MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
The conference committee - Matthew Yglesias
The message elected Dems need to send - mcjoan, Daily Kos
Dem rhetoric sounding very Republican - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
Obama's December Gitmo strategy - Michelle Malkin
A broken U.S. Senate - Charles Lemos, MyDD
The amazing disappearing bill - Ezra Klein
Democrats win, Americans lose - Melissa Clouthier, Right Wing News
Senator: Obamacare opponents birthers and racists - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
The scandal that slipped through the cracks - Steve Benen, Political Animal
White House (re)commits to drug importation - David Sirota, Open Left
Nelson: I didn't violate tax pledge - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
Before it before he was against it - John Steele Gordon, contentions
Happy Holidays from America's banks - Michael Winship, BuzzFlash
10 reasons to kill the Senate bill - Jane Hamsher, firedoglake
Conservatism and the 1990s - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
DeMint battling Cornyn on primary candidates - The Hill
Deep in the health bill, very specific beneficiaries - New York Times
U.S. to fine airlines for tarmac delays - Wall Street Journal
An ugly finale for healthcare reform - Washington Post