There's something maddeningly nauseating (and funny in a really unpleasant way) about President Bush's far-too-little-far-too-late proclamations in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of Katrina. Here's how The Washington Post began its account yesterday: President Bush, marking the one-year anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, promised … [Read more...] about After Katrina: President Bush’s inadvertent admission of failure

I land an exclusive interview, and then I put up a broken link to it! It's fixed now. I've moved the post back to the top temporarily--there will again be newer stuff below. --DS (TMV NOTE: We'll be keeping this post on top and a bit out of order for some of today. Please scroll down because some NEWER posts will be BELOW it.) Earlier this week, I posted the first part of my … [Read more...] about Exclusive Interview With Tom Friedman (Part II)

As the dust settles following the Lebanon cease fire, Israel is less secure than before the war whatever the fig leaf of positive spin international diplomats put on events. Current indications are that Israel’s northern borders may not be secured without another bigger war, unless Israelis suddenly have a change of heart and decide to appease their enemies. It is … [Read more...] about More wars or appeasement in the Middle East?

Remember the guy who was going to shake up Public Broadcasting because he felt it was biased in one direction? His problems aren't vanishing:Democrats are pushing for the ouster of the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors who is accused of misusing government money, overbilling for his time and hiring a friend as a consultant.Does this mean there is cronyism in the … [Read more...] about Broadcast Bigwig Accused Of Funds Misuse

Did you know that drinking beer is OK if you're going on what is billed publicly as a hunger strike? Did we make this up? Read Citizen Smash. … [Read more...] about Coffins And Beer

Another literary gem from TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: When Abe Lincoln got popped, Walt Whitman was there to lead the mourning. Today, in this time of planet Pluto's own trial, someone else had to step forward to do the job...Oh Pluto, My Pluto Oh Pluto, my Pluto, your old status they've revised. You've lost your planetary place, from the … [Read more...] about Guest Poem: Oh, Pluto, My Pluto

The Moderate Voice occasionally runs Guest Voice posts by readers who don't have a weblog or have one and have something special to say here. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its co-bloggers — but they do add to our free-wheeling debate. This is the first part of a three part essay by one of our readers and frequent commentors, … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Plagiarism, Clichés, Influence, And Google Part I

THIS JUST IN from investgative reporter Andy Borowitz:Boulder District Attorney Pleads Insanity 'Out of My Mind' to Arrest John Mark Karr, Lacy Explains In an attempt to explain a mystery that has baffled millions for the past two weeks, Boulder Counter District Attorney Mary Lacy pleaded insanity today for her decision to arrest John Mark Karr for the murder of child beauty … [Read more...] about This Just In!

We'll send you some MORE L-O-V-E (a different version): … [Read more...] about We Care So Much For Our Readers We’ll Do It Again

New York Times: LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 29 — The Federal Aviation Administration sent its managers a memorandum nine months ago forbidding air traffic controllers in towers to be assigned solo, with responsibility for both radar and ground observations. But the policy was not followed at Bluegrass Airport here, where a jet took a wrong turn to a too-short runway on Sunday and … [Read more...] about Some Control Towers Are Short-Staffed

A man poses as a HUD official to give a major speech on Katrina reconstruction. … [Read more...] about Hoax Is Better Than Reality

Reuters via MSNBC reports an undersea earthquake which might cause a tsunami: JAKARTA, Indonesia - Eastern Indonesia was on a tsunami alert Tuesday after an earthquake offshore rattled the region. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Indonesia's Moluccas islands, an official at the country's meteorological agency said. "There is a possibility of a tsunami, but until now … [Read more...] about Tsunami Alert: Eastern Indonesia

Deadly floods in India's desert state of Rajasthan have turned a part of this land of sand dunes into a virtual "sea". This doomsday futuristic scenario, a la Nostradamus predictions, unfolded in India’s Thar desert with at least 138 persons dying as river waters swirl around sand dunes and people watch bewildered from their rooftops. The Munnabao-Khokrapar rail link between … [Read more...] about Indian desert State turns Into a “Sea”

"Domestic wineries are gearing up to put China's name on the map of wine culture, helped by experts from home and abroad. So get ready for a chardonnay from Huadong, a cabernet from Changyu or a dragon's seal from Beijing. Or how about a smooth cabernet sauvignon from Xinjiang? "The vines are weighed down with grapes and the local wines are sweetish but surprisingly tasty, and … [Read more...] about Wine from China and India: Here’s Cheers To That!

(click on photo to enlarge) The Hindustan Times, India's leading newspaper, comments editorially under the heading 'Pakistan vs Pakistan': "The needless death of 79-year-old Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a multiple tragedy - for his family, Balochistan and Pakistan. While the aged leader died as he would have undoubtedly wished - a warrior at the head of his tribe - the manner of … [Read more...] about More on Killing of Powerful Pakistani Sardar Akbar Bugti

The Moderate Voice occasionally runs Guest Voice posts by readers who don't have a weblog or have one and have something special to say here. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its co-bloggers — but they do add to our free-wheeling debate. In the latest, a writer who wishes to be anonymous but who we'll call "The All Knowing One" looks at … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Taking A Hard Look At The U.N.

Once again officials investigating the JonBenet Ramsey murder case have been left with egg on their faces — omelette-sized. Events have unfolded in rapid succession. First came the news that there was no DNA match in the case of confessed killer John Mark Karr:The Boulder District Attorney's office Monday dropped a case against suspect John MarkKarr in connection to the … [Read more...] about JonBenet Ramsey Case Collapses Amid Recrimination And Mystery

There are a slew of weblogs and sites looking back on Hurricane Katrina. We'll offer you a few modest links here: --Many of The Moderate Voice's breaking-news and analysis posts on Hurricane Katrina can be found on THIS PAGE. --The always sensible and thoughtful The Glittering Eye gives you this MUST READ. --WIMN's Voices on the anniversary of Katrina takes a look at … [Read more...] about Remembering Hurricane Katrina (UPDATED)

Truly a daring move done in his own style. … [Read more...] about President Bush Plans Action On New Hurricane Season

Then here's Weird Al's (in)famous EBay Song...lip synched masterfully in this You Tube video: … [Read more...] about Do You Love EBay?