And you think YOU have problems with your sick relatives, bills, flooded basement? And you think Michael Jackson has problems with his trial? All of those are mere trifles compared to what this guy faces. Writes Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson: Imagine you're a 56-year-old man, famously unemployed. Your mother is a domineering executive consumed by her work, your … [Read more...] about A Royal Pain

Tom DeLay is providing just too, too much work for journalists (and bloggers) and may be trying to enter the Guiness World Book of Records under "Scandals" — so Slate helps all of us out with this wrap up...a kind of Sleaze-O-Rama. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about You Can’t Tell The Tom DeLay Scandal Now Without A Scorecard

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie star governor put in office with the votes of thousands of independents and Democrats, has just suffered his first major defeat. His plan to overhaul the state's pension plan has bombed and he has taken it off the table — for now, he says — for an overhaul: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Under pressure from firefighters … [Read more...] about Is It “THE END” For Arnold’s California Pension Reform Plan?

...but I know it when I see it. And this (or some of this) is it: BERLIN - One hundred virtually naked women between the ages of 18 and 65 displayed their bodies in a Berlin art gallery Thursday to prepare for a one-day exhibit Friday. Wearing only transparent tights, the 100 nearly nude models stood, kneeled or sat down on the floor of the New National Gallery before a … [Read more...] about I May Not Know What “Art” Is…..

Newshog's Cernig MUST be psychic because he has just run this item: This week's challenge from the Unpaid Punditry Corps was - "You are producing a political television program. And it's your baby, all the way. You're on CNBC, you have a guaranteed year of programming, and you have to select four bloggers who will serve on a thirty-minute-long daily roundtable discussion of … [Read more...] about He MUST Be Psychic…..

It was a major milestone day for democracy as Ukraine's newly-elected president, Viktor Yushchenko, his face still pockmarked by the attempt to poison him, thanked Congress and the U.S. for its support: Ukraine's newly-elected president, Viktor Yushchenko, has thanked the United States for supporting Ukraine as it begins a series of democratic and economic reforms. VOA's … [Read more...] about Viktor Yushchenko Thanks America

The testimony is getting more graphic in the trial of Michael Jackson on child molestation charges — and as legal experts note, once allegations of past molestations are allowed in it changes the context. What seemed like a trial with a somewhat questionable victim is now a trial where a pattern seems to be emerging. Here's a small part of the latest: Jurors at Michael … [Read more...] about The Jackson Trial: Showing A Pattern

This is now getting ridiculous, if it wasn't at the beginning so let's say it in unmoderate Jewish language: hey you schmucks, throwing a pie at someone with whom you disagree might elicit a guilty chuckle once or twice but now you're showing yourself as truly tiresome idiots. This isn't a matter of left or right or Democrat or Republican now. It's a matter of seeing people … [Read more...] about The Three Stooges Are Rolling Over In Their Custard

...then here is a rather long post pointing out patterns in recent events in the US and how they link together. … [Read more...] about If you have the time to ponder…

A new Wall Street Journal poll might serve as a wake-up call to the GOP's top leadership that some of its stances are not only polarizing America but splintering the party itself — not a good sign for a party whose President is serving out his second term: Almost three months into President Bush's second term, a raft of economic and social issues — Social Security, … [Read more...] about GOP Bigwigs’ Policies Are Polarizing Their Own Party

Is this the year of good political news? As if the spread of freedom in the Middle East isn't enough, now there's this story that suggests the IRA may well renounce the violence for which it is (in)famous: BELFAST, Northern Ireland Apr 7, 2005 — The Irish Republican Army said Thursday it will consider an appeal by Sinn Fein party chief Gerry Adams to renounce violence, a … [Read more...] about Will The IRA Renounce Violence?

Centerfield's Rick Heller has a fascinating post zeroing in on a Pew Center Study on Dean activists. He gives you a PDF file to the study and the link and quotes from a Washington Post story. Read his post and the links in it. Clearly, the Democratic Party is at a crossroads: it needs to harness the energy, expertise and enthuasism of the Dean voters, but if it gives them the … [Read more...] about Dean Supporters: Boon Or Bane For The Democrats?

...that in humor there is truth: Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.     -Pat Paulsen … [Read more...] about It is good to remember…

Tom "The Hammer" DeLay has hammered back at critics in the press (and we presume he also includes blogs) that have dared raise questions about paychecks going to his hard-working wife and daughter: In an interview with CNN, Mr. DeLay criticized an article in The New York Times on Wednesday that said his wife, Christine A. DeLay, and his daughter, Dani Ferro, had received more … [Read more...] about Don’t You Realize That Tom DeLay’s Relatives Work Hard To Be On His Payroll?

...you can find a suggested text here. … [Read more...] about For those working on their “living wills”…

Was the U.S. about to become the scene of suicide bombings — carried out by teenage girls? The New York Times has an intriguing piece that raises the possibility that it may well have been in the cards...or was it? Two 16-year-old girls from New York City were arrested last month and charged with immigration violations after the F.B.I. asserted that they intended to … [Read more...] about Were Teenage Suicide Bombers Poised To Attack Here?

The contents of Pope John Paul II's will have been released - and there have been some surprises: Pope John Paul II suggested in his last will and testament that he thought about resigning in 2000, when the Roman Catholic Church began its new millennium and he turned 80. The testament also suggests that he considered a funeral in his native Poland, but left it up the College … [Read more...] about The Pope’s Will: No Material Goods, Earlier Thoughts Of Retirement…And A Fire Request

Links are NOT limited to one political viewpoint. Linked posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice or his Guest Bloggers. SEAN PENN: Artist Or Idiot? The Superficial gives you its opinion... CRY FOR ARGENTINA BUT NOT FOR JIMMY CARTER is basically what The Conservative Voice says about the bro-ha-ha over JC (Jimmy Carter, that is) not being officially … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere

Forget all the conspiracy theories, partisan CYA and speculation: the Schiavo memo was written by a now-resigned GOPer. The Washington Post reports: The legal counsel to Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) admitted yesterday that he was the author of a memo citing the political advantage to Republicans of intervening in the case of Terri Schiavo, the senator said in an interview last … [Read more...] about The (In)Famous Schiavo Memo WAS Written By A GOPer

We were on the road much of yesterday and missed this one (which we discovered via Instapundit). Senator Cornyn seemingly retracted..or did he?...his comments that seemed to rationalize violence aimed at judges. Well, he clarified them..or did he? Or, rather, he apologized...or did he? Here are the remarks with our observations: As a former judge myself for 13 years, who … [Read more...] about Cornyn Retraction…Well, Almost….Cornyn CYA