The votes have yet to be fully counted in the vote on Iraq's constitution and you can see some confusion already setting in — as pointed out by Oxblog's David Adesnik:WaPo VS. NYT: WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN IRAQ? Was turnout high or low? Were the voters subdued or celebrating? It's hard to figure out even that much if you read both the NYT and WaPo.He then gives you the two … [Read more...] about The Iraq Constitution Vote Turnout: Subject To Interpretation?

Once again New York Times (perhaps soon FORMER New York Times?) reporter Judith Miller is at the center of headlines — but in a way she would not have wanted. She released her version of events in the Plamegate case involving the outing of a CIA operative — and you can read it here. Then the Times did its wrap-up of Miller's involvement in this long story here. … [Read more...] about Judith Miller’s Account In Plame Leak Case: Confusion Amid A Potential Political Tornado

By DAVID YONKE, BLADE RELIGION EDITOR It's the end of the world, take three. The third in a series of apocalyptic films based on Tim LaHaye's and Jerry B. Jenkins' blockbuster novels, Left Behind: World at War, will bypass Hollywood's standard operating procedures when it opens Friday in more than 3,000 churches instead of movie theaters... [snip] There are 127 churches in … [Read more...] about Toledo Blade: Apocalyptic ‘Left Behind’ to open in 3,000 churches

Political discourse drops yet another notch as the Virginia gubernatorial race heats up. Is it too much to ask that when a politician wishes to invoke the Holocaust (something they should be cautious about doing in any case), they take the time to ensure that they aren't offending the bulk of the Jewish community in the process? This was a really low shot by the Kilgore … [Read more...] about Hitler in Virginia

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