It sure sounds that way... … [Read more...] about Are Karl Rove’s Associates Actively Working To Elect Connecticut ‘s Joe Lieberman?

As a follow-up to my earlier post on David Kuo and Bush's hypocrisy, I wanted to send you over to The Reaction, where co-blogger Heraclitus has just posted a complementary piece looking at Kuo's naiveté and the political context that surrounds his book. See here. … [Read more...] about Republicans and the religious right

H/t 'Interested' The US population is expected to reach the magical number of 300 million Tuesday: The Census Bureau projects that America's population will hit 300 million at 7:46 a.m. EDT Tuesday. The projection is based on estimates for births, deaths and net immigration that add up to one new American every 11 seconds.And there is room for more: America still has a lot of … [Read more...] about 300 Million: The Magical Number

Funny you should ask. As you may know, we at The Moderate Voice (and at The Reaction, my home base) devote some of our blogging to international election coverage, and -- wouldn't you know it? -- Ecuador held a presidential election yesterday. Voting was mandatory, for such is the law, and there were 13 candidates running for the top job. With about 70 percent of votes … [Read more...] about So what’s up in Ecuador?

See? A bit of media exposure can create a political star (and influence the conventional wisdom?). The New Haven Independent:The ghost of Crazy Eddie was channeled Monday by a man who would be Connecticut's next senator — and whose name is neither Lieberman or Lamont. This candidate's name is Alan Schlesinger. He is the official candidate nominated by the Republican … [Read more...] about A New Factor In Connecticut Lieberman-Lamont Race: The Republican Candidate

According to a new poll, the Virginia Senate race is a virtual tie, with Republican George Allen leading Democrat James Webb by two points, 49 to 47, within the margin of error. MyDD's Matt Stoller notes that "Webb keeps picking up momentum in his race against George Allen". And the reason hasn't been Allen's racism or un-ethics. Rather, [t]his is a referendum on Iraq and … [Read more...] about Deadlock in Virginia

David Kuo, a former member of Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, appeared on 60 Minutes yesterday. In the interview with Lesley Stahl, Kuo said that White House staffers called evangelicals "nuts" and "goofy," that "important Christian leader[s]" were "mocked by serious people in serious places," that people in the White House called Pat Robertson "insane" … [Read more...] about Presidential hypocrisy: How Bush lied to evangelicals to get their votes

Samir Azzouz Haaretz reports that the highly-anticipated trial against 20-year old Dutch Moroccan Samir Azzouz took off today. Samir Azzouz (I love foreign press: we Dutch are not allowed to use his last name that easily, our press calls him, therefore, Samir A.), is charged with planning terrorist attacks. Dutch prosecutors say they have gathered fresh evidence and can now … [Read more...] about Trial Of Dutch Moroccan Extremist Begins

The L.A. Times has endorsed Schwarzenegger for governor: "Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a solid, pragmatic governor who has steered a moderate course for California. He deserves a sequel." I don't follow California politics all that closely, but it has struck me that Democratic challenger Phil Angelides isn't much of a candidate. And, of course, Schwarzenegger isn't much of a … [Read more...] about Endorsing the Governator

Joe published an interesting article earlier today about Bush 41 aids being fed up with Bush 43, that they believe that Bush 43 is destroying his father's legacy, etc. I just read this great post by Dick Polman about this subject. They feel somewhat emboldened by the fact that 41 alumnus Jim Baker (as I mentioned last Friday) is co-helming an Iraq commission that is mandated by … [Read more...] about Bush Fatigue

So I have to write an essay for "American Society". The topic? America's biggest problem. I am currently in the 'brainstorm phase': just thinking about this topic and trying to come up with a satisfactory answer to the question: what is America's biggest problem and why? Because most of you are Americans I thought that it might be useful to have some input from all of you and … [Read more...] about America’s #1 Problem

As Andrew Sullivan points out, in the West we have a tendency to laugh at Kim Jung-Il every now and then, for instance because of NK's ridiculously sad state of technology or Kim Jung-Il's porn-obsession. But we should never forget that he does not just pose a threat to us, to the West and to stability in the region, but also to his own people. Make no mistake about it, Kim … [Read more...] about Defectors: NK’s Regime Killing Disabled and “Racial Impure” Children

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is proving to be the bodybuilder of politicos — recasting himself (again) as a centrist and clearly on his way to an impressive victory at the polls, the Christian Science Monitor notes:California's action-hero-turned-governor appears poised to run America's most-populous "blue" state for four more years. The key reason: Gov. … [Read more...] about Arnold Schwarzenegger Recasts Himself (Again) As Centrist (UPDATED)

From Jon Swift (who is quite perceptive and witty!). … [Read more...] about 2006 Congressional Campaign Roundup

"He must be a RINO." PS: Yours truly thinks that in 21st century America partisans need to take up some meditation. The second someone disagrees with them they (and TMV has experienced it from both sides) go on the offensive and immediately question the motives of someone who disagrees with them — and try to force them into a defensive position. Here's a HINT to all of … [Read more...] about The TRUTH About InstaPundit

The New York Daily News has put the GOP's dirty little secret into print with a story detailing how "many" of the first George Bush's former aides don't like the present George Bush:Indeed, one of the worst-kept secrets in Bush World is the dismay, in some cases disdain, harbored by many senior aides of the former President toward the administration of his son - 41 and 43, as … [Read more...] about Not “Like Father Like Son”: Ex-President’s Aides Don’t Like Younger Bush

I thought the point of advertising was to encourage us to buy a product rather than to offend us such that we not only don't buy the product but also look it up and advise others to avoid it. I was just driving home from an event and listening to the last few minutes of an NFL game on the radio. Suddenly, listeners were encouraged to buy Red Zone Body Wash which will … [Read more...] about Questionable Taste

The New York Times reports that Hawaii has been 'shaken' by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3. 'with at least a dozen aftershocks', one of them measured 5.8. Logically "the quakes immediately set off fears of a tsunami." However, 'the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a report saying that “no tsunami is expectedâ€? as a result of the quakes.' More: Power was out in … [Read more...] about Hawaii Struck By Earthquake

You read this and have to wonder: do they know something we don't know?Amid widespread panic in the Republican establishment about the coming midterm elections, there are two people whose confidence about GOP prospects strikes even their closest allies as almost inexplicably upbeat: President Bush and his top political adviser, Karl Rove. Some Republicans on Capitol Hill are … [Read more...] about Bush And Rove Confident GOP Will Prevail In Elections

Most Britons back the country's Army chief who said British troops should be withdrawn from Iraq soon because their presence was making security worse, a poll showed on Sunday, says a Reuters report. "In an ICM telephone poll for the Sunday Express newspaper, 74 percent of those questioned agreed with Dannatt." "Chief of the General Staff Richard Dannatt sparked a media and … [Read more...] about British General’s Remarks on Iraq: Many Britons Agree