tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87238792011-12-23T09:52:00.409-05:00The Bull Moose advocates a progressive poltics of national greatness that promotes a strong national defense, economic fainess, political reform and national service.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723879.post-1163693034550747812006-11-17T08:27:00.000-05:002006-11-17T08:34:51.886-05:00

For now, the Moose bids adieu to his Mooseketeers.It's been a good run. The Moose has tremendously enjoyed musing, observing and holding forth on the issues of the day. But, for the time being, this cervine creature will not be seen in cyberspace.The great and grand political development of the past year has been the triumph of Independent - Democrat Senator Joe Lieberman. Joe has bravely revived

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The Moose argues that progressives shouldn't redeploy away from their principles.The Iraq war is leading some progressives into a full embrace of neo-realism. These liberals shun interventionist internationalism for the type of pragmatic realism that was the hallmark of Brent Scowcroft and Jim Baker. In fact, these two Republican figures are rapidly becoming national security role models in

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The Moose comments on the torment of the right.Back in the early sixties, Barry Goldwater wrote the right wing manifesto, "Conscience of a Conservative." Today, it would likely be titled, "The Crisis of Confidence of a Conservative."For the past forty years, conservatism was in the ascendancy. Just a couple of years ago, it had a certain self-confident swagger. Hubris was its only threat. In 2000

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The Moose wonders what the incoming Speaker was thinking when she decided to meddle in the Majority Leader's race.If there was one unmistakable message that the voters were sending last week is that they are sick and tired of the old Washington politics of pork, perks and corruption. That is why it is so perplexing that Congresswoman Pelosi chose as her first major public action to lend her

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The Moose endorses Steny.The Moose has long admired Steny Hoyer. He represents the Truman/JFK/Scoop tradition in the party of a strong national defense and progressive social policy. He is an effective spokesman for the vital center that his party is attempting to seize.Steny Hoyer should become the donkey's House Majority Leader. He is being challenged by John Murtha who has become the darling

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The Moose wishes the Marine Corps a happy birthday - created November 10, 1775"From the halls of Montezuma To the shores of Tripoli' , We fight our countrys battles In the air', on land, and sea. First to fight for right and freedom , And to keep our honor clean, We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marines" America is indebted to you for your service to our nation.

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The Moose celebrates the rise of the middle.Across the board, the election has been correctly interpreted as the revenge of the center. The immoderate moderates smote the elephants because they have displayed incompetent incompetence and acted as dividers and not uniters. After the red-state blue-state divide, this year the voters were in a furious state.Both parties are on probation with the

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The Moose gloats and kvells.There is great joy in Mooseland. The nutroots have struck out. Joe Lieberman has prevailed. The vital center is victorious!Read and weep, dear nutroots,"Throughout his career, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman has proudly proclaimed himself an "independent-minded Democrat." But in the closing days of this campaign, Mr. Lieberman added a superlative, promising to be a "very

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The Moose thanks those brave Americans who made this day possible.Although Veterans Day is a few days away, we should today express our appreciation and gratitude to the veterans and currently serving members of the armed services who have defended and continue to preserve our freedom. They put their lives on the line so that we can stand in line to choose our leaders.Much has been made of the

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The Moose counsels the elephant and donkey not to deceive themselves.Even before election day, the Republican spin-machine has been launched. "This was just a normal six year itch election", they say. "In 1986, even the Reagan-led GOP lost the Senate", they suggest. And so on and so on.That is all true and beside the point. These Republicans resemble Linda Blair's 360 degree head spin in the

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The Moose examines the politics of national security.The 2006 election will largely be about the incompetence of the Bushies. As Dukakis might say, it's about incompetence not ideology.The problem with the Bushies is that they are giving hawkishness a bad name. The failure to implement a successful post-war strategy and provide sufficient troop levels have had disastrous consequences. And while

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The Moose cautions the elephant not to deceive himself.The Kerry distraction will not greatly influence this election. Of course, it has consumed the political class over the past forty-eight hours. And Senator Kerry proved once again why he will not become President of the United States. (Maybe, he can go visit with his buddy Negative Ned in Greenwich - they deserve each other and can

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The Moose is amused by the people's hero.The New York Times has a must-read profile of the tribune of the populist left. As a service to the nutroots, the Moose offers a couple of choice excerpts,"Mr. Lamont often mentions his use of an environmentally correct vehicle, a Ford hybrid, on the campaign trail, but Mr. Lamont and his wife also own a Lexus convertible, a Mercedes, a Volvo, a Jaguar

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The Moose opines that the following is all you need to know about the state of this election.Today's Washington Post,"The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper of races, added the races of several Republicans to its chart of highly competitive contests, including the one for Rep. Jim Ryun's Kansas seat, for which Democrats started running ads over the weekend."

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Dickensian Moose suggests that this is not the best of times for the GOP, but rather the worst of times.Election night will not be a happy time for the elephant for one central reason - incompetence. The GOP has to be the first political party that has both "lost" a city and is losing a war.This election is fundamentally about the Republican incompetence in the aftermath both of the hurricane in

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The Moose is feeling independent.Yesterday, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg campaigned for Joe in Connecticut. Mayor Mike represents the political future. He is a pragmatic, trans-partisan problem solver. He has demonstrated that he can bring Democrats and Republicans together to effectively govern.What angers the nutroots and the like is that Joe puts country before party. But, that is

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The Moose notes perhaps the most promising development for the donkey.While most of the attention on this election has been centered on Congress, the most significant races are in the states. Governors and state legislatures will shape the political map for many years to come. That is where congressional seats are drawn. And more importantly, it is in the states where innovative policy reforms

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The Moose luxuriates in the ascendancy of the center.Election day could be a very, very important milestone for the insurgent middle of the American body politic. That is because it is very likely that a whole new group of Blue Dogs and New Dems will be coming to Congress.Today's New York Times,"In their push to win back control of the House, Democrats have turned to conservative and moderate

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The Moose wonders whether there is a special unit in the GOP to smear Vietnam Veterans.The Moose still has his antlers in a lather over the Allen's campaign's exploitation of Jim Webb's novels about his experience in defending our country in Southeast Asia. A GOP pattern of behavior has developed over the past few years - smear the heroism of Vietnam veterans.Jim Webb eloquently wrote about the

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The Moose offers his two cents on the latest Allen-Webb controversy.This is truly the silly season in American politics. Wake the Moose when it is over.The latest brouhaha centers over some lurid passages in novels that Jim Webb penned a while back. While the Moose has some differences over Webb's policy views, he has long been a fan of Webb's writings. He writes as a Marine who was there. His

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The Moose salutes the donkeys who have stood with Joe.It is rare in politics when leaders dare to defy the partisan pressure to toe the party line. A case in point is the Connecticut Senate race. Joe Lieberman has clearly indicated that he will stick with the Democratic caucus when he returns to Washington.Yet, either out of fear of the activists and nutroots or out of desire to pander to this

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The Moose maintains that a Democratic Congress may be the least of the President's worries.The Republicans are desperately attempting to hold onto power. The latest evidence of the GOP panic is the despicable ad that the RNC financed against Harold Ford in Tennessee. Yesterday, the President rushed to give a press conference to attempt to buck up the dispirited grass roots.But, what the White

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The Moose avers that Ned needs a history lesson.It is sad to view the spectacle of a candidate embarrassing himself and wasting a portion of his fortune. But, that is exactly what is happening to the darling of the nutroots, Negative Ned Lamont.Ned's latest ploy is to liken Joe to Nixon. What's next? Ned declares that Joe is really the reincarnation of Joe McCarthy? Oh, silly Moose - it is Lamont

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The Moose celebrates the emergence of the middle.The political story of the week is that independent voters are heavily swinging to the Democrats this year. This shift could very well result in a Democratic wave that could propel the donkey to control both the Senate and the House.We may very well be witnessing the collapse of the Rovian base model. Republicans are now suffering from base

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The Moose ponders the Obama boomlet.The Moose has been impressed with Senator Obama. He appears to have an impulse to transcend the polarized partisan divide and seek a new politics of national unity. He projects a Reagan-Clinton-like optimism that is a welcome contrast to the donkey's gloom and doom caucus. And his lack of Washington experience may actually be an asset to an electorate that is

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The Moose contends that next year the Blue Dogs will have more bite than bark.What is the dog that has not barked recently in American politics? The answer - the coalition of 37 conservative House Democrats known as the Blue Dogs. These congressional canines will undoubtedly hold the balance of power in a narrowly divided House that will likely be controlled by the Democrats.The Dogs are

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The Moose notes the people powered fraud.Remember the glory days when the nutroots claimed that people power would fuel Negative Ned to a populist victory? Well, he is emptying out the coffers of the family kitty in a desperate attempt to buy a seat. And by the way, since Negative Ned is relying on his wife's wealth, shouldn't he reveal his joint tax returns over the past few years?The people

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The Moose luxuriates in accusatory finger pointing.The long knives are out. Although the election is over two weeks away, the elephant is already engaged in what Rich Lowry calls "pre-criminations". Who is to blame for this impending GOP fiasco? Some on the right are so anxious for the recriminating to begin that they are willing forfeit the House.Today's New York Times,'With polls showing

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The Moose ponders the identity of the donkey's Newt.The Moose participated in the Republican Revolution of '94. Now, we may be on the verge of another great upheaval. We may be seeing a "Stockman Syndrome" named after the hapless Republican who defeated the powerful Congressman Jack Brooks in '94. All types of characters may be elected defeating Democrats who were thought to be safe.Although much

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The Moose examines compassionate conservatism.David Kuo, the former White House official, has created quite a stir with his new book complaining about the Bush Administration's weak commitment to compassionate conservatism. However, Kuo's "revelation" is not breaking news. A few years ago the faith based czar John DiIulio complained about the Mayberry Machiavellis in the White House who were not

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The Moose reveals the identity of the person who may become the first African-American President of the United States.Ok, maybe the Moose is getting ahead of himself. After all, Harold Ford has not yet won his Senate seat. And Senator Obama may reach the Oval Office before him.But, Ford will likely win in November, and then he is on his way. That is because he has run the most flawless Senate

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The Moose responds to the Connecticut Senate debate.This afternoon, Joe Lieberman effectively and persuasively presented the case of the vital center. In contrast,his opponents dutifully delivered their predictable partisan talking points. They both appealed for the partisans on either side of the political spectrum to vote the party line.But, only Joe showed by detailing specific accomplishments

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The Moose experiences a harmonic convergence with a columnist.The Moose doesn't know about you, but election day can't come soon enough. He clearly expects it to be a very good day for the donkey. The Moose would be a wealthy mammal if he owned the Prozac concession at the Republican National Committee. As a matter of fact, the Moose is entertaining the notion of operating a Republican Suicide

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The Moose considers the post-Warner field.There are likely two separate contests within the Democratic '08 Presidential sweepstakes. Hillary is the frontrunner and she will be challenged from the center and the left. The Moose is skeptical, however, that there is much room in the middle for a successful opponent to Hillary. At this moment, Hillary has been careful to claim the center. Most

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The Moose decries the big lie.He is spending the family fortune and he is getting nowhere. And now, negative Ned Lamont's campaign is resorting to worst sort of gutter politics. The Hartford Courant,"...former state Treasurer Henry E. Parker had questioned Lieberman's oft-cited civil rights history as he and other black leaders endorsed Lamont."I'm saying that my view is there's no evidence of

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The Moose notes a most heartening development.Amidst all of the partisan noise in this campaign, a interesting phenomena is developing in the center of American politics. On both coasts, candidates are forging intriguing coalitions of the vital center.In California, Governor Schwarzenegger is holding a large lead after a rocky beginning to his tenure in Sacramento. Initially, Arnold largely

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The Moose notes another example of the amazing "people" funded power of the nutroots.From yesterday's Boston Globe,"Wealthy Democratic businessman Ned Lamont is pumping another $2 million of his personal fortune into his bid to unseat three-term Sen. Joe Lieberman."Lamont wrote the check Tuesday, his campaign confirmed. With less than a month left before the Nov. 7 election, Lamont has personally

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The Moose suggests that true progressives must embrace preemption.As a result of their opposition to the Iraq war, many progressives have adopted Scowcroft-Baker type foreign policy realism. They reject preemption in foreign policy. They argue idealism has its limits in foreign policy. They worship at the altar of multilateralism.Yet, many progressives correctly deplore the genocide in Sudan.

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The Moose observes that the focus shifts from the pervert to the Dear Leader.It took the North Korean nuke (presumed) test to push the Foley story off the front page. While Democrats and Republicans will point accusatory fingers at each other, North Korea has been a bi-partisan failure. Neither Democratic nor Republican Administrations have had success in preventing that rogue state from

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The Moose celebrates the commemoration of his landsman's journey.Another Monday, another Jewish holiday. The Moose is referring to Columbus Day, of course. Although it is somewhat disputed, there is circumstantial evidence that old Christopher was a Jewish convert to Christianity who was seeking to escape persecution in Inquisition Spain. And his voyage was financed by fellow Conversos who were

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The Moose suggests that social conservatives have some issues.Republican rule is now jeopardized by a scandal involving a sexual predator and a possible cover-up. How can social conservatives - the most significant component of the GOP base - view this development?Republicans came to power in '94 in large part as a result of the social conservative fury over the perceived social liberalism of the

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The Moose is smiling from antler to antler.Here is why. A Reuters/Zogby poll released Thursday,"Sen. Joseph Lieberman, running as an independent, has a 53 percent to 33 percent lead on Democratic anti-war challenger Ned Lamont. Lieberman, a three-term Democratic incumbent, lost the party primary in August after Lamont attacked his support for the Iraq war."Go Joe, Go!

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The Moose observes that the thrill may soon be gone.Why do conservatives continue to support the Bush Administration? The Moose can only think of two primary reasons - court nominees and the Democratic alternative.Many conservatives also believe the President has been steadfast in the war again the Jihadists, and they share his vision of the nature of the conflict. Indeed, the Moose agrees with

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The Moose urges the Speaker to stand his ground.The Moose is aghast by the betrayal of the Speaker by some conservatives. Sure, the Speaker failed to act responsibly after he learned about the disgusting actions of Congressman Foley toward teenage pages. Of course, the Speaker neglected to act in a bi-partisan manner by not notifying the Democrats of Foley's misdeeds. Certainly, the Speaker has

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The Moose comments on how far the elephant has fallen.The Moose witnessed the Republican Revolution of '94. He remembers the fervent calls for reform and renewal. Now, the House GOP is rightly staring into the abyss. The Foley revelation is the latest representation of the perversion of power.It took the Republicans a little more than a decade to achieve what forty years of Democratic rule

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The Moose wishes all of the Mooseketeer mishpocha an easy fast!

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The Moose asks for some perspective on the war against Jihadism.The most reactionary force on the planet is Jihadist terrorism. While some liberals fear that the American religious right would return America to the 1950's, the Islamic fascists look to the seventh century as their model. All values, ideals and freedoms that are treasured by liberals would be repealed and eliminated.Yet, it is the

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The Moose asks the Mooseketeers to hug a nutrooter today.It is a difficult day for the nutroots. Their boy is not doing well. Here is the hard news that you will not likely find in the lefty blogosphere,"Sen. Joe Lieberman has a 10-point advantage over Democrat Ned Lamont among likely Connecticut voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday."Lieberman, a three-term Democrat

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The Moose is apparently qualified to become an intelligence analyst.Portions of the NIE were released and they corroborated what the Moose wrote yesterday. Without the world-wide assets and resources of the intelligence community, the Moose reached similar conclusions as did his human counterparts.Yesterday, the Moose wrote,"One thing is for certain - if America retreats in the face of Jihadism,

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The Moose comments on the selective leak of the National Intelligence Estimate.We do not know the complete context of the NIE leak information. But, needless to say, terrorism remains a clear and present danger. The Jihadists have made Iraq a major front in the war. And, at the moment, we are not prevailing on the Iraq front.The Iraq war did not create the problem of Jihadism. Yes, the Jihadists

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The Moose is not alone.As Mooseketeers know, the Moose is an independent mammal - neither donkey nor elephant. Consequently, this is an odd time of year for him.Why is this such a strange period? Because partisans on both side of the aisle are excited, concerned and inflamed about their parties' fate in November. In contrast, the Moose is bemused.Take a Xanax all ye fevered fanatics of the right

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The Moose salutes two Democratic leaders for acting like Harry.In response to El Loco's hideous UN performance, Nancy Pelosi and Charles Rangel issued a tough rebukes that were worthy of Give 'em Hell Harry. CNN reports,"You don't come into my country; you don't come into my congressional district and you don't condemn my president," Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, scolded Venezuelan President

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The Moose wonders whether Karl Rove wrote Hugo Chavez's speech at the UN?The Moose is just playing with you. Although Chavez - El Loco - did indeed sound like a diarist on a left wing blog site, his speech might have given a one or two point boost to the President's favorability ratings. Americans tend to rally around their leader when under attack by a pack of madmen.What was really disturbing

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The Moose applauds politicians who sail against the wind.Many platitudes are offered about the value of courage in politics. Unfortunately, that virtue is a rare commodity in American politics. Most politicians instinctively fear defying the conventional wisdom or the party line. When presented with an opportunity to put party before principle, they take a pass.The Moose's two favorite leaders -

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The Moose argues that 2006 may becoming an order election.The Moose has long maintained that the primary issue in American politics over the past several decades has been maintaining "order." The defense of order encompasses a range of issues from national security to crime to the defense of traditional values.Tom Edsall has a similar insight in his new book which is excerpted in the New Republic

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The Moose urges the donkey to stand with the Pope.Over the past several years, the Democratic Party has lost significant support among Roman Catholic voters. This erosion is, in part, as a result of the party stance on abortion. But, increasingly, Democrats are also viewed as the party of secularism.While there has been much talk about reaching out to the "values" voters, little concrete action

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The Moose observes that the world places a high value on violent irrationality.The Pope has semi-apologized for his citing of a Medieval text while attempting to make a point about the virtue of reason over violence. As they did in the cartoon jihad, the radical Islamic mob is getting its way. Violence works.Yet, the Jihad over the Pope's comments has diverted attention from the genuine outrage

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The Moose comments on the virtue of losing.There is sudden bad news for the GOP right - Republicans may be experience a rebound in Congressional races. Yes, you read that right. Lately, conservatives have been celebrating defeat , and their plans may be thwarted by a comeback.Conservatives are feeling betrayed by Republican governance. GOP rule has proven to be just as corrupt and unprincipled as

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The Moose addresses the political paradox of the moment.November will be about the battle of the bases. Republicans and Democrats will attempt to mobilize their respective faithful to turn out and either keep or take power. The partisans will be in the saddle over the next two months.But, on November 8th, the moderates will rule. Whether Republicans or Democrats control Congress, it will be very

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The Moose examines the question of progressivism and Iraq.Across the political spectrum, there is an emerging consensus that we are not winning the Iraq war. However, there is a clear difference over what we do now. Some voices on the right are calling for more troops. And the left offers various scenarios for withdrawal.One thing is certain - the only force that stands between Iraq and complete

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The Moose comments on the Chafee victory.Senator Chafee's primary victory is a triumph for the politics of the vital center and a rejection of the politics of the base. Although the Moose is no big fan of the rather eccentric, erratic Senator, he praises the voters of Rhode Island for choosing the middle over the extreme.Once again, the tax cutting absolutists of the Club for Growth struck out.

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The Moose comments on the wisdom of hindsight.In the midst of the fifth anniversary of 9/11, there is an effort to view the terrible events of that day through a rear view mirror. Of course, we should always find way to improve the governmental efforts and self-examination is useful. In this regard, the 9/11 Commision performed an extremely valuable service in discovering problems and offering

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The Moose reflects on an anniversary.It is striking how much has changed and how much has remained the same since that day five years ago. There has been much sacrifice by the bravest among us - from the first responders on 9/11 to the members of the armed forces who fight the enemies of civilization.Most Americans, however, have gone about their daily business with little asked of them and

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The Moose comments on the working man's blues.The Moose suggests that the working class may soon be interested in breaking its chains. No, there will be no incipient proletarian revolution. And class war is not on the immediate horizon.But, there is increasing focus on the stagnant wages of the working stiff and income inequality. The great domestic accomplishment of the Bush Administration is

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The Moose argues that there is only one real Democrat in the Connecticut Senate race.Yesterday, Joe Lieberman was welcomed with open arms by his fellow Democratic Senators.The Associated Press reported, "Weeks after Lieberman lost the Democratic primary - and defied his party with an independent bid - the three-term Connecticut senator was greeted warmly Wednesday as he attended his party's

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The Moose weighs in on two controversial Administration national security figures.The Moose has never been terribly enamored with Secretary Rumsfeld. He has made far too many grievous errors in executing the Iraq War. First and foremost, he failed to supply a sufficient number of troops to restore order. America and Iraq are now paying the price for that mistake.The error was further compounded

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The Moose objects to the pollution of the blogosphere.For months, the Moose has observed that if you seek anti-Semitic and anti-Israel filth on the internet, look to the left side. Comment threads and diariists regularly rant against Jews and the Jewish state. What is striking is the degree to which it is tolerated and the "respectability" these sites receive from the Democratic

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The Moose discusses immigration and the GOP.The Moose has underestimated the power of the immigration issue within the Republican Party. In the past, he was skeptical that this issue would have salience within the party.However, the experience of the past year has changed his mind. It has clearly struck a chord with part of the conservative base. The new Buchanan nasty screed against immigration

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The Moose suggests a tough approach to Iran that even some principled lefties can love.To no one's surprise, the Iranians have once again defied a United Nations deadline on stopping their nuke program. To some lefties, that is not threatening at all. It is just peachy keen if the fellow in Teheran who talks about wiping Israel off the map and denies the Holocaust obtains the big one. According

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The Moose comments on the banality of evil.No one wants to confront the reality of evil. Even when a monster makes his intentions clear, there is a natural impulse to avert one's eyes from what is clear to see.Tomorrow is yet another deadline that the world has set for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment. The Iranian leaders have indicated that they have no intention to do any such thing. This

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The Moose takes a late August break from politics and celebrates the new Rabbi of Swat.A significant tribal record may soon fall in baseball. The New York Times reported on Sunday,"BEFORE Barry Bonds reaches Henry Aaron's career home run record, another home run milestone could fall. Shawn Green, with 314 career home runs, is only 17 from matching Hank Greenberg's standard as the career leader

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The Moose observes that Democratic Congressional candidates are embracing the sensible center.There was big news in yesterday's Washington Post. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, most Democratic Congressional candidates are more DLC and less MoveOn.org. Here is the story,"Most Democratic candidates in competitive congressional races are opposed to setting a timetable for pulling U.S. troops

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The Moose applauds a fellow independent creature.On a couple of occasions, the Moose has had the pleasure of speaking with Nicco Mele, one of the architects of Howard Dean's Presidential web site. He struck the Moose as a talented, affable, independent fellow. And he has now admirably elicited the opprobrium of the nutroots blogosphere.What is Nicco's great "sin" that has so inflamed the puerile

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The Moose comments on the current Iraq situation.The President's rhetoric has finally caught up with the reality in Iraq. Today's Washington Post,"For three years, the president tried to reassure Americans that more progress was being made in Iraq than they realized. But with Iraq either in civil war or on the brink of it, Bush dropped the unseen-progress argument in favor of the contention that

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The Moose responds to the Iranian response.Give the Iranians credit, they know PR. That was evident when Ahmadinejad snookered poor old Mike Wallace in the recent 60 minutes interview. And the malicious mullahs have faith in not just in the return of the Hidden Imam, but also in the endless credulity of the West. The Iranian rulers believe that the will of the West is weak.That is how the Moose

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The Moose commemorates a bi-partisan achievement.It has been ten years since President Clinton signed welfare reform. At a time when Americans lament dysfunctional government, we should learn from the experience of that legislation accomplishment.First, the law worked. Welfare caseloads are down. Employment of single mothers has increased. Child support collections are up. While it is not perfect

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The Moose returns from his sojourn in the Northland among his fellow cervine creatures.Much has transpired while the Moose was away. But, the Moose was watching. And he noted that the left was struck by premature triumphalism - an infantile disorder.The lefties should heed King Pyrrhus' remark about another supposed triumph, "One more such victory and I undone." The Moose remains optimistic that

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The Moose offers some summer thoughts before taking a brief break from the blog.A few years back the Moose broke with the Republican Party on a range of issues dealing with economic justice. His reasons for leaving the GOP are explained here.As the Moose indicated, just because he became a heretic on the right, he certainly did not join the left. At another time he would be in the mainstream of

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The Moose suggests that Ned might be judged by the company he keeps.The Lamont candidacy is a creation of the internet. Sure, the Iraq war is the primary litmus test issue. But let's get real - Limousine Lamont would probably be sunning himself in the Hamptons if it wasn't for the nutroots. They fueled and sustained his candidacy. Lamont is their progeny.And so, by the nutroots he should be

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With apologies to Joe Hill, the Moose dreamed he saw George Meany last night.Well, not really - but the Moose misses the old American labor movement. When the Moose was young, he was fond of George Meany's AFL-CIO (along with Brother Al Shanker). It was where the Moose was and is at.What the Moose means by this Meany reference was that there once was a time when there was a major institution in

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The Moose avers that a premature peace will result in a permanent war.Anyone who remembers the 1967 Middle East war recalls the voice of Abba Eban who was Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations. With the Soviets and their allies decrying Israel's war of self-defense, Abba Eban memorably articulated the moral distinctions between the aggressor and the victim. His eloquence made him an

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The Moose considers the real culprit.The accidental killing of civilians in Qana is a horrific tragedy. And the blame for this sad incident primarily lies with Hizbolla. Needless to say, that is not the way the world interprets it. World opinion excoriates Israel. There is no nuance. There is no understanding of Israel's predicament. There is no fault placed at Hizbolla's doorstep despite the

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The Moose muses about the fate of two statesmen.Tony Blair and Joe Lieberman are truly two of the most significant politicians in left of center politics in the world today. And both are under attack by reactionary leftism for their principled stand on the critical issue of the day.Blair and Lieberman are the embodiment of principled progressivism. They are both stalwart supporters of economic

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The Moose muses on how the world turns.We have now arrived at the point in Israel's war of self defense against Hezbollah when world opinion is turning against the Jewish state. As the Moose expected, it was inevitable. It happens every time.The bottom line is that world opinion will not be satisfied until Israel stops defending herself. This war is as just as Israel's fight for existence in '48

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The Moose examines why and who they hate.The lefties loathing of Lieberman is deep and obsessive. It is ultimately not just about the Iraq war.The hating, of course, has much to do with President Bush. The real passion of the left is the loathing of the President of the United States. The left's beef with Joe is that he believes that there should be some limits on political attacks on the

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The Moose examines the difference that words can make.Some Members of Congress have protested Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki's address to a joint session of Congress because he criticized Israel and refused to condemn Hezbollah. The Moose shares their frustration, but notes that it is better that this Iraqi leader is hurling verbal missiles instead of real ones.A recent Iraqi leader launched real

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The Moose reveals his political affiliation.The Moose will not accept timid posturing by tepid politicians. What is striking is how few politicians are willing to challenge the crippling conventional wisdom. They are the no guts and no glory crowd.The truth is that both parties are failing the American people. The Republicans put the donor class before the national interest. For the GOP, the

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The Moose mulls over the Democratic brand.The Moose has returned from Denver and the DLC National Conversation with his antlers re-charged. It was truly refreshing talking issues, ideas and politics with leaders from across America. It was particularly enlightening to hear from legislators who represent "red" districts that are generally right of center.Many of these "red" Dems are in the South,

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The Moose is enjoying a Rocky Mountain high.The Moose is grazing today at the DLC's National Conversation in Denver. It is an invigorating experience. Hundreds of state officials are present and they are discussing and thinking about concrete proposals to change America.This isn't a confab of enraged chattering keyboarders, but these thoughtful leaders are making an actual difference for America.

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The Moose avers that being called unhinged by kos is like being called strange by Kim Jong-il.

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The Moose expresses his appreciation to 42.As the Moose has stated on numerous occasions, the fight in Connecticut is a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. The lefties are attempting to purge the party of it's most visible centrist and national security hawk. But the objective of the lefties is also to reject the legacy of the New Democrats that re-elected a Democratic President for only

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The Moose denounces the swiftboating of Joe.The Moose found one of the most despicable moments of contemporary politics was when John Kerry's heroism in battle was called into question during the 2004 campaign. It was an attempt to rewrite history to depict a war hero as an opportunist. It was vile and disgusting.Now the left is engaged in a swiftboating of Joe Lieberman. It is an attempt to

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The Moose and the Donkey are pleased to join hands--or more precisely, hooves--and express gratification that Ralph Reed is not going to become Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Nor will Brother Reed, whose eyes were on much higher aspirations, hear the strains of "Hail to the Chief" unless he ponies up a few grand to attend some GOP fundraiser where the president is present.Verily, verily, Ralph

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The Moose inveighs against a colossal error.For thousands of years, the Jewish people have had an attachment to the land of Israel. They had a state there long before most of the nations of the world existed. And the return to the land that began in the late nineteen century was long overdue.The great mistake was that Israel was not created long before the Nazis could murder six million Jews.

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The Moose explains what is at stake in Israel's action against Hezbollah.Iran is on the offensive. From Iraq to Israel, Iran is perpetuating mischief and conducting war against the "non-believers."Tehran acts like they are winning. And they have reason to believe that they are ascendant. Iraq is on the edge of civil war. The Iranians, virtually unmolested, have been fueling the flames of

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The Moose suggests that world opinion is vastly overestimatedIt is said that the current conflict in the Middle East is an example of asymmetrical warfare. It is, but not in the way most consider this type of conflict. Asymmetrical war commonly refers to the situation where one side has vast armaments and the other must rely on guerilla or terrorist tactics.When the Moose invokes the term

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The Moose comments on the current Middle East crisis.When President Bush announced his support for a Palestinian state, the Moose was skeptical. The Moose does not necessarily believe it is a good idea that Israel should hold onto the occupied territory. Indeed, the demographics of the region dictate that it is extremely problematic that this territory remains in the hands of the Jewish state.The

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The Moose is fond of Cowboys.As a native of the Lone Star State, the Moose is partial to Cowboys. He is even a Dallas Cowboys fan. As a youth, he frequented the Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo back Waco.That fondness is not shared by the East Coast and European elites - Cowboy envy perhaps. Time Magazine this week suggests that President Bush has given up what is derisively known as "Cowboy

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The Moose argues that Harold Meyerson is out of sync with JFK progressivism.Harold Meyerson writes this in the Washington Post today in a piece titled "Lieberman's Real Problem""The issue here isn't that Lieberman is not 100 percent. It's that his positions -- not just on foreign policy but on trade, Social Security and other key issues -- are often out of sync with those of Democrats in his part

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The Moose offers his thoughts about faith and politics.The Moose's colleague, the New Donkey, provided some of his usual perceptive insight the other day about the role of religion in politics. He weighed in on the controversy over Senator Obama's recent, eloquent address on faith and the political world.It is deeply puzzling why some contemporary lefties are uncomfortable with the faith

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