MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Stimulus fail - Annie Lowrey, Washington Independent
O'Donnell's band-aid comes off slowly - Steve Benen, Political Animal
NRCC 'Young Guns' locked and loaded - Guy Benson, Townhall
Lady Gaga slams filibusters - Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Maybe peace protesters don't have a clue - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Count Inhofe in O'Donnell's camp - Jeremy P. Jacobs, Hotline OnCall
Disclose Act still lives - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
Socialized failure - Scott, Powerline
Values Voters Summit is underway - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
FLOTUS: Obesity is bad, now let's eat! - William Teach, Right Wing News
Where have all the deficit hawks gone? - Jon Walker, firedoglake
Maher calls 'teabaggers' racist - Bob Parks, Newsbusters
Small business bill passes, but what's there to say? - Ezra Klein
THIS is the alternative to eco-fascism? - Ronald Bailey, Hit & Run
'We respect and love the Jewish people' - Jeffrey Goldberg

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Warren to lead start of new consumer office - The Hill
California braces for showdown on emissions - New York Times
Five arrested in threat to pope - Washington Post