...so the company changed its car seats. … [Read more...] about They Said Mercedes Benz Auto Know Better…..

We made the switch to Powerblogs in record time, so it's natural that we have to work out a few bugs on this new site. If you KNEW the problems we had in our move from Blogspot to Typepad in May, you would realize that this move has been a delicious piece of cake (thanks to Powerblogs' Chris Lansdown whose name must be under the word "efficient" in the dictionary). If you're … [Read more...] about FYI We’re Fine Tuning

...but not THIS much... … [Read more...] about I Like Star Wars…..

Michael Barone argues that George Bush is a "transformative President" a la FDR who is winning the Social Security debate and winning over the electorate — but these conclusions are a bit premature. He points to polls taken in the states to which Bush has travelled, suggesting that he's transforming public opinion, and contends what he calls the Democrats' "just say no" … [Read more...] about Is George Bush A ‘Transformative President?”

We will soon learn the answer to one of history's biggest journalistic mysteries — but will it raise more questions, particularly those related to journalism? Time will tell — and soon: former Nixon administration official and Watergate whistleblower John Dean reports that in the not too distant future the identity of "Deep Throat," prime source for the … [Read more...] about We Will Soon Know “Deep Throat’s” Identity

What does the world need to teach people? I mean REALLY teach people? Answer (an OBVIOUS ONE): A university course that teaches students how to create spam and spy-ware. So the University of Calgary is moving to meet the clamor for this vital need: CALGARY - The University of Calgary is about to introduce another controversial computer science course. Students will be taught … [Read more...] about Adventures In Dumb Education

Now that blogging has quickly become something discussed in journalism schools, and feared by bigwigs that can't control it (how do you control an individual blogger armed with ideas and a computer who isn't an appendage of a corporation?) the inevitable is happening: In some parts of the world bloggers are in as much danger as journalists, particularly in Iran. So now there's … [Read more...] about You KNEW It Had To Happen As Blogs Grew In Influence

Did you see and hear Paul McCartney on the Superbowl Halftime Show? Here's our condensed review: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... I was in the other room (writing a post for a blog) in fact, when I heard him sing. It wasn't terrible...but it seemed so sedate. Paul: you are in danger of becoming the Lawrence Welk of the baby boomer generation. He promised there wouldn't be a … [Read more...] about Paul McCartney On The Superbowl Halftime Show

Arthur Chrenkoff has another collection of tidbits overlooked, downplayed or ignored by the mainstream media, this time on Afghanistan — and it needs to be placed within an interesting context. I often tell people that the news media is soft of like an attention deficit child: it's hard for it to focus too many issues at one time and not because of bad intentions but … [Read more...] about The Quiet, Unpublicized Successes In Afghanistan

Here's yet more evidence that while the Internet may be a wonderful invention to encourage free speech and an often no-holds-barred discussion of ideas, there could be real perils lurking out there if your real identity (and religion) is known. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, writing in the New York Sun, has an intriguing piece that says radical Muslims are tracking Christians … [Read more...] about Are Radical Muslims Tracking Christians Online?

...Manolo knows. … [Read more...] about A Collection Of The Ugliest Shoes…

Yes, The Moderate Voice has moved to a new neighborhood called Powerblogs. (And some guy in a button down sweater came out singing, "Oh, it's so nice to be in your neighborhood...."). We will go into more detail about this in the days to come, but we are certain this will symbolize an upgrade in more ways than one. Suffice to say we had some frustrations at Typepad and … [Read more...] about WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME

Joe is guest blogging over at Dean's World this weekend, like he does most weekends. He'll back back here monday morning. … [Read more...] about Guest Blogging

Yes...it's that time again! We will be Guest Blogging on Dean's World this weekend. This means our regular posts will resume on Monday morning. You can see our weekend posts by clicking here .... which will take you to Dean's World. See ya there (and later here). … [Read more...] about We’re Guest Blogging This Weekend

Want to read a story that'll make your blood boil? A story that will show you how our justice system has begun to decline so that frivolous lawsuits win the day -- even if they're punishing two teenage girls for trying to be nice to a neighbor? You DO? Great, then read this:DURANGO, Colorado (Reuters) - A Colorado judge ordered two teen-age girls to pay about $900 for the … [Read more...] about Punishing Two Teenage Girls’ Good Deed

CNN'S Chief News Executive has used his mouth to dig himself into a Grand Canyon like pit of a controversy -- where demands are being made for him to put up proof, or to shut up. Indeed, the allegations he makes are so grave that it seems unlikely this story will die away until either he produces more proof or CNN has to eat political crow and do some damage control. So it … [Read more...] about CNN Executive Claims U.S. Military Targeted Journalists

Our occasional collection of links from all over Blogtopia. Links are NOT selected on the basis of ideology and represent differing viewpoints. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice.ARE HOUSE GOPERS THE EPITOME OF HYPOCRISY? That's what Bull Moose, a moderate Democrat weblog suggests in the increasingly strange and murky case of the GOP … [Read more...] about Around the ‘Sphere

Once again the Watcher of Weasels Council has picked two  of its favorite posts from a list of submitted posts. You can read the full list here. The winning Council post was  Challenger -- A Flight Surgeon Remembers by Dr. Sanity. The winning non-Council post was  Spelling It Out by Cold Fury. … [Read more...] about Watcher Of Weasels Council’s Winning Posts

Why don't they just rename the Democratic Party the Hemlock Society and be done with it?Because it looks like they're readying Jim Jones' special Kool Aid recipe for mass consumption right now. Writes Jonathan Chait:A few weeks ago, when former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean declared his intention to run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, news reports had the general … [Read more...] about Democratic Party May Be Readying The Kool Aid

The bigwigs in Iran must be smiling today as preliminary figures from the Iraqi elections show that the group ahead in the ballot count so far will be friendly to them:BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 3 - Preliminary election returns released Thursday by Iraqi authorities showed that 72 percent of the 1.6 million votes counted so far from Sunday's election went to an alliance of Shiite … [Read more...] about Shiite Coaltion Ahead In Early Iraq Vote Counting