Now, this is a diet I LIKE. … [Read more...] about A REVOLUTIONARY Diet!

Our occasional linkfest of posts representing DIVERSE viewpoints. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the opinion of TMV. ABSOLUTELY REPREHENSIBLE: What kind of a kid would send a get well card like this? What kind of an adult? And if it was a kid and an adult KNEW what kind of an adult would condone or allow it? What does it say about our politics that someone … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere

To all those who think being "moderate" is silly....here is one good reason 4 U:The benefits of light to moderate drinking when it comes to heart disease have been touted for years, but new research suggests it may also help you stay svelte. Regular drinkers who consume one or two drinks a few times a week are less likely to be obese compared with people who do not drink. … [Read more...] about MODERATE Drinking Could Help Combat Obesity

Tom DeLay has just gotten some good news and bad news. The GOOD NEWS is that one felony indictment was dismissed. The BAD NEWS is that another one wasn't — and it probably means his dream of being majority leader is as alive as Michael Jackson's hopes of making a big musical career comeback:A senior district judge today dismissed one felony indictment but upheld another … [Read more...] about Judge Dismisses One DeLay Charge But Upholds Another

...but will we listen? I certainly hope so. … [Read more...] about Lugar And Obama Talk About Weapons…

2005 was not a happy time here in San Diego. Yet ANOTHER SCANDAL … [Read more...] about A City Comes Of Age (Unfortunately)

It's not quite marriage, but the U.K. has finally recognized same-sex partnerships under the new Civil Partnerships Act, according to the BBC. It's a huge step in the right direction. (Here are posts on same-sex marriage in Canada and South Africa.) … [Read more...] about Civil partnerships in the U.K.

This news story now puts the Bush administration — and President George W. Bush in particular — in the middle of yet another controversy...another one that will raise questions about the accuracy of the President's info and/or his credibility:The training of Iraqi security forces has suffered a big "setback" in the last six months, with the army and other forces … [Read more...] about Iraqi VP Contradicts Bush On Security Forces Training

Call it what you want: jihadism, Islamofascism, Islamic radicalism... But it isn't Communism. My take on Zbigniew Brzezinski's excellent op-ed piece in The Washington Post is here. … [Read more...] about Jihadism is not Communism

In yesterday's New York Times, Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger wondered what JFK would have done about Vietnam. It's all quite speculative, of course, but they knew first-hand what JFK was planning to do -- that is, withdraw from Vietnam before it turned into a quagmire, an unwinnable war. But Sorensen and Schlesinger are also right about this, in response to Bush's speech … [Read more...] about JFK and Vietnam, GWB and Iraq

And what a grand failure it is, both as a wholly un- and anti-scientific theory and, increasingly, as a faith-based political movement. It still gets quite a bit of attention, but: Behind the headlines, however, intelligent design as a field of inquiry is failing to gain the traction its supporters had hoped for. It has gained little support among the academics who should have … [Read more...] about The failure of intelligent design

According to the Cincinnati Enquirer's Washington Bureau (AKA Gannett News Service), Rep. Jean Schmidt (R, OH2) has been awarded the annual Marie Antoinette "Let Them Eat Cake" award by the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST):The award - the fifth of its kind - is handed out to the politician who "best displays their blithe ignorance of the plight of the … [Read more...] about Marie Antoinette Award Given to Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH)

The Coalition for Darfur, a joint effort of Demagogue and Southern Appeal of which I'm a member, is helping to organize a petition calling on the international community "to organize and implement a strong, well-manned, and well-resourced intervention in Darfur, Sudan, in order to stop the ongoing genocide being perpetrated by Government of Sudan (GOS) troops and the Janjaweed … [Read more...] about A petition for Darfur

We ran a host of posts about it, including links to many sites with differing viewpoints. Now read Tom Watson — who asks whether it is all "step and repeat" and points to one Senator's idea that is sure to lead to a lot of discussion (and heated controversy). … [Read more...] about George Bush’s Victory Strategy Revisited

Despite the alliteration in my headline, this is not at all funny. Terrorists of the Islamic Jihad brand sent a suicide bomber to the shopping mall in Netanya, Israel. So far, reports indicate 5 dead and fifty or more wounded. Here is a link to coverage in Haaretz UPDATE: The names of the dead have been released. According to Haaretz: The names of four out of the five victims … [Read more...] about More Mayhem from Murder Mavens – UPDATED

Good old incompetence...that's how! … [Read more...] about How’d The Terrorists Escape In Afghanistan?

American blogger Michael Totten, living in Lebanon for several months to give a first-person account of its politics, society and government, is handing off the blog reins to a Lebanese blogger as Totten heads to Cairo, where Internet access (unlike Lebanon) may be spotty. The Lebanese blogger, who shall remain anonymous, usually writes for other Lebanese, so this will be … [Read more...] about Moderate Lebanese blogger fills in for American in Beirut

How did HE know about me? … [Read more...] about One Question

It sounds like the Bush administration is now finding itself smack against an immovable force — Arizona Senator John McCain, who insists he will not be backing down on his demand for a ban on torture. Not that he's simply not talking with the administration. Quite the contrary. News reports indicate he's discussing the situation with Bush team bigwigs, but he will not … [Read more...] about McCain Won’t Back Down On Torture Ban

Apparently the phrase is still controversial. I defend its usage over at The Debate Link … [Read more...] about “War on Terror”?