What does the Bush administration's proposal for civil nuclear cooperation with India mean? A number of headaches in the near term, it seems, even if the long term military goals of containing China make sense. … [Read more...] about The Politics of US and India Nuclear Cooperation

You can expect President George Bush to name his Supreme Court nominee any day (or minute) now and — the prevailing perception goes — you can expect bloggers to begin a bitter battle over it. You might want to say "DUH!" and that in itself shows a shift in the journalistic landscape. The perception that comes through in a USA Today piece which, apart from specific … [Read more...] about Bloggers Getting Ready To Start Supreme Court Battle

...at The Reaction, a centrist blog by Canada's Michael Stickings. We've been a fan of The Reaction and Stickings for some time. In fact, as of yesterday he will be one of our co-bloggers. From his base in Toronto, Stickings does a great job looking at and analyzing U.S. politics and sticking close to the center. The Reaction reacts to major news stories in a sober, thoughtful … [Read more...] about Take A Peek…..

The word has reportedly gone out to conservatives that the message has been "received" on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales — and Bush's longtime friend will not be the name sent to the Senate as a Supreme Court Justice nominee. White House officials have assured select conservative leaders that they will not nominate Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to the Supreme … [Read more...] about Conservatives Told Gonzales Court Bid Won’t Happen Now

Sometimes the stuff you get is good but sometimes they send you a bunch of crap. … [Read more...] about Be Careful What You Order On EBay

Why should I bother to cut my toenails tonight if this World Net Daily report is true? The DOWNSIDE: We're all going to die. The UPSIDE: We won't have to hear Tom Cruise lecture on psychiatry anymore. … [Read more...] about The End Is Near

Check out The New Republic's "Etc." blog, which this week is hosted noted Darfur expert and Smith College Professor Eric Reeves. Reeves gave a speech that I attended at Carleton, and he was magnificent. I'm sure his postings at Etc. will be excellent as well. And while you're reading on this topic of monumental importance, I highly encourage you to visit the bipartisan … [Read more...] about Eric Reeves @ TNR

It's not why you think. … [Read more...] about Why I’m Not Blogging on Plame & Rove

The MSNBC report's headline and subheadline says it all — and now you're going to hear on cable news shows and talk shows how "this is what he meant all along": HEADLINE — Bush says he will fire anyone who breaks law. SUBHEADLINE — President appears to qualify standard for firing in CIA-leak case And then the story:WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday … [Read more...] about Bush Changes His Standard On Leaker Firing

You can listen to a talk show featuring bloggers online — every Wednesay night. Here's their latest:Subject2Discussion news and comment webcast and podcast heard Wednesday nights LIVE at 6pm PT on LVROCKS.COM this week will welcome DCG the blogger of Whatshappeningatcnn.blogspot.com to the program. We will discuss all the changes at CNN and the rest of cable news plus … [Read more...] about Listen To Blogger Interview Online

The L.A. Times has a particularly hard-hitting piece on the scandal/investigation involving whether Bush political guru Karl Rove outed a CIA official to retaliate for what her husband wrote about the President — and while it bluntly puts it all into perspective, it doesn't greatly advance the story. It doesn't cover a ton of new ground but provides more info on the … [Read more...] about Detailing Two White House Aides’ Attempt To Discredit Wilson

The rest of the news cycle's more dramatic stories may edge this one out today, but it's a big day in Washington where the U.S. is mending fences with India. Traditionally, the U.S. tries to foster ties with India's rival (and former part of its country) Pakistan, the more estranged India gets from the U.S. But underneath the official pomp there is an important … [Read more...] about Bush Mending Fences With India

Blogs CAN make a difference -- a REAL difference. But we're NOT talking about when every blog (including this one) writes on American politics. In essence, those are really more op-ed pieces or glorified rants that people on the right, left and center do. Who does it influence? Perhaps some journalists (who writes stories) and those who use their computers a lot. Or partisans … [Read more...] about The Government Of Yemen Gets More Than It Bargained For

Our periodic linkfest pointing you to interesting posts from DIFFERING viewpoints. These viewpoints do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Moderate Voice or its co-bloggers. CBS's Bob Schieffer Blasts The White House on the Rove/Plume affair. Watch the VIDEO HERE. Note that Schieffer it has long been reported that Schieffer was one of the journalists a bit more … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere July 18, 2005

When you see this logo from now on (unless the book has a logo we use instead) you'll note that it's for a TMV book review. A word on this: over the past year we've almost been negligent in getting around to review some very good books for this site. The reason: due to our travel, some personal complications and the posts we have to do to keep this updated, we haven't gotten … [Read more...] about New Feature: TMV Book Reviews

Did you ever get the feeling that the heads of politicians of both parties, of liberals and conservatives, are made of a substance akin to hallowed out wood?TRENTON, N.J. - Congressman Frank LoBiondo apologized for suggesting that Guantanamo Bay detainees were worse than Adolf Hitler because the Nazi dictator "sort of had a political rationale about what he was doing." The … [Read more...] about All Dummies Are Not Made Of Wood Deptartment

Now yet another White House official has been named as an alleged source in the stories that revealed the identify of a CIA officer whose husband was in a political tiff with the administration. And, as in the case of the already-steeped-in-controversy Bush political Svengali Karl Rove, the White House had also reportedly long denied that this aide — the Vice President's … [Read more...] about Cheney Aide Allegedly Source In Stories That Named Plame

Great Britain's Mirror has a fascinating piece raising the question: were London's suicide bombers TRICKED by their Al Qaeda bosses into thinking they could escape? If so, it would not be beyond the realm of possibility. Remember that (in)famous tape of Osama bin Laden gleefully recounting how some of the 911 hijackers didn't know they were going to die but thought they were … [Read more...] about Were London’s Suicide Bombers Tricked Into Thinking They Could Escape?

This report should be troubling news to all Americans:One of the bombers in last week's attacks made a direct phone call to a suspected recruiter for an extremist group in New York. Authorities told ABC News that records show Mohammed Sidique Khan, the eldest of the bombers now believed to be the field commander of the attacks, had called a person who is associated with the … [Read more...] about London Bombers Reportedly Tied To U.S.

Here's yet ANOTHER INSTANCE of adults who get so carried away with sublimating when it comes to kids' sports that they should be kept as far away from it as possible...and this time an allegation involving a kids' COACH:NORTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A T-ball coach seeking to keep a player with a mental disability off the he field allegedly asked another player to hurt the … [Read more...] about Rotten Adult Role Model Department