According to The Sunday Telegraph, Blair intends on staying in office for "at least another year". Successor-to-be Gordon Brown is surely not amused, but -- domestic fatigue and negative poll numbers notwithstanding -- Blair is still a valuable presence on the international stage, not least as a bridge between the U.S. and Europe. Signing on to Bush's war in Iraq has brought … [Read more...] about The future of Tony Blair

Over at The Reaction, co-blogger Creature looks at the neoconservative take on Lieberman and what his race with Lamont means for the Democratic Party. (Not that a conservative sticking his nose into Democratic politics is without his biases, mind you.) For more, see here. … [Read more...] about Lieberman and the neoconservatives

Once again, we witness the great delusion of Bush and his fellow bubble-dwellers. Consider, via Think Progress, what two leading generals have had to say recently about what's going on in Iraq: John Abizaid, Commander of the U.S. Central Command: "I believe that the sectarian violence is probably is as bad as I’ve seen it in Baghdad in particular, and that if not stopped, it … [Read more...] about Civil war, shmivil war

...it's an open primary -- and it sounds like traditionally controversial Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney is facing a new controversy if you read THIS. … [Read more...] about It’s Primary Day In Georgia, Too…

I haven't yet heard of any peace march or demonstration in any part of this Planet Earth despite the ongoing cold-blooded killings of children and women in Israel and Lebanon (or for that matter in Afghanistan and Iraq). Have people in all the countries become totally "insensitive"? Is this what economic liberalization and globalization all about? The naked dance for … [Read more...] about Israel and Lebanon : “Insensitive” and “Stone-Hearted” Nations & People Watch the “FUN”

Can blogs explain the complex and obtuse to the mass public? … [Read more...] about Complex System

Question: What's the difference between former Representative Tom DeLay and an albatross? Answer: A beak, 180 pounds and an indictment. Add to that another one now. An albatross doesn't have to remain on the Texas ballot:The United States Supreme Court dealt a final blow on Monday to efforts by the Texas Republican Party to replace former Representative Tom DeLay on the … [Read more...] about GOP Gets Bad News: DeLay Must Stay On Ballot

Voters in Connecticut go to the polls today to cast their ballots in one of the most closely watched races in the country: incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman versus his challenger in the Democratic primary, anti-war businessman Ned Lamont. We did an extensive analysis and blog round up on this story HERE. But today, as the Nutmeg state's registered Democrats (some of them … [Read more...] about Joe Lieberman’s Political Fate Will Be Decided Today

Another poetic work of art from TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: Economists used to think you couldn't have inflation when an economy was slowing. Then came the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. Energy costs kicked up other prices causing inflation, and the same energy prices brought about an economic slowdown. Stagflation. Could it happen again...When … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: Stagflation Redeux?

Due to extensive travel, Around The Sphere is postponed for today. We are going to try to do it as a daily feature. So stay tuned. If it doesn't run every day it will run every other day. … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere Postponed

The Huffington Post has become the Strongly Establishedington Post:A group led by venture capital firm Softbank is investing $5 million in the Huffington Post, an online news site and political blog owned by the pundit Arianna Huffington, The Post has learned. The investment comes a little over a year after the launch of the Huffington Post - which then was billed as a … [Read more...] about Bank In A Huff To Back Internet Site

From Cox & Forkum: … [Read more...] about First Casualty

This Just In from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Recent Heat Wave Turned Al Gore Into Real Pain in the Ass, Friends Say Former Veep Became Insufferable 'I-Told-You-So' The recent heat wave that swept the nation transformed former Vice President Al Gore into a "real pain in the ass" who never missed an opportunity to say that he had predicted that global warming would … [Read more...] about This Just In!

Washington Post: Rep. Ney Won't Seek Reelection Rep. Bob Ney, dogged by an influence peddling probe in Washington, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection. … [Read more...] about Ney Says “Nay”

(photo courtesy Richard Ambler) Brij Khindaria's perceptive pieces in the TMV have prompted me to undertake a nostalgic trip. Incidentally, I have also read a lot of other comments about the complex Israel versus "they" conflict, its genesis and the future scenario. Some insights were very useful in understanding what is happening now. I will not like to go back too far … [Read more...] about Arabs, Israelis and Individual Perspectives

This has been reposted from yesterday at the top of this site due to interest and an update. Tuesday is truly “D-Dayâ€? for Joe Lieberman and the Democratic Party. For Lieberman, will it be the day Democrats defeat his re-nomination bid and send him (and others) a message that he is outside what many anti-war and anti-Bush Democrats believe is the Democratic party’s new, … [Read more...] about Connecticut Primary Is D-Day For Joe Lieberman And The Democratic Party (UPDATED)

Our periodic linkfest offering you links from sites of VARYING opinions. Posts linked do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice or the co-bloggers. The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol Is Pondering Lieberman, The Democrats And Other Matters and Ron Beasley has some thoughts on Kristol. Kristol's quoted comments reflect part of the problem Lieberman now faces … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere August 7, 2006

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Bush Urges Bin Laden to Take August Off Warns Terror Leader of Burnout Having begun his month-long summer vacation at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, President George W. Bush used his weekly radio address on Saturday to urge Osama bin Laden to take the month of August off as well. President Bush said he was taking the … [Read more...] about This Just In!

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were something of an oddity for a comedy team: they actually LIKED each other. Some others (vaudeville's Smith & Dale; burlesque-originated Abbott & Costello; nightclub-originated Martin & Lewis)were famous for their behind-the-scenes quarrels, rivalries and/or tensions. But not Laurel & Hardy. They enjoyed each other's company and … [Read more...] about Great Comedy Teams: Laurel & Hardy’s Joyous Moment

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were something of an oddity for a comedy team: they actually LIKED each other. Some others (vaudeville's Smith & Dale; burlesque-originated Abbott & Costello; nightclub-originated Martin & Lewis)were famous for their behind-the-scenes quarrels, rivalries and/or tensions. But not Laurel & Hardy. They enjoyed each other's company and … [Read more...] about Great Comedy Teams: Laurel & Hardy’s Joyous Moment