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Drudge banners: "IOU" and links to this LA Times story on the budget crisis in California. And the U.S. says North Korea does not appear to be readying a missile launch in this Bloomberg story is also highlighed on Drudge. ... READ MORE

Huffington Post
The Huffington Post banners: "Obama's first major military operation underway in Afghanistan" and links to this AP story. Unemployment to hit a 9.6 percent, a 26 year high, according to this AP report, highlighted on the HuffPo. And Jesse Berney ... READ MORE

HotAir
The Obama administration doesn't see the contradiction between calling for free elections in Honduras and staying out of the election in Iran, writes Allahpundit. And veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas went "nuclear" on the White House for controlling the ... READ MORE

DailyKos
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) wants to president but "she couldn't even get her own campaign's scheduling staff to give her enough time to run," writes Jed Lewison. And South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) recent confessions have set off ... READ MORE

Townhall
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) Republican enemies hope he stays in office, writes Matt Lewis. And, drawing on examples from other countries, Carol Platt Liebau writes what ObamaCare "really means." READ MORE

OpenLeft
Advancing the debate over torture is always going to be difficult, writes Daniel de Groot. And Mike Lux takes a look at the fight over a new Pecora commission. READ MORE

RedState
The press is "finally" calling out the Obama administration for controlling the press, writes Paint it Red. And Moe Lane takes a detailed look at the 2010 election and the ages of several Democratic committee chair people. READ MORE

MyDD
Mitt Romney appears to be urging Republicans to stand up to President Obama, writes Charles Lemos. And Lemos also writes that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) must think the Associated Press is a "licensed therapist." READ MORE

Powerline
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) appeared to open the door to the Obama administration making more demands Israel in the peace process while in the country, writes Paul. And new polling shows that support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is ... READ MORE

Matthew Yglesias
The entire committee system in Congress "leaves a lot to be desired," writes Matthew Yglesias. And Yglesias also points out a general thought among the punditry right now: Congress is asserting its dominance in setting and controlling the agenda, not ... READ MORE

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December 10, 2008

MIDDAY ROUNDUP

@ 12:02 pm by Michael O'Brien

 The impending appointment of a “car czar” to oversee the restructuring of automakers brings an unexpected suggestion from the left, as a member of the print media receives unusual praise from the right. Also, a showdown over gay marriage on TV last night draws the acclaim of liberal bloggers.

News that the troubled automakers will fall under the control of a “car czar” brings an unexpected suggestion from Ezra Klein, who offers former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) for the position. Romney, who called recently to let the companies go bankrupt, has Michigan roots, a political incentive to succeed, and a professional background in salvaging failing companies, Klein writes. The administrator’s power to make major determinations about the restructuring of the Big Three is a major element of the debate, and one that’s being overlooked, The Plank’s Jonathan Cohn argues.

The Chicago Tribune deserves credit for its editorial restraint in publishing stories on the investigation of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey blogs, bemoaning that the same sort of consideration hasn’t been exercised by other papers in recent years. The governor’s attempt to shake down the Tribune may have been the most ham-handed element of the scandal, Rick Moran suggests at Right Wing Nut House. The Tribune got its prize, being able to “gleefully” demand Blagojevich’s resignation in an editorial today, The Minority Report’s Knight of the Mind notes.

Politicians like former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) should have their views on gay marriage foisted into the spotlight more often, Pam Spaulding declares, pointing to Huckabee’s engaging discussion on last night’s “Daily Show.” Huckabee’s claims about popular sentiment are misleading, considering the public may seem to be shifting toward endorsing more gay rights, Ali Frick asserts at Think Progress. Host Jon Stewart landed some devastating lines against Huckabee, which made it a more-than-usually compelling argument on the issue, Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen claims.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Legislature Moves to Block Blago – Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Oh, Rod. The Humanity!Megan McArdle
The Ethics Bill Starting it All – Steve Benen, Political Animal
Races Within the House GOP Ranks – Rob Bluey, RedState
Bailing Out Detroit – Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Auto Bailout Done? – BarbinMD, Daily Kos
A Look at ‘Al Qaeda Junior’ – Bill Roggio, Weekly Standard
Dep’t of Advice: Don’t Challenge the Press – M. Lewis, Townhall
‘I, Barack Hussein Obama’ – Chris Bodenner, The Daily Dish
The Health MawMatthew Yglesias
True Mavericks: 5 GOP Sens Will FilibusterMichelle Malkin
Wiretap Porn and Other ThoughtsMarc Ambinder

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
McConnell: GOP to Review Auto Deal - The Hill
Opposition Firm as Auto Deal Heads to Hill - Detroit Free Press
Calls Mount in Ill. for Governor to Step Aside - New York Times
A Modern-Day 'Lady Macbeth'? - Chicago Tribune

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