From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe: … [Read more...] about Welcome Back, Superman

President George Bush sounds poised to yield to those who say that his present stance on immigration runs counter to what's desired by the party's base, according to the New York Times:On the eve of nationwide hearings that could determine the fate of his immigration bill, President Bush is signaling a new willingness to negotiate with House Republicans in an effort to revise … [Read more...] about Bush Poised For Major Shift On Immigration

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:BUSH DECLARES INDEPENDENCE FROM CONSTITUTION Blasts Historic Document in Fourth of July Address In a nationally televised Fourth of July address, President George W. Bush stunned the nation by announcing that he was declaring himself independent from the United States Constitution. “Just as our forefathers threw off the … [Read more...] about This Just In!

The Capitol Steps Un-Wired TUNE IN your radio for the four yearly editions of the Capitol Steps' "Politics Takes a Holiday" on April Fool's Day, July Fourth, Halloween and New Year's Eve. The shows are broadcast on most of the stations listed below OR just LISTEN ONLINE! … [Read more...] about Listen to the Capitol Steps Live in Concert!

North Korea has defiantly brushed aside international and U.S. warnings and has launched several missiles. The question: were they the kind of missiles that they had said they would launch or less-threatening ones perhaps launched to send the world (and the U.S. in particular) a message? Or did North Korea fire BOTH long- and short-range missiles? The latest info: North … [Read more...] about North Korea Defies International Opinion And Launches Missiles (UPDATED)

C-SPAN: News Story (Text) WATCH This time it launched - looks OK. There's a camera on the shuttle and you can see the view from it. … [Read more...] about Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

Make something go safely POW here! … [Read more...] about Another Online Fireworks Display

It's "crunch time" for the Democratic party in the face of the announcement that Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman is getting ready to run as an independent in his home state of Connecticut in case he's spurned by rank-and-file members of his own party in the upcoming Democratic primary. Lieberman is now being accused — before the primary votes are cast — of wanting … [Read more...] about Joe Lieberman Readies Independent Run Amid Democratic Dilemma

Guess who's The Man of "Steal"? UPDATE: This just in!!!! Do Superman and his newspaper The Daily Planet have a SERIOUS conflict of interest? … [Read more...] about The New Superman Movie

In honor of the Fourth, I've posted a review of Gordon Wood's Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different at Charging RINO. … [Read more...] about Book Review: “Revolutionary Characters”

The death of a British Muslim soldier - of the Intelligence Corps - in Afghanistan has attracted big media attention. Here I am mentioning about two major stories in the British press. First, The Independent story. "Jabron Hashmi came to Britain at the age of 12 with his family from Pakistan. He was comfortable as a Muslim and a Briton, proud of his community and, after … [Read more...] about Death of British Muslim Soldier in Afghanistan

There are lot of red faces in the Indian intelligence agencies with the Third Secretary in the US Embassy in India, Rosanne Minchew, reportedly gaining access to the country's higly sensitive secrets, including nuclear information. Minchew, who was running a ring with "insiders", has escaped to the US. Imagine this scandalous news should be making world headlines on America's … [Read more...] about America’s Female Spy Rocks Indian Intelligence Citadel

Click on the image above and see a remarkable speech: Senator Robert F. Kennedy breaking the news to a mostly black crowd in March 1968 that the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. RFK's unscripted message about what the U.S. could be is as powerful now as it was then. This You Tube clip ends with a radio interview being done three months later as RFK walked … [Read more...] about Remember The Many Messages Throughout The Years About What The U.S. Can Be

A special day to celebrate...to remember...and to ponder. … [Read more...] about Happy Independence Day

The conclusion of my debate with Paul Mirengoff on why being progressive at home is crucial to winning the war on terror abroad. … [Read more...] about The Importance of Being Good

President Bush wanted authorization to use "all necessary and appropriate military force" even within the US borders in the wake of 9/11. If that doesn't scare you, recall that Bush thinks that he and only he gets to determine what constitutes "necessary" and "appropriate," entirely insulated from court review. Fortunately, congress kept its head on, and nixed that from the … [Read more...] about Military Force Inside The US

Jerusalem Post: Sixty years ago, on July 4, 1946, the worst anti-Jewish pogrom in the post-war history of East Central Europe took place in the Polish city of Kielce. Forty-two members of the local Jewish community were murdered and more than 100 injured. The slaughter lasted more than six hours and was evidently carried out in a climate of enthusiastic festivity by ordinary … [Read more...] about Op-Ed by Robert Wistrich: Remembering Kielce

President Bush celebrates his 60th birthday on Thursday. A surprise birthday gift comes his way in the form of a column by Fareed Zakaria in the Newsweek magazine. Zakaria asks sympathetically why is that the Bush administration, despite its recent broad shift in American diplomacy, still gets unfavourable response within the country and worldwide. "The Bush administration … [Read more...] about Birthday Gift for President Bush : Some Sympathy!

When TMV returns to San Diego he'll sleep so much better knowing that he's now being protected against serious terrorist threats in California. … [Read more...] about WHEW!!

This has been one of the most frustrating group of days since TMV founded The Moderate Voice two years ago. The posting conditions here in Connecticut have been almost impossible. At the home of The Moderate Parents dial up is almost unuseable and doing a post takes about four times as long as in San Diego or at most places on the road. The local Starbucks has a terrible … [Read more...] about TMV’s Own Posts Resume Tonight