Well, now he's doing this... … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to Steven Seagal?

Last week, I wrote about the potential ramifications of the gubernatorial run of Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore in Alabama, where he plans to challenge sitting GOP Gov. Bob Riley. Now it appears this out-and-out battle for the soul of the Republican Party will indeed play out. The Associated Press has the story. Gov. Bob Riley said Saturday he will seek re-election, setting … [Read more...] about The Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party

NOTE: This site applauds people with web logs who use this new information medium to its fullest — by putting ORIGINAL reporting on their sites. We urge readers of all political persuasions to visit these sites and check out the work of people who are trying to use weblogs as an information source, rather than just as extended op-ed pages. — and doing all this … [Read more...] about Interview With Lawyer Of Gitmo Detainee And The Geneva Convention

You can do what you want with the rules and if people object they can go shove it. Hi, kiddies. Our lesson the past few weeks has been on the meaning of the word "hubris..." … [Read more...] about The Joys Of One Party Government

If you look at the present scene, you have to think: both political parties have seen better days. President George Bush and his group have made (literally) careers out of being the anti-Democrats, the anti-liberals. The Democrats have been quiet through some of the recent political turbulence hitting the White House, seemingly hoping not to mess up a good thing (GOPers … [Read more...] about Bush And The Democratic Party Are Both Ailing

Is the web a panacea for troubled publications? Well, they say hope springs eternal, and so it does in the case of U.S. News & World Report, according to the Washingtonian:U.S. News & World Report, the perennial third among the newsmagazines, is trying to become the first to exploit the Internet. It’s also trying to be among the first of the mainstream media outlets … [Read more...] about US News & World Report’s Magazine Is Ailing So Big Push Is To Web

The answer to that question would seem to be a resounding Yes. Murray Waas has the story at National Journal: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove personally assured President Bush in the early fall of 2003 that he had not disclosed to anyone in the press that Valerie Plame, the wife of an administration critic, was a CIA employee, according to legal sources with … [Read more...] about Did Rove lie to Bush?

And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to... Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency. CNN reports: The U.N. nuclear watchdog and its head, Mohamed ElBaradei, won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their efforts to limit the spread of atomic weapons. ElBaradei told CNN he was "overwhelmed." He said it was "a shot in the arm" for his agency and would … [Read more...] about ElBaradei and the IAEA win Nobel Peace Prize

Also bizarre. The BBC is reporting that famed broadcaster Sir David Frost has joined al-Jazeera TV: Sir David is to appear on al-Jazeera International, the pan-Arab news network's new English-language channel, due to be launched next spring. The Qatar-based channel said Sir David, who broadcast his final Breakfast with Frost programme for the BBC in May, would be among the … [Read more...] about Sir David Frost signs up with al-Jazeera

Yes, I had to blink a few times when I saw this one: Reuters is reporting that "Al Qaeda has put job advertisements on the Internet asking for supporters to help put together its Web statements and video montages": The London-based Asharq al-Awsat [newspaper] said on its Web site this week that al Qaeda had "vacant positions" for video production and editing statements, … [Read more...] about Job opportunities at al Qaeda

Let's turn here from Bhutan to one of the giants of the last century, V.I. Lenin, revolutionary anti-capitalist and all-around nasty Bolshevik. Apparently, no one's quite sure what to do with him — or, rather, no one's quite sure what to do with his body, which continues to lie in state long after his regime collapsed and his ideology fell into disrepute — happily … [Read more...] about What to do with Comrade Lenin?

Yes, that remote kingdom in the Himalayas seems to be some sort of Bhutanical garden (sorry, couldn't resist!). How so? Consider these questions: What is happiness? How is it measured? What is a healthy society? How is it measured? Well, it seems that Bhutan has found a new way to measure happiness — and it isn't reduced down to an economic statistic like per … [Read more...] about Don’t worry, be happy: You’re in Bhutan!

President Bush's approval ratings continue to drop to new lows with almost every new poll. In August, a survey from CBS News found 45 percent of Americans approving of the President, a number that dropped to 41 percent last month. Now, as CBS News reports, the President's numbers have dropped even further. 69 percent of Americans say things in the U.S. are pretty seriously off … [Read more...] about CBS: Bush Approval Falls to 37%

What comes next in the firestorm over Harriet Miers nomination to the Supreme Court? It sounds as if it'll be the polarization card. Even with the White House being under fire from conservatives who feel they have been betrayed by President George Bush's decision to name his lawyer who has no judicial experience to the post, the White House yesterday was the setting for a … [Read more...] about Next In The Miers Nomination: The Polarization Card?

...helped dogs let it all hang out. … [Read more...] about The Winner Of The Ig Nobel Award

I think that Montana Governor (and Democratic rising star) Brian Schweitzer has an interesting idea for an energy plan, but I'm even more impressed that he was willing to put it up on one of the most highly trafficked Democratic blogs for commentary. Schweitzer doesn't get nearly enough attention--but he's a popular Democratic governor in a paradigmatic red state, an … [Read more...] about Putting Money to Mouth

TMV thanks Mister Snitch who ran this on his great site (which we recently added to Center Voices on our blogroll). … [Read more...] about You KNEW Someone HAD To Do It

If George Bush's previous poll low numbers reached the "floor" during Hurricane Katrina and later went up after an improved federal response to Hurricane Rita, perhaps you can now say his latest numbers are going into the basement:(CBS) This CBS News Poll finds an American public increasingly pessimistic about the economy, the war in Iraq, the overall direction of the country, … [Read more...] about Bush Poll Numbers Hit New Low As He Loses Independents

Our occasional linkfest of good reading from weblogs representing varying viewpoints. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV. Is There A Witness That Could Hurt Harriet Miers At Her Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings? Some say his name is Lawrence Littwin. Find out about it HERE. Is There An Important Promise Harriet Miers Should Make to Congress? Some … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere Oct. 7, 2005

In what was billed as a "major speech" coming at time of multi-pronged crises and controversies for his administration, President George Bush says the U.S. has thwarted 10 terrorist plots and is committed to see out the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq through to successful conclusion.Overall, the United States and our partners have disrupted at least ten serious al Qaeda … [Read more...] about Bush Speech Reaffirms Longterm Terrorism/Iraq Battles