Just file this one in the Hmmmmmmmmmm Department:Ms. Miller spent 85 days in jail for refusing to testify and reveal her confidential source, then relented. On Sept. 30, she told the grand jury that her source was I. Lewis Libby, the vice president's chief of staff. But she said he did not reveal Ms. Plame's name. And when the prosecutor in the case asked her to explain how … [Read more...] about Judith Miller Can’t Recall Who Told Her About Valerie Plame

The screamingly funny folks at Jib Jab have done it again. They have a new one! And guess who they take on this time? … [Read more...] about More Jib Jab

Many people are still scratching their heads trying to figure out precisely why President George Bush nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court — a move that has threatened to fracture the GOP. One of our favorite thoughtful GOP-oriented websites, Steve Sturm's Thoughts Online offers a fascinating theory HERE. And, indeed, if you accept one theory, which is that … [Read more...] about Another Intriguing Theory On Why Bush Picked Harriet Miers

..and is George Bush becoming "The Velcro President?" … [Read more...] about They Called Ronald Reagan “The Teflon President”…

The big vote in Iraq on the country's future — over the constitution — is over and now come the hard part: counting the votes, declaring the results, implementing the constitution and getting ready for possible new violence by those who want to show that the vote means nothing:BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's deeply divided Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds voted at heavily guarded … [Read more...] about Iraq’s Polling On Country’s Future Ends And Now Comes The Hard Part

Has the controversy over press reports describing President Bush's purportedly spontaneous talk with soldiers as a stage managed event abated? No, despite the blog post of a soldier who was in on that highly controversial talk President Bush gave to some military folks, allegations that it was staged not only have not abated — but are being reinforced. The latest … [Read more...] about Bush “Staged” Event Still Mired In Controversy (UPDATED)

An interesting follow up on the controversy swirling around President Bush's talk with members of the military: Sgt. Ron Long was there...in the front...one of the soldiers and he gives his perspective on his blog. Read it all, but here's a small part:First of all, we were told that we would be speaking with the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief, President … [Read more...] about The President’s Teleconference Talk With Military From One Who Was There

The latest informational nuggets on whether academia is biased toward the left. … [Read more...] about Twists and Turns in the Academic Sphere

What's worse than appointing pure cronies to key governmental positions? Brian Tamanaha has the answer. … [Read more...] about But Wait! It Gets Worse!

The White House spin machine (but not the same folks that managed the military photo-op) will have to shift into emergency gear, given this latest poll that says most Americans now view the Bush presidency as an unsuccessful one:WASHINGTON - For the first time, more people say George W. Bush's presidency will be judged as unsuccessful than say it will be seen as a success, a … [Read more...] about Poll Says Most Now View Bush Presidency As Unsuccessful

Wait: someone's saying we're rude? What the $&!@$!!%!!! do they mean by that? The AP:From road rage in the morning commute to high decibel cell-phone conversations that ruin dinner out, men and women behaving badly has become the hallmark of a hurry-up world. An increasing informality — flip-flops at the White House, even — combined with self-absorbed communication … [Read more...] about Are Modern Americans Rude?

I try to be moderate, I really do, but I can't deny there's a part of me that wants this to be my obituary. … [Read more...] about Going Out in Style

Was it staged, or merely advance work? You'd think by now that the last thing the Bush administration would want would be yet another instance where it's caught in a controversy involving truth...but, then think again. The new controversy-of-the-day, the new catastrophic-moment-of-imagery (except to hardcore Bush loyalists — and that category doesn't include his entire … [Read more...] about Staged Bush Military Photo Op Caught By Reporters: The Nose Grows? (UPDATED)

Administration sources have revealed to The Moderate Voice President Bush's next nominee for the Supreme Court. We don't have the name but here's an exclusive photo: HA! We beat Red State on this one.. … [Read more...] about THIS JUST IN! President George Bush’s NEXT Supreme Court Nominee

Last week, I hedged on ElBaradei's Nobel Peace Prize win. Although I acknowledged that the Nobel Peace Prize is more often than not a prize with a political message — in this case a pro-U.N. and likely anti-U.S. message with regards to the containment of nuclear proliferation — I concluded that it wasn't necessarily inappropriate for the Nobel Committee to recognize … [Read more...] about Harold Pinter wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Some on the right are already beginning to relent. While certain high-profile conservatives like David Frum and John Fund continue to attack the nomination, others worry about the fragmentation and disintegration of the conservative movement in the wake of Harriet "Yoko Ono" Miers's nomination to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. In brief, conservatives loathe … [Read more...] about Learning to love Harriet Miers: Fear and loathing among conservatives

Much is being made in the blogosphere, and especially the liberal blogosphere, of Richard Cohen's column in yesterday's Washington Post. Here's the gist of his piece: The best thing Patrick Fitzgerald could do for his country is get out of Washington, return to Chicago and prosecute some real criminals. As it is, all he has done so far is send Judith Miller of the New York … [Read more...] about The wrath of the blogosphere: Richard Cohen and The Plame Game

Michelle Duggar of Arkansas has just had her 16th child, and she and her husband, Jim Bob, are thinking of going for #17 (if "the Lord" says it's okay). Someone please tell them to stop. … [Read more...] about 1 mother, 16 children

Dean Esmay challenges a bit of modern American conventional wisdom:There is a belief in widespread circulation, mostly spread by conservative pundits and general hawks (Mark Steyn and the Little Green Footballs crew spring immediately to mind) that Islam is an inherently intolerant, slavery-oriented religion incompatible with democratic pluralism. The picture they paint is … [Read more...] about Is Islam Getting A Bum Rap?

Cross-posted to Random Fate. --- The nomination of Harriet Miers to fill the seat of retiring Associate Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner has created something of a furor among those who lean to the right-wing, almost resembling internecine war in some aspects. I do understand and appreciate the points made by those for whom there are fundamental principles at stake, … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on the Miers nomination