a nasty and loving man who was a "tunnel rat" in Vietnam, a nightmarishly dangerous job that involved … [Read more...] about A Coblogger’s Favorite Book of the Year

This just in from investigative reporter Scott Ott of Scrappleface. Here's his latest scoop that should soon make the newswires:Iran to Deploy N-Bomb at U.S. Comedy Clubs by Scott Ott (2006-12-07) — Iran already has the N-bomb, according to an unnamed European diplomat, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved a plan to begin deploying it at comedy clubs in the United … [Read more...] about This Just In!

I'll be attending services tomorrow morning. Since I go to a Conservative Synagogue, we are hosting a discussion on our recent gay rights Teshuvot. Watch this space for any news I might glean from my Rabbi and the community. Apparently, one of our congregants is on the law committee, so I might be able to get some juicy tidbits. … [Read more...] about View from the Trenches

We've often linked to Tom Watson and his always-stylish weblog. Guess what category his superb blog wound up in? THE ANSWER. … [Read more...] about An Interesting Twist In The Weblog Awards

And arguably the greatest (certainly the most maltreated) Sci-Fi series is reborn as an online RPG. … [Read more...] about Firefly Pulls a Phoenix

I'm curious how the right wing base will react to this.... … [Read more...] about Swing Voter

An Illinois politician with around seven years in the State Senate and another two in Congress contemplating a Presidential run? Why, it's like something out of the middle of the 19th century! That's a bit too coincidental, no? … [Read more...] about Too Eerie

Is talk among some (not all) on the left about the "I-word" option both politically unrealistic and politically reckless? One view here. … [Read more...] about Is It Time For Some People To “Can It?”

Ignorance is generally overcome through information and dialogue. For moderate Muslims, though, condemning terrorism (and terrorists), and responding to questions doesn't seem to be enough. What more, if anything, can they do? … [Read more...] about What can moderate Muslims do?

From the St. Petersburg Times:Republican Vern Buchanan might be the official winner in a messy Sarasota-area congressional race, but Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says the Democratic-controlled Congress should not seat Buchanan without another election. "Absolutely not," Dean said... "You cannot seat someone if you don't have an election that's … [Read more...] about I’m with Dean

CBS 2 reports that federal authorities made a arrest related to terrorismA 22-year-old Rockford man with an ambition to become a terrorist has been arrested by federal authorities on allegations that he planned to set off grenades in garbage cans in a mall in Rockford. Derrick Shareef, of Rockford, was arrested on Wednesday by FBI agents from the Chicago Joint Terrorism Task … [Read more...] about Another Person with Difficult Childhood Arrested

Oh Jimmy! Speaking as a center-left Democrat who respects the good that you have done, you must face reality. It's time for you to go gracefully into history. You are no longer doing good but instead causing harm. RETIRE SHUT-UP! You may think you are speaking frankly but you are ill-informed and promote lies. You may be well-intended but you mislead the American … [Read more...] about Speaking Frankly About Jimmy Carter

The voting in the 2006 weblog awards continues. Vote for Best Centrist Blog here. TMV is honored to be listed. You can vote once a day. Also, our coblogger Dave Schraub's great blog is nominated in a different category and you can vote for him here. Finally, there are MANY excellent blogs in all the categories. Our coblogger Michael van der Galien has pointed to Ed … [Read more...] about Weblog Awards Voting Continues