The Left wants to continue believing there were no links between Saddam and the September 11 attacks. After all, it gives them the groundwork to continue attacking our Commander-in-Chief. Their negativity, though, is beginning to defy evidence as revelations break that Hussein has been proven linked to 9/11 mastermind Mohammed Atta. … [Read more...] about Iraq = 9/11

The Washington Post offers this list of those reportedly under serious consideration for the opened-up Supreme Court slot and it's clear President George Bush he has many options and can choose one of those on this list that will be highly polarizing or one that might sail through easier and spare the nation a lot of grief. The key point is: Bush will face Democratic … [Read more...] about The Potential Nominees To The Supreme Court

L.A.'s new mayor was sworn in yesterday — but the most glaring news was one more sign of how the once wildly popular Governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting almost as many boos as some of his movies:When he introduced Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at Friday's inauguration, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa set off a sustained wave of boos from those gathered … [Read more...] about Another Bad Political Sign For Arnold Schwarzenegger

RedState has a superb piece on how President George Bush should proceed on filling the Supreme Court slot by Jay Cost, a graduate student at the University of Chicago who is working toward his Ph.D in political science. In the post that you MUST read in its entirety, Cost outlines 9 tips for GWB in filling the Supreme Court seat left by Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation … [Read more...] about Tips For Bush On Supreme Court Vacancy From GOPer

This news item raises the question: is a legal scandal about to swirl around Karl Rove — and if there is one will he actually face consquences?Now that Time Inc. has turned over documents to federal court, presumably revealing who its reporter, Matt Cooper, identified as his source in the Valerie Plame/CIA case, speculation runs rampant on the name of that source, and … [Read more...] about Was Karl Rove A Source in Plame Case?

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. What Would Be The Impact If Journalists Blogged? Tom Watson (moonlighting on The Huffington Post) tells you here. Terri Schiavo's Autopsy is put under the microscope by Eros Colored Glasses in a … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere July 2, 2005

A few weeks ago a big scandal broke involving Republican Congressman Randy Cunningham here in San Diego and he sponsored a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning. Maybe it's time now for him to push for a constitutional amendment banning draft card or social security card burning:SAN DIEGO — FBI agents searched the California home of U.S. Rep. Randy “Dukeâ€? … [Read more...] about It’s Time For Randy Cunningham To Make Another Big Speech

I mean, these REALLY are not good days for Florida... … [Read more...] about These Aren’t Good Days For Florida

WHOOPS! I made a mistake. But it's a natural error. … [Read more...] about CONGRESS Is Back In Session In Nevada

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has expressed regret over blunt, anti-Indian commments captured for posterity on one of the late President Richard Nixon's tapes (these are the tapes that are the news reporters' gifts that keep on giving):Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has expressed regret over anti-India comments he made to former US President Richard … [Read more...] about Henry Kissinger Expresses Regret Over Taped Remarks Blasting India

Sanda Day O'Connor, the Supreme Court's swing vote on many issues, has announced that she's retiring — so get ready for the mother of all political battles and the possible return of hearing the words "nuclear option":Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and a key swing vote on issues such as abortion and the death penalty, said … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Retiring

A movement for autonomy in the primarily Shi'ite southern provinces of Iraq is growing in popularity and momentum. The emerging issue may have lasting effects on the Iraqi National Assembly's attempts to forge a constitution and pass it without a single provincial veto. Full federalization of the Iraqi government, one of the United States' initial goals under the Coalition … [Read more...] about The Movement for Southern Iraq Autonomy

Here's an interesting item from the military newspaper Stars And Stripes:Love him or hate him, Garry Trudeau, the man responsible for the “Doonesbury” comic strip, is doing his part to help wounded troops and their families. Trudeau is donating all his proceeds from the sale of his newly released book “The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time” to the Fisher House Foundation. … [Read more...] about So Will Ann Coulter Follow Suit?

Spain's still-dead dictator Francisco Franco must be rolling over in his grave tonight due to two major events in Spain — one that has attracted lots of publicity and one that has not. Spain's Parliament has given the green light to gay marriage — and even that is jarring for several reasons: (1)Spain is the latest of several countries that have moved to legalize … [Read more...] about Signs of Change In Spain

Talk Left's Jeralyn Merrit did the segment on blogs on MSNBC's Connected yesterday. The focus was on journalists protecting sources and the move by some blogs to declare themselves on-line magazines. During the segment this site is mentioned. Watch the VIDEO HERE. A word on this rush for blogs to declare themselves online magazines. We REFUSE to leap on the bandwagon and say … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s Connected Looks At Journalists Sources (And Mentions You Know Who)

I have to admit I've used blogads (I run them and have occasionally taken out a small one or two) — but this kind of advertising raises eyebrows: For $10,000, Kari Smith has gone ahead and had her forehead tattooed with the Web address of a gambling site. Smith, 30, who sold her unusual advertising space on eBay, said the money will give her 11-year-old son a private … [Read more...] about High Brow Web Advertising

There's been a lot of talk these days comparing Vietnam to Iraq. How does it hold up? Oxblog's David Adenesnik looks at this post that raises the issue and here's his reaction. … [Read more...] about Bush And LBJ

But now he's not and THIS PERSON seems to be the one Californian's like best. … [Read more...] about Arnold Schwarzenegger HAD Been Calitornia’s Most Popular Politico

A Zogby poll shows yet more erosion of President Bush's ratings, even after his high-touted Iraq speech at Fort Bragg. And it also shows heightened polarization, where a large chunk of the electorate believes he should be impeached if it's proven he lied about the reasons for going to war with Iraq. It'll be interesting to see if this coincides with other poll findings over … [Read more...] about Zogby Poll: No Bounce From Bush Speech Amid More Polarization Signs

Some of the hostages in the 1979 Tehran embassy are claiming that the new Iran leader-elect was one of their captors! Speaking of the war on terror, what about that 9/11-Iraq connection? … [Read more...] about Iran President: Terrorist?