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

...AT SPLOID...THE LATEST ONLINE TABLOID THAT PROMISES TO OUTDRUDGE THE YOU KNOW WHO REPORT. Whoops! We found ourself writing in screaming headlines, as is Sploid's zippy style. This is a GREAT addition to the Internet...and it comes from online genius Nick Denton's group of blogs. Jeff Jarvis gives us this info about this daily MUST PEEK: And it won't spare Drudge's sacred … [Read more...] about TAKE A PEEK…..

This is way over due. It has been our achilles heel in shoring up the United States against terrorism incursions (and this is written by someone who lives 15 minutes from the U.S.-Tijuana border): WASHINGTON - Americans will be required to show U.S. passports when they re-enter the United States from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean by 2008 under proposed new rules announced … [Read more...] about Americans Will Need Passports To Return From Mexico And Canada

Osama bin Laden is NOT on his way to Rome: Italy's leading news agency has denied reporting that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden would attend Pope John Paul's funeral Friday after a story attributed to it circulated widely on the Internet. "Some people just won't stop even at a time of mourning for the Pope: among the deluge of false emails, viruses and spam, a false item … [Read more...] about Nope: It’s NOT True

ZDNet.com News has an article that is a good starting point for self-education on the possible renewal of the provisions of the USA Patriot Act subject to sunset in 2005. … [Read more...] about Will the sunset be postponed?

More angry-looking political storm clouds are gathering House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Now the question is: are new negative reports about DeLay the fruits of hard journalistic work or does their timing (coming out the same day) suggest that perhaps some GOP bigwigs have decided, to quote the usually unquotable Al Gore, that "it's time for him to go?" Think of this name … [Read more...] about Political Storm Around Tom DeLay To Intensify?

We'll do our first post today within a few mintues, then posts will appear throughout the day. … [Read more...] about We Will Start Posting Very Soon

It's funny because it's plausible! (Via Lost Remote.) … [Read more...] about The next stage of local news

Blogger Michael Totten (Oregon pride!) and Spirit of America founder Jim Hake are in Beirut to help the Lebanese opposition raise money to fight the Syrian occupation:We're focusing our efforts on the residents of the semi-permanent tent-city that has been built on Martyr's Square, a mere two blocks from Parliament, where the opposition leaders say they will continue to reside … [Read more...] about Help some real freedom fighters

...and then there is cutting money off from a good investment. Can we really trust that this particular cut is wise, given both the previous success and the (relatively) low cost of seeing it through to conclusion? In a cost-cutting move prompted by President Bush's moon-Mars initiative, NASA could summarily put an end to Voyager, the legendary 28-year mission that has sent a … [Read more...] about There is throwing good money after bad…

...some advice for current liberals: In disunity there is strength. An interesting take on the value of public debate within a party. … [Read more...] about From a self-described former liberal…

Here come the "How can you call yourself a moderate?" comments. But we have to say it: I think they're going nuts: SAN FRANCISCO (Hollywood Reporter) - The chairman of one of the entertainment industry's most important congressional committees says he wants to take the enforcement of broadcast decency standards into the realm of criminal prosecution. Rep. F. James … [Read more...] about We Hate To Say It But We’ll Be Honest With You:

Will there be some mid-course political corrections at the White House? It's going to be fascinating to watch in coming months since Gallup now says its latest poll puts President George Bush at a record settting low point for a second term President: NEW YORK President George W. Bush's approval rating has plunged to the lowest level of any president since World War II at this … [Read more...] about Gallup: Bush’s March Numbers Lowest For Second Term President

Are we willing to give truth to a voice of evil? A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.    -Joseph Stalin Is it true that sometimes all you can do is despair? … [Read more...] about Do we have the appropriate perspectives?

From CNN.com: LONDON, England (Reuters) — It must rank as one of the most ironic twists in the tangled history of the British monarchy's relations with Rome. When King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife and marry his pregnant lover, he denounced the pope and, in a flagrant act of rebellion against distant Rome, created the Church of England. Now, almost 500 years … [Read more...] about A historical irony

Peter Jennings has announced he has lung cancer but will start treatment soon and remain on TV. … [Read more...] about More Bad News In Network TV Anchormanland