Midday Blog Roundup

FROM THE BLOGS:
Angle: She can run, but can she hide? - Steve Benen, Political Animal
The oil spill speech - Ross Douthat
A fiscally responsible extenders bill - Steve Keen, The Foundry
Let's abolish tipping - Courtney Knapp, The Atlantic
Open for questions with Robert Gibbs - Katelyn Sabochik, White House
Can you solve global warming w/out talking global warming? - Ezra Klein
The Beinart critique, dismantled - Peter Wehner, contentions
India, infrastructure and democracy - Matthew Yglesias
GOP senators declare themselves gutless wonders - Erick Erickson, RedState
Oil and Gas Investor's exec of the year - Laurence Lewis, Daily Kos
Senate Dems balk at Obama spending - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Souder on his affair: 'Torrid' - David Kurtz, TalkingPointsMemo
Obama speech: about last night - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
Did Obama smear Gore? - Jonathan Chait
Obama's healthcare giveaway to unions - W.T. Huston, Right Wing News

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Climate backers say Obama spill a boost - The Hill
At meeting, Obama setting terms for BP claims fund - New York Times
Obama and Hayward, in it together - Washington Post
Debate grows over Afghanistan withdrawal - Los Angeles Times

FROM THE BLOGS:
A country in need of tighter money - Matthew Yglesias
Petraeus falls ill, but is reportedly fine - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Reporting on the flotilla confirmed - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Princess Leia found her Darth Vader - Warner Todd Huston, Big Hollywood
Blaming Bush doesn't work - Reid Wilson, Hotline OnCall
Lobbyists stymied on FinReg - Jonathan Chait
GOP makes bid to derail Disclose Act - David A. Patten, Newsmax
Land mine/has taken the cake - Jake McIntyre, Daily Kos
Disclose Act and the NRA - Hans von Spakovsky, The Foundry
Who's your daddy? - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Captain kickass lays an egg - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Just helpin' out - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Kane! - Matt Welch, Hit & Run
The media's understanding of its role - Glenn Greenwald
Can the GOP win back the House? - Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Dems blast oil industry as unprepared for major accidents - The Hill
Petraeus appears to faint during testimony - New York Times
Does S.C. equal 'speculation central'? - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Etheridge should be arrested - Jason Arvak, The Moderate Voice
Video: federal spending by the numbers - Brandon Stewart, The Foundry
Where are the deficit deals? - Ezra Klein
Because they're Better Than Us - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Obama oddly unpopular in former slave states - Josh Marshall, TPM
Carly Fiorina's business experience? - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
Is the GOP afraid to govern? - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Hollywood ignores gulf spill and Nashville floods - Big Hollywood
The singularity goes mainstream - Ronald Bailey, Hit & Run
Tolerating anti-Semites - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Christian school fires teacher for premarital sex - S. Gardner, Daily Kos
GOP + BlueSwarm = social fundraising - M. Olshefski, techRepublican
BP well bore still has integrity issues - bmaz, firedoglake
This week in Washington - Brian Darling, RedState
Gimme both ways - paradox, The Left Coster

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Late Sen. Kennedy's FBI file released - The Hill
Pressed by Obama, BP weighs options on dividend - New York Times
U.S. taps foreign aid for oil spill - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Does Gulf spill controversy stretch to Canada? - Deborah Zabarenko, Front Row Washington 
Obama surrenders to Russia again - James Phillips, The Foundry 
New Kagan document blows up right-wing attack - Greg Sargent, The Plum Line 
Like father, like son - Robert Costa, The Corner 
Lieberman tasked with leading climate change negotiations - Ryan Grim, HuffPo 
What feminism? - Lori Ziganto, Right Wing News 
Pelosi whacks Boehner over oil spill payments - Brian Beutler, TPMDC 
Pelosi says Dems will hold House - Joe Gandelman, The Moderate Voice 
S.C. lawmaker censured for 'raghead' comment - Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress 
Obama admin. to support anti-Israel U.N. resolution - William Kristol, Weekly Standard 
Why the recession isn't as painful in Mass. - Paul Waldman, TAPPED 
Mitch Daniel declares surrender - Erick Erickson, RedState 
Paul Broun's preoccupation with death - Steve Benen, Political Animal 
Democrats heap scorn on Obama - Jennifer Rubin, contentions 
Jindal for president speculation renewed - Alexander Mooney, Political Ticker 

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Pelosi: We'll stop blaming Bush when his problems go away- The Hill 
Oil spill leads to tears, conflict for congressman - Washington Post 
Gates criticizes Turkey's rejection of Iran sanctions - New York Times 

FROM THE BLOGS:
Is global instability affecting U.S. exports? - Daniel Indiviiglio, The Atlantic
Schumer pumped that Lincoln beat unions - Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
First, do no harm - Robert Koehler, BuzzFlash
Giving Hamas a hand - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Israel's critics and hollow lies - Rick Moran, Right Wing Nut House
Um, deficit concerns not 'dominant' - Chris Bowers, Open Left
Time to stop the Medicaid bailouts - Brian Blase, The Foundry
Bennett will back rival - Reid Wilson, Hotline OnCall
From the Coats conference call - Moe Lane, RedState
Landrieu: Lift the drilling moratorium - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
The conservative mind at work - Ezra Klein
Murkowski undermining EPA GHG authority - MMonides, Balloon Juice
'Private sector job creation almost stopped in May' - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
Five nastiest S.C. races ever - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
Vindicating Larry Summers - Jonathan Chait

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Sarcastic Boehner rips dozens of oil hearings - The Hill
BP tries to reassure investors - New York Times
Global stimulus goes into retreat - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Matching funds case will impact AZ-GOV race - Sean Sullivan, Hotline OnCall
Is China in a housing bubble? - Ezra Klein
The year of (conservative) women? - brooklynbadboy, Daily Kos
DeMint gets an opponent candidates dream about - Dave Weigel, Right Now
Union bullies U.S. Marine - Warner Todd Huston, Right Wing News
Today in Washington - Brian Darling, RedState
Obama's union problem - Tony Campbell, The Moderate Voice
Enjoy it while you can, Blanche - Phoenix Woman, firedoglake
It's a negotiation, not a battle - mistermix, Balloon Juice
I'm mad at Christians - Victoria Jackson, Big Hollywood
BP and the feds - Matt Welch, Hit & Run
Plenty of angles on Angle - Steve Benen, Political Animal
A final word on AR-03 - Paul, Powerline
WH attack on labor is backfiring - Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
Taitzmas fails to arrive - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Bernanke: Economy 'on track' to expand - The Hill
U.N. nears vote on new Iran sanctions - New York Times
Women triumph in primary elections - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Fight for policies, not the pols - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
The day of the woman? - Reid Wilson, Hotline OnCall
A pivotal day for 2010 elections - Steve Benen, Political Animal
WH staffers having oil nightmares? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Haley looking to avoid runoff - Neil Stevens, RedState
Agency problems and corporate mismanagement - Matthew Yglesias
'Greece is the new France' watch - Dave Weigel, Right Now
Richard Lugar's alternative climate bill - Ezra Klein
Is the education bubble about to burst? - Nick Gillespie, Hit & Run
Why I'll miss Helen Thomas - Daniel Terzian, Weekly Standard
Detainee defeats continue - Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog
GOP's nonexistant generic ballot lead - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
Progressives taking matters into their own hands - M. Clouthier, Right Wing News
New poverty measure doesn't add up - Rachel Sheffield, The Foundry
Poll closings and 'races to watch' list - Steve Singiser, Daily Kos

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Orszag asks non-security agencies to trim - The Hill
Guide to the biggest primary day of the year - New York Times
Voter antipathy hits new high - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
America does not have an expansionary fiscal policy - Ezra Klein
U.S. to 'look back' and prosecute leaker - Matthew Yglesias
How's that massive debt coming along? - Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Will GOP victories help Obama? - Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard
Who would bid on a flop? - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Don't make Steven Chu angry - Jonathan Chait
Rand Paul talks through, not to, the press - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Sex offender issue on hold - Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog
Phoenix rising - Van Helsing, Right Wing News
Deficit commission out of money? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Rand Paul: Like MLK, but different - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog
The specter of inflation - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
New twist in Comcast/NBC deal - Ted Johnson, Wilshire & Washington
Monday fun - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
Why the Tea Party should oppose the drug war - Damon W. Root, Hit & Run

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Poll: Partisanship expected to get worse - The Hill
Coast Guard sends another ship to gather oil - New York Times
Gitmo now camp costly - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Obama takes on conservatism - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic
Silverman disrespects military on 'The View' - Ellen Karis, Big Hollywood
The drone wars - John Cole, Balloon Juice
Here's linkage for you - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
In China, they just call it food - Matthew Yglesias
CNN shows 56% still oppose Obamacare - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
David Brooks's dire warning - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
Obama gets cold shoulder in Pa. - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
BP's Hayward apologizes - Scarecrow, firedoglake
Obama and the oil spill - Rory Cooper, The Foundry
Reidmentum - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
The man who would regulate Michigan journalists - Nick Gillespie, Hit & Run
Long-term unemployment - Ezra Klein
Bloviation and the humanities - Scott, Powerline
How to get people to pay for news - Derek Thompson, The Atlantic

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama making third trip to gulf - The Hill
Opponent of abortion advance cause at state level - New York Times
American killed on Gaza flotilla - Washington Post
Missed perfection hurts pitcher and umpire - ESPN

FROM THE BLOGS:
What's going on with Obama and the military - Erick Erickson, RedState
I drink your milkshake - John Cole, Balloon Juice
Forced demolitions in China - Matthew Yglesias
The politics of livestreaming? - Nancy Scola, techPresident
Obamacare: It's totally gonna work, trust us! - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
Israel makes its case on Twitter - John Noonan, Weekly Standard
Social Norm - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic
Navy alerted Kirk to media inquiries - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
The buried Sestak scandal - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Obama ain't black enough for Maher - Alfonzo Rachel, Big Hollywood
It's not natural - Steve Benen, Political Animal
GOP takes six-point generic ballot lead - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
McCain blames flotilla incident on Obama - Matt Corley, ThinkProgress
Artur Davis, conservadem casualty - David Dayden, firedoglake
Obamacare's true costs coming to light - Conn Carroll, The Foundry

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Former Fla. GOP chairman arrested - The Hill
Israel begins to expel seized activists - New York Times
Effort to contain oil spill stalls - Washington Post