Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is now saying "case closed" in light of the autopsy results in the case of Terri Schiavo and asserting that he never made a diagnosis on this issue. That contention will come as news to many who supported Schiavo being kept connected to a feeding tube. They had pointed to Frist's comments based on viewing a videotape of Schiavo as important, … [Read more...] about Bill Frist Says Schiavo Autopsy Means “Case Closed”

It now appears as if the Bush adminstration has jumped the shark politically on policies surrounding the war on terrorism in the United States — and the question is whether this is a harbinger of things to come:WASHINGTON - In a slap at President Bush, lawmakers voted Wednesday to block the Justice Department and the FBI from using the Patriot Act to peek at library … [Read more...] about House Limits Patriot Act Library/Bookstore Rule

If you're a talk show junkie like TMV who listens to various shows on both sides of the raging political war divide this item in Raw Story is BIG news:Two radio executives who made Clear Channel and Rush Limbaugh household are to announce today they have purchased The Ed Schultz show, America’s fastest-growing talk show in the country, RAW STORY has learned. Veteran radio … [Read more...] about Is Liberal Talk Show Host Ed Schultz Poised To Take Off Nationally?

Conservative Christian groups reportedly plan to ensure that any candidate they endorse for the 2008 Republican nomination has their views by conducting what will in effect be a joint job interview. As USA Today, notes, this could greatly increase their clout. One of the arguments people have used in the past who noted that these groups did not really exercise as much … [Read more...] about Christian Right: Joint Job Interview For GOP Prez Candidates in 2008

Tom Watson, whose weblog is one of the gems of the Internet, has a MUST READ post on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, a rape in Pakistan, and Musharraf's silence and the White House's silence on it. We didn't add it to our Around The Sphere roundup because we wanted to draw special attention to it. We will NOT quote at length since that would wreck it but here is a very … [Read more...] about Is Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf Enabling Abuse Of Women?

TMV's posts may be late today. He is hoping his co-bloggers (formally called "guest bloggers") will have a few things to say here...but he himself will be doing later and lighter blogging today. The reason: yesterday he did his posts, took a 13 year old kid who had collapsed three times in 10 days to a cardiologist, and drove, set up, and did a show. PLUS all the POSTS you see … [Read more...] about We’ll Be A Bit Late Today

Joe Gandelman, the owner of this weblog, has already posted on his view of the results of the Schiavo autopsy. I believe that the intransigence of the controversy surrounding this matter points to a larger issue, one that could cost us dearly if we continue to demonize those who do not think the same as we think. I have written of my fears of the ultimate consequence of the … [Read more...] about Choosing our path

The latest Carnival of the Vanities is up -- a collection of posts from all over the Internet. Great reading! … [Read more...] about A Great Collection Of Blog Posts

It's now official and documented: by the time Terri Schiavo's died her brain had shrunk and there were no signs of abuse — nothing to back up the claims that she had been abused. In other words: nothing to CONFIRM the allegations — asserted with absolute certainty by audience-seeking talk show hosts and vote-seeking politicians — that her husband had abused … [Read more...] about Husband Vindicated: Schiavo Autopsy Shows Massive Brain Damage NO Abuse Signs

Guess the least affordable metro area in United States. Is it New York? L.A.? Chicago? Boston? No, it's this. … [Read more...] about The Least Affordable Metro Area To Live

While CNN rejuggles its news staff and schedule and Bill Hemmer goes job-hunting, Fox News has re-signed one of its most high profile people: Geraldo Rivera — bigtime: Geraldo Rivera, who has been a war correspondent and host of his own weekend show on Fox News Channel, said Tuesday he had signed a four-year contract to stay at the network. Rivera gave few details, other … [Read more...] about Fox News Re-Signs Gerald Rivera

Links are from sites with varying viewpoints. Opinions expressed do not necessarily express the views of TMV or its co-bloggers. SO THE SENATE PASSED AN ANTI-LYNCHING RESOLUTION but some Senators didn't sign it. Some were apparently late in getting back to Washington but it's also believed some may have not signed for political reasons. You can decide (and contact those that … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere June 15, 2005

We just heard a special report on television (a National Weather Service bulletin, complete with a grave sounding buzz) saying that there is a tusnami warning for San Diego County due to a 7.4 earthquake off the San Diego coast. Note: we didn't feel any quake here, at our condo. And we can just imagine the surfers at Pacific Beach getting into their wet suits right … [Read more...] about TSUNAMI WARNING FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY (later CANCELLED)

The Talking Dog — that super-blunt blogger who always surprises and really doesn't fit into any "blogspeak" slot — has a MUST READ take on the Michael Jackson verdict. Here's our edited down taste 4 U...but you need to read the whole thing: Well, let the jokes fly: Michael "beat it". He can moonwalk right out of the court house. Whatever. The jury was, as I feared, … [Read more...] about GUEST VOICE: The Talking Dog On The Michael Jackson Verdict

We just WON'T comment on this since it truly speaks for itself: Philip A. Cooney, the White House staff member who repeatedly revised government scientific reports on global warming, will go to work for ExxonMobil in the fall, the oil company said today. Mr. Cooney resigned on Friday as chief of staff to President Bush's environmental policy council, two days after documents … [Read more...] about Controversial Resigned Bush Environmental Official Gets New Gig

We all need to write "NEVER MIND" on our posts about President George Bush's inaugural address talking about how the United States would promote and defend democracy and political values marked a new era in American foreign policy. It almost seems as if a key priority is to promote and defend Vladmir Putin's political values. And here's why:Defense officials from Russia and … [Read more...] about Is THIS How The Adminstration Defends American Democratic Values?

At my own weblog Random Fate I have posted a follow-up to my post here at The Moderate Voice titled "It cannot be history until you stop living it". The new post: "It cannot be history until you stop living it... Part II" It is not cross-posted here because it is of a rather personal bent and does not fit the appellation of a "Moderate Voice"; however, it does align with the … [Read more...] about It cannot be history until you stop living it… Part II

TMV's NOTE: Punditdrome is one of our favorite sites. At a glance you get an incredibly diverse series of blogs of varying viewpoints. And you can click to see other pages of blogs. It's well laid out, well-thought-out and easy to view. But since it's not just of ONE view point there is a question: does this run counter to how many people view blogs — only wanting to read … [Read more...] about GUEST VOICE: A QUICK Way To Find Your Favorite Blogs

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has now entered into his biggest political battle yet — one that is filled with political perils and could well determine his political future:His ultimatums rebuffed by lawmakers, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday ordered a Nov. 8 special election that could trim the power of California's Legislature and dampen the influence of the … [Read more...] about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Biggest Political Battle

Now that self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson has been cleared of all child molestation and related charges, the prevailing question becomes: Will he change his lifestyle? His lawyer, speaking on NBC's Today Show, says yes: "He's not going to do that anymore," attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. told NBC's Today. "He's not going to make himself vulnerable to this anymore."Indeed, … [Read more...] about Will Michael Jackson Now Change His Lifestyle?