February 9, 2010
Early Morning Roundup
Too Much Focus on Big Government - Jay Ambrose, Orange County Register
Seeing the Big Picture on Obamanomics - Robert Reich, Salon
The President Needs a Staff Shakeup - Doug Wilder, Politico
Assigning Blame for the Budget Deficit - Megan McArdle, The Atlantic
The Dangers of Sarah Palin - Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive
Increasing Gov't Power Threatens Freedom - John Stossel, RealClearPolitics
RCP Afternoon Edition
Obama Urges Setting Aside 'Petty Politics' - Zeleny & Cooper, NY Times
Democrats Point Finger of Blame at Emanuel - Alexander Bolton, The Hill
A Difference of Direction on Health Care - Yuval Levin, National Review
Eric Holder's War - Dayo Olopade, American Prospect
GM Stake Compromises Obama on Toyota - Daniel Ikenson, Detroit News
Manufactured Crisis Over Budget Deficit - Dean Baker, Huffington Post
Paul Ryan's Express - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Patrick Tries to Regain Grass Roots in Ma. - Michael Levenson, Boston Globe
Understanding the Tea Parties - Andrew Breitbart, Big Government
Murtha's Dissent Was Crack in Iraq Consensus - John Nichols, The Nation
Generic Ballot: Gallup: Tied, Rasmussen: GOP +8 / 2010: PA,TX,OH,NH
RCP Blog: Obama: Then vs. Now | Gibbs Mocks Palin | Irony of the Day
RCP Morning Edition
Will the D.C. Establishment Wake Up? - Bill Murchison, Dallas Mng News
Where We Are and Where We Were - Jared Bernstein, Huffington Post
Democratic Fantasies vs. Reality - Matt Welch, Reason
What's Happened to Obama? - Andrew Malcolm, Los Angeles Times
The GOP's Bad Old Ideas - Michael Lind, Salon
U.S. Should Recall Its Interests in GM, Chrysler - Pieler & Laurson, Forbes
Toyota's Trust Challenge - Akio Toyoda, Washington Post
Miranda Wrongs - Ralph Peters, New York Post
We Need No Lectures About This War - John Brennan, USA Today
Education & the Fallacy of "Fairness" - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
Why is Obama Killing D.C.'s Vouchers? - Fred Hiatt, Washington Post
Case for Climate Action Must Be Remade - Ian Katz, The Guardian
The Clinton Voters Jump Ship - Jonathan Last, Weekly Standard
A Rand Revival - Cathy Young, RealClearPolitics
As Anbar Goes, So Goes Iraq? - Michael Crowley, The New Republic
China and the U.S. Still Need Each Other - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek
Murtha: the Virtue & Vice of Congress - David Paul Kuhn, RealClearPolitics
RCP Blog: Poll: Dems Face Thumpin' in NH | Paul Ryan (R-WI) Rules Out 2012 Run | OH Gov Poll: Kasich (R) +6 | CO Gov Poll: Hickenlooper (D) +4
Editorials
National Security Team Fails to Inspire Confidence - USA Today
Holder's Method - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
California Dysfunction: Blame the Politicians - San Diego Union-Tribune
Venezuela Heads Toward Disaster - Miami Herald
Politics & Election News
Congressional Dems Blame Emanuel for Health Care Collapse - The Hill
Another Rift on the Right in NY-23 - Politico
DeMint's PAC Gathers Conservative Clout - CQ Politics
Bills Stalled, Hospitals Face Rise in Unpaid Care - New York Times