I mean, really he does... (Should we rename this site The McModerate Voice to see what happens?) … [Read more...] about Ronald McDonald Needs To Get A Life

Now it's come to this. … [Read more...] about The English Language In The 21st Century

First it was Bush political guru Karl Rove joining the White House staff — and now the quintessential Bush spokesperson and strategist Karen Hughes is joining the government to help promote the U.S. image in the Islamic world. Hughes, considered supremely close to Bush for most of his successful political career, is joining Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the … [Read more...] about Key Bush Political Advisor Joins Second Term Government

What happens when you think you have an exclusive interview with Ashley Smith, the hostage in the Atlanta shooting case who is the hottest news commodity of the day....and you lose it to a competitor? Well, if you're unluckly your competitor's camera catches you exploding in the background of the interview your rival show is doing and police have to almost drag you off. Read … [Read more...] about The Agony Of TV News Defeat

University of Virginia Political Scientist Larry Sabato has gazed into his uncannily precise crystal ball once again — this time to survey the GOP situation for 2008 and here's what he sees: The GOP will have to fulfill certain conditions to win a third consequetive White House term (indeed, history is against it). It's highly unlikely GOP centrist is going to get … [Read more...] about The GOP And The 2008 Race For The White House

...at Memeorandum. In, fact, I think we already urged you to take a peek....well, take one AGAIN. This news aggregator uses automated software to present readers with a fascinating concept. It groups stories that are getting heavy traffic with a cross section of bloggers from all over the political spectrum. So you can see what the popular stories are (many are analyses and … [Read more...] about Take A Peek….

The handwriting is not only on the wall on Social Security reform but it appears as if the wall is beginning to crumble: the latest poll seems to suggest that the more President George Bush pushes his plan that includes privatizing Social Security, the more his support nosedives. The latest Washington Post poll underscores the administration's failure — so far at least … [Read more...] about SOS On Social Security Reform

Just when you thought the highly divisive and emotional (on both sides) issue of gay marriage may have receeded a California judge has tossed it back into the boiling political cauldron. A California judge ruled today that the state's ban on gay marriage violated the state constitution, despite social traditions and historical definitions that "marriage" is a union between man … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage Thrown Back Into The Political Cauldron

Why didn't 40 percent of Iraqis vote? Friends of Democracy, which is still going strong a month-and-a-half later, polls the non-voters on why they abstained. Fortunately, only a small number didn't vote out of indifference or lack of information. … [Read more...] about Voter apathy in Iraq

A San Francisco superior court judge said today that prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying - under the state's constitution, not the federal - "has no rational justification" and violates "the basic human right to marry the person of one's choice." Call me bigoted, but since when is marriage a "basic human right"? In the modern Western tradition, marriage is a community … [Read more...] about Children are irrational…for another reason

If you want to know what happened on the ground in Lebanon today, start with Jeff Jarvis's excellent roundup of firsthand reporting. And check The Corner's posted photos (via Instapundit). … [Read more...] about A sea of red, white and green

The Project for Excellence in Journalism just released its State of the News Media report and has some interesting tidbits: 1) people watch local news less than 3 times a week 2) they get news from four different types of media a week 3) a slight majority of reporting on Iraq was neutral 4) and the stat most likely to get attention, Bush got three times as much bad press as … [Read more...] about Slipping on the salivating morons

The Christian Science Monitor has an article that upon reading the title and tag line appears extremely intriguing: Calling Evil by name A word once reserved for atrocities is now used liberally. But does the rude guy at the airport deserve the label? The article itself indeed follows up on the title and is well worth reading. A taste to prompt further reading: "You need to … [Read more...] about Evil is not just a word for evangelicals anymore…

Is that really the question? … [Read more...] about The question: Do we fight terrorism or protect liberties?

Ashley Smith, who was held hostage in her apartment by courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols, has an incredible story to tell — a dramatic story almost out of a Hollywood drama. By excerpting it we almost will ruin it — so we'll give you the link here. Suffice to say it wasn't happenstance that she was released. She talked to him, read to him from the Bible, … [Read more...] about How The Atlanta Hostage Got Away

Some liberal bloggers are trying to link up with media outlets so their point of view is better represented — a sign both blogs will have an increasing influence on media coverage decisions. But first, some perspective: In all of my time working in the traditional the media I never heard reporters or editors saying: "Hey, let's run this story to help Candidate X and … [Read more...] about Some Liberal Bloggers Trying To Link Up With Media

China has just upped the ante in its war of words — dire warnings, that is — to Tawain about declaring independence. It has now put into law a warning that in effect says: "Declaring independence may be militarily dangerous to your health." According to the Washingon Post: China enacted a law Monday authorizing the use of force against Taiwan if it moves toward … [Read more...] about China Throws Down The Gauntlet To Taiwan

The picture you see on the left is an albatross and the picture you see on the right is Tom DeLay: we want to make sure you don't get mixed up. Because DeLay is proving to be a big obstacle to the GOP's image as his name pops up in news stories showing he may be ethically challenged...and GOP members in Congress keep doing what they gotta do in Congress to protect him. In … [Read more...] about More BIG Tom DeLay Problems For The GOP

Say says Iran's Police Chief — even though only two small batches of women have been allowed to join the force. Watch the BBC video here. Link is to the right under BBC VIDEO. Is this story accurate — or propaganda? Of course, we don't have propaganda in our country, right? … [Read more...] about Iran Women’s Women Make Better Police Than Men

NOTE: We didn't write this and we don't know who wrote it. This was sent to us by Pete Van De Putte of the world famous Dixie Flag Company Operator: Thank you for calling Pizza Hut. May I have your national ID number? Customer: Hi, I'd like to place an order. Operator: I must have your NIDN first, sir. Customer: My National ID Number, yeah, hold on, eh, it's … [Read more...] about Ordering Pizza Homeland Security Style