Psychiatrists are displaying more than a Freudian slip when it comes to commenting on actor and high-profile Scientologist Tom Cruise's comments about psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs. They're calling his comments on the Today show and elsewhere "irresponsible." In other words: the shrinks want him to shrink his comments. And if there is an underlying thread to some of … [Read more...] about Psychiatrists Blast Cruise For “Irresponsible” Comments

When the Supreme Court today handed down split decisions on how and whether the ten commandments can be displayed it also handed down something else: a foreshadowing of a monumental battle royal over Supreme Court nominations that could eventually make the word "nuclear" as in "nuclear option" seem like "bug spray." The reason: the court reached a decision that left it (and … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Commandments Split Portends Big Political Battle

We've had some problems over the past 24 hours with getting into our comments, trackbacks, etc. -- all of which it turned out had to do with a server problem. We will be posting today but posts will be spread out. And for at least two hours tonight we won't post while some repairs are being made to fix the problems. So DO check back. We'll have posts on the Supreme Court … [Read more...] about Note To Readers

It doesn't fit into the spin message, so some will say it isn't backlash — but it sure looks and smells like backlash:President Bush and his hard-charging political team, which seemed to make all the right moves in winning re-election last year, have stumbled when it comes to governing in a second term, many Republicans say, leaving the White House scrambling to get back … [Read more...] about Some In GOP Think Bush & Co Aren’t Governing Enough

FYI, if you send us a trackback we won't know for a while, at least. There is some quirky thing going on where we can't get into our own comments and trackbacks sections right now. We can only see them on posts done earlier. If you're commenting on a post, I can probably see your comment since I receive email notification. But I may not be able to answer or respond to any … [Read more...] about Note To Bloggers And Readers

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. Tom Cruise Revisited (OH, MOMMY DO WE HAVE TO?): Cut to the Chase's Greg Angelo gives us some more perspective on TC. We love his opening lines:When we talk about "A-list" actors these days, the … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere June 27, 2005

....at A Little More To The Right, one of the most lively conservative weblogs on the Internet. ALMTTR is a rarity among ideologically-grounded weblogs: it has a GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. If you're looking for a place to visit that gives you the conservative point of view (bluntly stated in most posts) PLUS authentic laugh out loud posts...you have to start visiting ALMTTR. When … [Read more...] about Take A Peek…..

The election of a prominent hardliner as Iran's new President now complicates the situation — for American policymakers and, some analysts say, for Iran's top religious leader as well. At issue is the surprise election of Tehran's appointed Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the powerful Islamic Republic's President. His election shocked most analysts, who now attribute it to … [Read more...] about Iran’s Hardliner President Promises Moderation

One of our favorite sites Punditdrome now has offers 50 blogs on its front page. This is the news/blog aggregator that lets you see the front pages of key and diverse blogs literally at a glance. We ran this great guest post by its author and encourage you to read it again. … [Read more...] about Blog Aggregator Expands Front Page Blogs

Many kids today know him as the voice of Tigger in Disney's Winnie the Pooh cartoons. Heart patients know him as a man who helped prolonged many of their lives. Kids raised in the 50s and 60s remember the magic he created on his kids' show. Those who were parents in the 50s and 60s remember him as was a world-class novelty act — and a ventriloquist who never moved his … [Read more...] about Paul Winchell: Voice of Tigger, Inventor, Master Ventriloquist Dies

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo had a widely discussed NYT op-ed last week on religious motivations for opposing embryonic stem cell research, and the need to ignore such pleas. This sentence is indicative of his argument:No doubt the president's belief that human life begins with fertilization is shared by millions of Americans, including many Christians and … [Read more...] about Mario Cuomo, faith and the science of humanity

Some lingering issuese: China's steady economic growth — and its military might and when it could use it....which could be sooner than many think if Bill Gertz is correct. Gertz, the Washington Times' writer with solid military and intelligence sources, offers a troubling piece that basically says China is developing militarily at a break-neck pace and could move to take … [Read more...] about Is China Poised To Swoop On Taiwan And Threaten US?

Balloon Juice's JOHN COLE:The reason Rove's remarks are being attacked as a stab in the back launched (at) all Democrats is because it is. He created a world with two lines of thought- one conservative, one liberal. The conservative position just so happened to be the one he thought was right, the one he aligned with the GOP, and the positions advocated by this Republican … [Read more...] about Quotes Of The Day On Karl Rove

File this one in the When Will They Ever Learn Department. For some strange reason the winner of a radio contest wasn't too happy when she found out that after dutifully listening to a late night show on a radio station for hours to win a contest in which she could win "100 Grand" she won it — and was awarded a Nestle's 100 Grand candy bar. So she's suing. And from … [Read more...] about Radio DJ Sued By “100 Grand” Joke Contest “Winner”

Putting aside Karl Rove's political piffle that attempted to say a lesson of 911 was to never trust those evil Democrats who just didn't support the government after the terrorist attack (an assertion a cabbage with arms could find is false by doing a few minutes of Google search), here is a REAL LESSON of 911 — specific suggestions on how to better protect the … [Read more...] about Learning A REAL Lesson From 911

If you're a conservative cartoonist or know of a conservative cartoonist....a multipartisan blog is looking for YEW! The Unpaid Punditry Corp is actively looking for a conservative cartoonist since it now has a good liberal cartoonist. Contact them ASAP if you or someone you know is interested. A word on this. The great thing about weblogs is that all that matters is what you … [Read more...] about Blog Seeks Conservative Cartoonist

A blogger impressively channels Sean Hannity. … [Read more...] about He Must Be A Psychic

....at Common Sense Desk, which is on our blogroll under Center Voices. This is a jewel of a centrist weblog. Every day Common Sense Desk offers you some of the top stories or issues dominating the day's news. Many (but not all) are done via punch "pointer posts" that direct you to a post CSD feels is worth reading, with their own pithy comment. Common Sense Desk is a great … [Read more...] about Take A Peek….

Once in a while you come across a story of corruption so incredibly stunning, that you almost have to admire the people involved for taking it to a level of near art: The scale of the task facing Tony Blair in his drive to help Africa was laid bare yesterday when it emerged that Nigeria's past rulers stole or misused £220 billion. That is as much as all the western aid given … [Read more...] about Power (And Money) To The People (The Ruling People)

A new poll showing consumer displeasure on how the economy is being handled has a result showing an even more significant trend: President George Bush is losing independent voter support in bushel-barrels and any support he had among Democrats has all but evaporated. Here's the most dramatic paragraph:Among Republicans (36% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 84% … [Read more...] about New Poll Suggests Bush Losing Independents In Droves