...at the new web magazine Blue And Red. Blue And Red is a noble Internet experiment. In these days of a seeming war between left weblogs and right weblogs — mirroring in all of its intensity the bitter partisanship that exists between both major political parties — it seeks to be an authentic oasis of intelligent, issue-oriented discussion. Blue And Red is the … [Read more...] about Take A Peek….

It's clear more than ever that Senate Republicans are poised to do away with the filibuster if you consider the most recent list of federal appeals court seat nominees submitted by President George Bush. The reason: he has submitted 12 nominations whose confirmations were blocked last year. So, clearly, with the new arithmetic, the White House is throwing down the gauntlet to … [Read more...] about Bye Bye Filibuster

If you ever get the feeling that government is intruding more and more brace yourself: there are some here in California who are advocating the government watch how many miles you drive — and tax you for them. It's a measure that would do George Orwell proud. In California, CBS reports, some politicos are thinking of dumping the gas tax and starting tax by the mile. And … [Read more...] about Taxing Driving By The Mile: Orwell Is Smiling

Here's a tragic figure for you: "It's a known fact that 1 out of every 7 kids in our country, at one time or another, will run away from home. Runaway kids come from every social strata — from the very rich to the very poor." Bob Parson's Hot Points! blog looks at the tragedy of runaways...from the first decision a kid makes to run away, to the feeling of disorientation … [Read more...] about The Tragedy Of Runaways

Syria is now moving centerstage in the wake of the assassination of a Lebanese leader coupled with the U.S. withdrawing its ambassador from Syria. Syria has long been identified as at the least an enabler of terrorism, at worst — which most analysts believe — an instigator of it. And the fact that the U.S. has yankked its ambassador out is not just … [Read more...] about Syria: Under the Microscope

WE LOVE IT! Thank yew Diggers' Realm (our first Blogad on this site by the way) for the tip on a major HOAX played on Blogtopia. Writes Glenn Reynolds:"LIBERTARIAN GIRL has been unmasked as a fraud. But did she get a White House press pass?" It turns out that Libertarian Girl wasn't the beautiful young lady pictured on her/his blog after all. It was all a playful hoax...and … [Read more...] about “Libertarian Girl” Wasn’t

A Wall Street Journal editorial effectively argues the case that CNN's news chief Eason Jordan shouldn't have resigned — and in the process takes another swipe at "amateur" journalists. There are really two issues here: 1)Should Jordan have resigned? If you read our posts (see chain link below), the outrage was that if he had said what he was alleged to have said it … [Read more...] about Should CNN’S Eason Jordan Have Resigned?

Is Lebanon returning to the bad old days of daily violence, even teetering on the bring of civil war? There are real fears now: BEIRUT, Lebanon Feb 15, 2005 — An angry mob attacked Syrian workers in southern Lebanon Tuesday and another group threw stones and set fires outside a Syrian government office in Beirut, blaming Damascus for the bomb that killed former Prime … [Read more...] about A Return To The Bad Old Days In Beirut?

Yes, the era of Blogads has come to The Moderate Voice. We're starting our rates quite low (although one friend said they are too high and we should pay people to run one) and will likely adjust them overtime. So if you or someone you know wants a cheap effective ad, you know where to place it. … [Read more...] about We Now Do Blogads

So now the question is: will jurors in the Michael Jackson child molestation case be bedazzled by an array of famous, rich celebrities who testify to his character? It's going to be interesting to watch. Of course, the immediate question is: what do character witnesses have to do with the price of bagels in Jerusalem when this case revolves around things that allegedly went on … [Read more...] about On Michael Jackson’s Famous Character Witnesses

Diggers Realm has this tidbit of modern day America: The effigy of a soldier hanging from the side of a Sacramento house has returned, this time with a sign that reads "Bush Lied, I Died". On watching the news tonight there were many residents of the neighborhood that were offended by it including a Jewish man who lives across the street who found the Palestinian flag … [Read more...] about Successfully Inflaming Passions In Sacramento

How dangerous is it out there? VERY. Over the past week I became aware of two true crime stories — stories on each coast of the U.S. of A. ANSWERING YOUR DOOR AT NIGHT CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR YOUR HEALTH: My 30-something-ish nephew Aaron lives in downtown New Haven. One recent night around 10 he heard a knock on his door. When he opened it up, there was a tall guy with a … [Read more...] about True Crime Stories

The Christian Science Monitor reports that Native Americans' fortunes are on the upswing -- and it isn't all due to casinos. There's a joke a comedian tells abut two kids playing. One says: "Hey, let's play Cowboys and Indians." The other says: "Yeah. You be the cowboy, I'll run the slot machines." It's a sign of the times that reservations have become identified with … [Read more...] about Good News For Native Americans

From investigative reporter Andy Borowitz: CONDI OFFERS TO GIVE FRANCE MICHAEL MOORE Gift of Filmmaker Seen as Olive Branch In a major foreign policy speech in Paris today, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice extended an olive branch to the French by offering to give them the filmmaker Michael Moore. "We hope you will put aside past differences to work for peace and … [Read more...] about THIS JUST IN!

Slate's editor bluntly writes what most editors have not said aloud: "I would have fired Eason Jordon." The reason, writes Jack Shafer, is in the difference between "a mistake and brain rot." After recounting the details of the case he asks: What took Jordan so long to take a stab at clearing the air? I suspect that his Davos comment was neither a mistake nor taken out of … [Read more...] about Eason Jordan Would Have Been Fired With A Different Boss

No, we don't mean like most of the passengers of the Titanic did. We mean a real FUN underwater resort — where you get to breathe air, instead of water. If you do, this is for you. … [Read more...] about Did You Ever Dream Of Staying At An Underwater Resort?

The trial of the King of Perps Pop Michael Jackson on child molestation charges is gearing up. The latest: Jackson plans to have a huge batch of celebrities testify in his behalf (Larry King, Quincy Jones, Elizabeth Taylor, Jay Leno and Kobe Bryant — just to mention a few). Jurors are always impressed by celebrities. But if you want to skip the trial, just CLICK HERE … [Read more...] about The Michael Jackson Trial Gears Up

My, they're getting awfully choosy these days: TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man pulled a knife in a convenience store early Sunday morning and threatened to kill himself unless he was given a meal of the choicest sushi. The 68-year-old unemployed man barged into the store in the western city of Osaka after first setting fire to his nearby apartment, police said Monday. … [Read more...] about The Gourmet Thief

This year was supposed to be a catastrophic year due the shortage of flu shots but it didn't turn out as bad as people anticipated. Plus there is this new research which calls into question the important of some of the shots: A new study based on more than three decades of U.S. data suggests that giving flu shots (search) to the elderly has not saved any lives. Led by … [Read more...] about Do Flu Shots Work For The Elderly?

The tale of the conservative journalist who quit after a slew of questions about his background were raised by liberal bloggers has taken a new turn due to highly specific allegations and details just released by the blog Americablog. GO HERE to read them yourself (WARNING: There are some adult photos and the links are reportedly quite explicit). The bottom line: Americablog's … [Read more...] about Major New Allegations In Jeff Gannon Controversy