BOW, N.H. -- Marco Rubio is in an enviable position among mainstream Republican presidential candidates after his strong finish in Iowa. Yet the man is running scared. The young Floridian is stumping through New Hampshire as if he's campaigning to win the Cautious Caucus. He gives the same speech everywhere. The most tightly managed candidate in the race, he shuns risk … [Read more...] about Rubio, risk averse — and to mentioning Trump
Cartoon: Jeb and Iowa
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A theory of change to believe in
BERKELEY, Calif. -- If Republicans are engaged in a three-sided civil war, Democrats are having a spirited but rather civilized argument over a very large question: Who has the best theory about how progressive change happens? On the Republican side, the results in Iowa showed a party torn to pieces. Ted Cruz won because he understood from the start the importance of … [Read more...] about A theory of change to believe in
GREASE: LIVE | Frenchy In One Word | FOX BROADCASTING
Carly Rae Jepsen describes her character "Frenchy" in one word. FOX enrolls at Rydell High with GREASE: LIVE, a LIVE one-night musical production of the massively popular crossover musical "Grease." GREASE: LIVE stars Julianne Hough ("Safe Haven," "Rock of Ages") as the angelic "Sandy" – Rydell High's most talked-about newcomer – and Aaron Tveit ("Graceland," "Les… … [Read more...] about GREASE: LIVE | Frenchy In One Word | FOX BROADCASTING
Sanders Strong And Clinton Off Her Game In New Hampshire Town Hall
Bernie Sanders had a strong night while Clinton had a terrible performance at the CNN Town Hall Wednesday night (video and transcript here). It was almost painful to see her stumbling to come up with answers to some of the questions. Sanders criticized Clinton’s claims of being a progressive saying, “you can’t go and say you’re a moderate on one day and be a progressive on … [Read more...] about Sanders Strong And Clinton Off Her Game In New Hampshire Town Hall
Down To One Liberal And Defender Of Civil Liberties In Presidential Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruWSO6vYKXQ The number of presidential candidates should drop quickly now that voting has begun. It is not surprising that many of the candidates are waiting to see if they do better than the polls have predicted, which is reasonable considering how poorly polls often are at predicting primary results. Some of the more mainstream candidates … [Read more...] about Down To One Liberal And Defender Of Civil Liberties In Presidential Race
Who’s a real progressive? Sanders, Clinton make their cases at N.H. town hall
DERRY, N.H. — Eager to regain lost ground with voters here, Hillary Clinton pivoted off stepped-up attacks on her record by rival Bernie Sanders into a forceful defense of her progressive credentials. Clinton's push to define her record on her own terms, and to persuade voters she has done substantially more than Sanders to advance the… … [Read more...] about Who’s a real progressive? Sanders, Clinton make their cases at N.H. town hall
Cartoon: IOWA COIN TOSS
This cartoon by Clay Jones is from his website http://claytoonz.com/ is licensed to run on The Moderate Voice. He writes on his blog: Ever see one of the many scenes in Family Guy where Cleveland is naked in his bathtub, his house destroyed and he and the tub are about to crash to the ground from the second story? As the tub is sliding before eventually falling Cleveland is … [Read more...] about Cartoon: IOWA COIN TOSS
(Updated) In First Mosque Visit, Obama Includes Muslim-Americans in ‘American Family’
Update: Before reading parts of the President's speech at the Baltimore mosque, readers may want to listen to how Sabah Muktar, a young, beautiful, “proud, black, Muslim, African-American...an American” introduces the President of the United States. Click on the link below. Sabah Muktar introduces Obama at a MosqueYou need to watch this. Conservatives have been in … [Read more...] about (Updated) In First Mosque Visit, Obama Includes Muslim-Americans in ‘American Family’
Paul and Santorum quit GOP Presidential race
You'd think the Zika virus had hit the Republican primary the way the GOP candidates are dropping like flies. First Mike Huckabee, next Rand Paul and now Rick Santorum - all suspending their campaigns since the Iowa Caucuses on Monday. The irony can't be lost on poor Rick.The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania eked out a… … [Read more...] about Paul and Santorum quit GOP Presidential race
Giving President Obama Due Credit
President Obama deserves credit for giving a message that some people on the political right do not want to hear. Here is an excerpt from a story published by ABC News: President Obama made his first visit to a U.S. mosque today since being elected president, and he tried to reassure American Muslims that religious discrimination and harassment would not be … [Read more...] about Giving President Obama Due Credit
Trump accuses Cruz of Iowa “voter fraud” and says he’ll probably sue
So much for the (slightly) more humble Donald Trump that we saw Monday night when he lost the Republican Iowa caucus vote to Ted Cruz, the darling of many conservatives who seems more like Charles Dickens' Uriah Heep to many other voters. And if there was any semblance of the early election cycle bromance between Cruz and Trump, it's over. Done with. Trump is accusing Cruz of … [Read more...] about Trump accuses Cruz of Iowa “voter fraud” and says he’ll probably sue
The Revolution Begins For Bernie Sanders In Iowa (And No, There Is No Guaranteed Firewall For Clinton In The South)
Hillary Clinton won the Iowa caucus by a fraction of one percent thanks to the arcane rules of the Iowa caucus and the luck of winning the coin toss six out of six times when it decided delegates. Sanders has requested that the actual raw vote be released. It will probably not be done in accordance with the Iowa caucus rules, but it was a smart move to make. There … [Read more...] about The Revolution Begins For Bernie Sanders In Iowa (And No, There Is No Guaranteed Firewall For Clinton In The South)
(Updates) The Zika Virus: Recent Developments
UPDATE II: For a heartbreaking, yet touching and inspirational story of a mother (and a father) with two children suffering from microcephaly, please click here, but have your handkerchief handy. _._ UPDATE I: A reader commenting on the alarmism which sometimes surrounded the Ebola crisis, makes a potential connection between the Zika virus outbreak and the … [Read more...] about (Updates) The Zika Virus: Recent Developments
India’s Tata Motors will rename its “Zica” car
There's a fallacious, often told story about how Chevrolet had to change the name of its "Nova" car in Latin America because it was too close to "doesn't go" in Spanish. Then there's the true story about the San Diego-based Isis Pharmaceuticals changing its name to Ionis Pharmaceutical after months of CEO and founder Stanley Crooke, resisting colleagues, advisors and … [Read more...] about India’s Tata Motors will rename its “Zica” car
Cartoonists look at Donald Trump’s Iowa Caucuses Loss
Cartoonists are having a fun with showman Donald Trump's loss in the Iowa caucuses: See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoonists look at Donald Trump’s Iowa Caucuses Loss
Hippos are big losers as animals suffer from South Africa’s extreme drought
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa — At South Africa’s biggest national park, wildlife officials are warning of difficult weeks ahead: unless significant rains come, animals will start dying. This is the harsh reality of life in a country suffering its worst drought in decades. Cattle are already dying, and crops have been destroyed. Many South Africans… … [Read more...] about Hippos are big losers as animals suffer from South Africa’s extreme drought
Cut Clinton Some Slack
NASHUA, N.H. -- Q: When is a win not a win? A: When the winner is Hillary Clinton. The Iowa Democratic Party confirmed in its final tally Tuesday that Clinton had won Monday night's caucuses. She not only beat Bernie Sanders but got more votes than any Republican candidate, and she becomes the first woman ever to win the Iowa caucuses. Clinton remains the … [Read more...] about Cut Clinton Some Slack
Hope (Guest Voice)
Hope by Arif Ahmad Dear Muslim Jihadist, It feels like yesterday when you accounted for all of them lives, and with your own included And I am not here to demonize you, patronize you or judge you on your motive I concede that you may have faced your own provocation, your own injustice But besides your reasons, this is to update you on the state of affairs … [Read more...] about Hope (Guest Voice)
Cartoon: Trump gets schlonged
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