Our Guest Bloggers will (hopefully) be posting today...because we have SEVERE posting problems at our hotel here on the East Coast. Our remote Cox Internet isn't working due to a regional problem impacting all of their remote access. The hotel has "high speed internet" which shockingly AIN'T. Our posts are taking four times as long due to the slow speed and problems here. you … [Read more...] about Light(er) Blogging Today

So we've all heard of the "religious fanatics" or quasi-Taliban fighting to keep Terri Schiavo from a slow death by dehydration, ordered with nothing more than hearsay. (What could my views be?) But Reason's Jesse Walker, seemingly spurning the line of argument favored by his colleagues, warns of a more likely slippery slope from the Schiavo case: the expansive power of … [Read more...] about Slippery slopes may be more numerous than they appear

Can't get enough organic vegetables and grains? You might want to write your representative to make sure it doesn't hurt Indian families. … [Read more...] about Great Indian food…if only the Indians could enjoy it

He had fought (and won) many cases showcasing his charisma and brilliance and became a household word when he got O.J. Simspson off — and today Johnnie Cochran is dead: Famed attorney Johnnie Cochran, 67, perhaps best known for his defense of O.J. Simpson, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. "Johnnie Cochran was a loving, heartful human being who cared about … [Read more...] about Johnnie Cochran, OJ’s Successful Lawyer, Dies

If you think that all reporters and columnists now have an accurate idea of what blogs are all about — then you need to think again after reading the latest column by L.A. Times media critic David Shaw, as Slate's Jack Shafer points out. If you boil this whole debate down (explained below) and strip away all the side issues you remain with this: bloggers are bypassing … [Read more...] about BLOGGING: Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Blogger?

...by Pennywit, but it is difficult to tell if the irony was intentional or not. In either case, it is amusing. … [Read more...] about An irony is noted…

...or the next product that merits a warning label? … [Read more...] about iPods, a great innovation…

From November of 2004: But even as the peak summer driving season winds down, U.S. refiners continue to operate nearly flat out. As of this week, the industry is producing gasoline and other end products at something like 98 percent of capacity. And with the overall growth in demand for motor fuels and heating oil showing no signs of slowing, prices will continue to be driven … [Read more...] about A house of cards?

Those salivating moron bloggers, putting themselves in danger to blog about the huge earthquake off Jakarta:Blogging has fried our brains. Instead of evacuating after the tremor, we, bloggers staying in high rise apartments, sit here n blog about it, oblivious to the risk should the building topple over or collapse. I, for one, was furiously typing away as the floor swayed … [Read more...] about If this room’s a-quakin’, this scribe’s a-takin’ (notes)

Regardless of your political leanings, a moderate third party would drastically improve America's political climate. … [Read more...] about Centrism: Cure for Partisan Bickering

I'll think he'd contact Al Sharpton first, but close enough. … [Read more...] about God speaks

TMV heads to the East Coast today for a show. He'll be back late Thursday night. We will do some posting from the road, but it'll be limited — but you'll have plenty to read from our always independent and thoughtful Guest Bloggers. TMV will post from his hotel, etc. but will be out of pocket for whole chunks of time (he left 7:30 pm Monday night, will take a red eye and … [Read more...] about TMV ON THE MOVE (Read Our Guest Bloggers)

We routinely get new readers so periodically it's useful to explain a little about this site. Welcome to The Moderate Voice. We tend to look at each issue individually and judge them individually. And it is true: TMV does not belong to any political party so he may seem at times politically all over the place. But we do make an effort to present a variety of views in our … [Read more...] about If You’re New To This Site….

Yet more bad news for singer Michael Jackson: SANTA MARIA, Calif. Mar 28, 2005 — In a stinging setback for Michael Jackson, a judge ruled Monday that the jury can hear allegations that the pop star molested or had designs on five other boys, including actor Macaulay Culkin and two youngsters who reached multimillion-dollar settlements with the singer. District Attorney Tom … [Read more...] about Proof Of Racist Plot? Judge Rules Past Allegations Can Be Used In Jackson Trial

A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia today but this time — keeping in mind the major tidal wave disaster that followed the massive Indian ocean earthqake in December — officials are leaving nothing to chance: BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island late Monday, damaging hundreds of buildings … [Read more...] about Earthquake Hits Indonesia And Sparks Tsunami Fears

Do these guys need a course in basic safety? The two crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) stepped outside Monday for a spacewalk to install antennas and release a small satellite. American Commander Leroy Chiao and his Russian crewmate, Salizhan Sharipov, left the ISS empty for the second time in two months, floating outside the station high above the earth … [Read more...] about Rocket Scientists Are Not Exactly Rocket Scientists

Koward Kurtz hits the nail on the head: Dan Rather's temporary CBS Evening News replacement has literally changed the tone of that show by talking like a PERSON does instead of using the fake, pompous tones of a TV newscaster: "I hate to jinx it by saying it aloud," Bob Schieffer told viewers of the "CBS Evening News" on Thursday, but "all of a sudden there's some pretty good … [Read more...] about Bob Schieffer Literally Changes The Tone At CBS News

Here's a development you might not have expected to see: the folks for whom George Bush and Jeb Bush put their political necks on the line now want to chop them off: This new development swirling around a constituency that was being cared for and has angrily turned on its caretaker is related to the case of Terri Schiavo. USA Today reports this: By Sunday, after nine days of … [Read more...] about George Bush’s And Jeb Bush’s Political Problem

....at The Education Wonks. Due to time constraints TMV recently had to leave the Watcher of Weasels Council which runs a weekly linkfest and votes on the best posts. The Education Wonks is on the council and became one of our favorite sites. Politics makes up the bulk of what many people on weblogs write about. But here's a blog that focuses on issues and stories related to … [Read more...] about Take A Peek…..

Jeff Jarvis steps back and looks at what has happened in the Terri Schiavo case and the FCC's clamp down on indecency and comes to this conclusion: The religious right is separating itself from the rest of America. The theocrats may have finally gone too far too often. TMV agrees. I'm about to go on a trip to the East Coast but tomorrow will try to do a post/review of … [Read more...] about Is The Religious Right Separating Itself From The Rest of America?