It's official. Almost. John McCain is running for president. According to ABC News, "[a] presidential exploratory committee is expected to be set up this month -- perhaps as early as next week," though a "final decision will likely not come until after the Christmas holidays". Given his alleged "maverick" credentials, an outsider on the inside, the Republicans' dismal … [Read more...] about McCain set to begin White House run

First to fight for the right, And to build the Nation’s might, And The Army Goes Rolling Along Proud of all we have done, Fighting till the battle’s won, And the Army Goes Rolling Along. Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong (TWO! THREE!) For where e’er we go, You will always know That The Army Goes Rolling Along. From the … [Read more...] about In Remembrance and Heartfelt Thanks

There is an interesting discussion going on between conservative bloggers: more specifically between Power Line's John Hinderaker and 'Captain' Ed Morrissey. It started with this post by Hinderaker. Ed responded. John responded to Ed's response. Ed responds to John's response to Ed's first response. Steven Taylor weighs in at Outside the Beltway. It is an interesting … [Read more...] about Terrorism and the US Elections

Reaction co-blogger and Yale law student Vivek Krishnamurthy live-blogged a presentation on "originalist philosophy of constitutional interpretation" by Antonin Scalia yesterday. Needless to say, he had some interesting things to say. See here. … [Read more...] about Live-blogging Justice Scalia

Colbert I. King in the Washington Post: Lawmakers Who Won't Be Missed … [Read more...] about Unmourned

The Washington Post column "The Fix" presents its ranking of potential 2008 presidential candidates:The Friday Line: Return of the Presidential Rankings It's back! After a hiatus in the run-up to the 2006 midterm election, the regular Friday Line on potential 2008 presidential candidates returns this week ... with a special new twist. In previous presidential lines, we've … [Read more...] about Refocusing on 2008

The Democrats plan on doing something about the AMT: Democratic leaders this week vowed to make the alternative minimum tax a centerpiece of next year's budget debate, saying the levy threatens to unfairly increase tax bills for millions of middle-class families by the end of the decade. The complex and expensive tax was designed to prevent the super-rich from using … [Read more...] about Fixing It

The New York Times reports: Hamas committed today to folding its eight-month government if that would restore the international assistance that was cut off after it won national elections earlier this year. In a shrewd and dramatic speech, the Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyah, said he would likely resign in the next “two or three weeksâ€? to make way for a national unity … [Read more...] about Hamas Surrenders Politically?

A video put on You Tube showing police beating a suspect has embroiled the LAPD (again) in charges of police brutality — leading to investigations by the LAPD and the FBI: The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating two officers for allegedly beating a man during an arrest last summer that was captured on video and posted on the popular YouTube … [Read more...] about Police Beating Put On You Tube Sparks LAPD, FBI Probe

It can make you laugh or make you wince... … [Read more...] about “Borat”

So who will it be? … [Read more...] about Time’s Man Of The Year

Was a key reason THIS? … [Read more...] about Why The Republicans Lost The Mid-Term Elections

Andrew Sullivan nails it in his latest post on conservative talk show hosts who now admit they were touting an administration they didn't respect or totally believe during the campaign:I think the explanation for the intellectual dishonesty was that an entire industry was built around demonizing the left; and that this demonization became all conservatives were about. There was … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: Andrew Sullivan On Lockstep Conservative Talk Show Hosts

The Moderate Voice occasionally runs Guest Voice columns written by people who don't have weblogs or people who do but wish to contribute to thoughtful dialogue here at TMV. This post is by Robin Koerner, publisher of the MUST READ site Watching America. Nothing New Under the Sun By Robin Koerner Thursday's photograph of Bush and Pelosi’s press conference showed a … [Read more...] about GUEST VOICE: Nothing New Under The Sun

THIS JUST IN! Read it here... … [Read more...] about Reasons Why Bush Thinks The GOP Lost The Mid-Term Elections

From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe: … [Read more...] about Who Did You Vote For?

Here at TMV we've gone on and on about how Independents and Moderates abandoned the GOP in droves this year and gave the election to the Democrats. Exit polls showed Independents going for the Democrats by a 57-39 margin. In 2004, it was 49-48 for Kerry. The swing was from 1 point to 18 points. The entire electorate swung to the Dems, but Indies did a huge margin. We are right … [Read more...] about Latinos too

Post-Election 2006: Playing the Numbers Game News networks recognize Crystal Ball success rate It's been a long election season--seemingly much longer than midterms past--and your Crystal Ball is happy to have served our good readers right up until the end. As we mentioned in our final pre-election release, it's been a wild ride as the dynamics of dozens of races have … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball Post-Election 2006: Playing the Numbers Game

Or is it a mythical category? … [Read more...] about Did “The Might Middle” Really Win The 2006 Election?

At Popular Mechanics a couple of days ago, Noah Shachtman examined at four key policy battles at the Pentagon that will determine "the shape of America's military for decades to come". It's a fairly short but extremely interesting post. Check it out. … [Read more...] about After Rumsfeld