Midday Blog Roundup

FROM THE BLOGS:
New GOP attack in Illinois: taxes - Chris Good, The Atlantic
Schakowsky won't answer tough questions - Andrew Marcus, Big Government
Why people hate government - John Cole, Balloon Juice
Conservatives must get serious about fiscal responsibility - P. Wehner, contentions
It's about far more than hypocrisy - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Senate GOP may not try to repeal ObamaCare - Erick Erickson, RedState
Internalize - Atrios, Eschaton
Majority thinks media fosters political division - Michael Calderone, The Upshot
Joe Miller suffering from repressed memory syndrome - Barbara Morrill, Daily Kos
Matthews rips Conway ad - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Poll: Sestak posts big gains in Pa. - Evan McMorris-Santoro, TPMDC
Are Pa. Dems waking up? - Jim Geraghty, The Campaign Spot
Never resign - Matthew Yglesias
'Rent Is Too Damn High' guy steals show - The Daily Caller
C-SPAN 2 meets 'Jersey Shore' - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Republicans wrestle with how they would govern in majority - The Hill
Dems in awkward spot over foreclosure freeze - Washington Post
In Kansas, climate skeptics embrace cleaner energy - New York Times

FROM THE BLOGS:
Dennis menaced? - William Kristol, TWS
Get ready for another jobless benefits fight - Meteor Blades, Daily Kos
Queen Nancy to blame Bush as Dems implode - William Teach, Right Wing News
Kilmeade offers half-hearted apology - Ben Armbruster, Think Progress
The election is about jobs - Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner
Americans prefer tax increase to benefit cuts - Ezra Klein
Obama agenda: Go west ... to save the Senate - First Read
Dems are being punished for what they did - Nick Gillespie, Hit and Run
Cuomo crushing Paladino in N.Y. gov.'s race - Bruce Drake, Politics Daily
Black turnout - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED
The GOP's fiscal fraudulence, ctd - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Rand Paul won't shake hands with Jack Conway - Heather, Crooks and Liars
Another low for Amanpour - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Slurpee out, latte in - Doug Powers, Michelle Malkin
Just for the record - mistermix, Balloon Juice

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama and Biden head west to bolster the Democratic base - The Hill
View of federal workers split on party lines - Washington Post
Cuomo faces unpredictable debate with six opponents - New York Times
Miller security guards handcuff editor - Anchorage Daily News

FROM THE BLOGS:
Social Security recipients get no raise - Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Surprise: The Tea Party's important! - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Kuster keeps Bass ensnared in ethics issue - Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
Sanford's 70 percent - Christian Heinze, GOP12
Did Palin hurt McCain? - Jonathan Chait
Another Dem bucks trend on healthcare - Steve Benen, Political Animal
NRA plans $6.75 million in ads - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
So they want to repeal the minimum wage - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
GOP not far from 5-O in Hawaii - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Banksters lash out at Wall Street - David Dayden, firedoglake
Democratic death panel watch - Moe Lane, RedState
Licensing in Greece - Matthew Yglesias
New conservative film out today - Katie Pavlich, Townhall
Ahmadinejad's Lebanese triumph - Rick Moran, Right Wing News
Newshour interviews with Breyer and O'Connor - A. Christensen, SCOTUSblog

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Murkowski to air ad featuring Sen. Stevens - The Hill
Bernanke signals intent to further spur economy - New York Times
Social Security benefits won't increase in 2011 - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Toomey opens 10-point lead in PA - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Hayden on intelligence reforms - Gabriel Schoenfeld, Weekly Standard
Another classic NY Post cover - Greg Pollowitz, Media Blog
How do you define 'shovel-ready' - Chris Field, Townhall
Shift in momentum oin Afghanistan - Max Boot, contentions
Just how bad it's gotten for Dems - John Hawkins, Right Wing News
Play it again, (Uncle) Sam - Mark Thompson, Swampland
Where's your note - Annie Lowery, Washington Independent
NRSC upping ante in Pennsylvania - Jeremy Jacobs, Hotline OnCall
Senate strategery in the Sunshine State - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Boss Hogg: The intervention - Jonathan Chait
Greenwald's read on Kagan's first rulings - Gaius Publius, AMERICAblog
NRSC admits 'hicky' responsibility - Greg Sargent, Plum Line
Rush Holt: 'Nuclear f***ing physicist' - E.D. Kain, Balloon Juice
Capitalists gone wild - Oly Mike, The Left Coaster

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Jeb Bush backers not worried about W fatigue - The Hill
Afghan official confirms talks with Taliban - New York Times
Dollar dealt another blow - Wall Street Journal

FROM THE BLOGS:
Should Congress be subject to insider trading rules? - D. Indiviglio, The Atlantic
Poor Joe Biden - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Americans pessimistic about economy and future - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
A lawsuit for the age of Obama - Scott, Powerline
Student teacher dismissed for discussing gay marriage - L. Lewis, Daily Kos
No defense for Obama's Defense spending - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
No way to run a gov't, continued - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Hard to believe Giannoulias's claims - Warner Todd Huston, Right Wing News
Like clockwork - Kay, Balloon Juice
This is how Obama got elected - Katie Pavlich, Townhall
The Palin test - David Kurtz, TalkingPointsMemo
Hopey, changey, unconstitutional-y - J.E. Dyer, Hot Air
Big GOTV effort for marijuana - Michael Whitney, Just Say Now
NRSC tries to close the door in Pa. - Jeremy Jacobs, Hotline OnCall
Democrats: To vote or not to vote - Joe Gandelman, The Moderate Voice

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
The Hill poll: GOP up in eight out of 10 districts - The Hill
GOP groups launch $50 million ad blitz - Wall Street Journal
Chile rejoices as miners taste freedom - New York Times

FROM THE BLOGS:
Paladino's rant - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
GOP surge in Minnesota? A footnote - Scott, Powerline
Shocker: Wall Street favors GOP - Jonathan Chait
Better late than never dept. - Mark Thompson, Swampland
And these people used to like him - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Newt: For food stamps before he was against them - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
Marijuana initiatives could drive turnout - Jesse Zwick, Wash. Independent
Generic ballots show wide GOP edge - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Toomey disputes and debates reality - Laurence Lewis, Daily Kos
How the Obama tax hikes affect you - Conn Carroll, The Foundry
Ancient history - mistermix, Balloon Juice
Bill Gates buys attention of ABC News? - Warner Todd Huston, Right Wing News
Abdallah Abu Rahmah - Matthew Yglesias
End of history in America's classrooms - Cheryl Miller, Weekly Standard
The irrelevance of the liberal 'brand' - Ezra Klein

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Healthcare lobbyists look to repair relationship with GOP - The Hill
For Democrats, even 'safe' seats are shaky - New York Times
Barney Frank gets another shot at reform - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Carl Paladino and dysfunctional homosexuals - scarce, Crooks & Liars
Jimmy Carter can't stop the typing - Scott, Powerline
Dick Morris: 'I am opposed to Mitt Romney' - Christian Heinze, GOP12
Administration policy is to continue foreclosures - emptywheel
The worst is yet to come - Ron Beasley, The Moderate Voice
Rep. Grijalva's seat now in play? - William Teach, Right Wing News
Rearranging deck chairs in Iraq's gov't - Swopa, firedoglake
Soros: I can't stop GOP 'avalanche' - Sewell Chan, The Caucus
Media quits Obama - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
'Bullying' - Matthew Yglesias
NOW's endorsement hypocrisy strikes again - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Diamond wins Nobel, still unqualified for Fed - Jonathan Chait
Nativist Dems and their own foreign funny money - Michelle Malkin
Sen. Shelby, the Nobel committee's on line one - S. Benen, Political Animal
'Economic treason' & the confiscation of America - LaborUnionReport, RedState

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Estate tax could be another nail-biter when lawmakers return - The Hill
In NY governor's race, two Italian identities - New York Times
Obama intensifies attack on Chamber - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
The employment situation in Sept. - Austan Goolsbee, White House Blog
Jim Jones out - David Kurtz, TalkingPointsMemo
Out: James Jones, In: Tom Donilon - Michelle Malkin
How radical is our 'radical-in-chief'? - Paul, Powerline
It doesn't have to be this way - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Dudley's plan to increase deforestation - Laurence Lewis, Daily Kos
Can't anybody here play this WH game? - John Podhoretz, contentions
At the mercy of the Obama tax hikes - Conn Carroll, The Foundry
Jobs report for September - David Dayden, firedoglake
Welcome to the anti-stimulus - Ezra Klein
American (relative) decline would be a good thing - Matthew Yglesias
Lies states peddle on pension 'savings' - Warner Todd Huston, Right Wing News
Biden: 'You're the dullest audience I've ever spoken to' - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
O'Donnell's second ad: 'I didn't go to Yale' - Guy Benson, Townhall
Obama still has an unemployment problem - Megan McArdle

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama grapples with implementing health reform before Nov. - The Hill
National Security Adviser to resign - New York Times
Jailed Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Lou Dobbs's illegal immigrant problem - Elise Foley, Wash. Independent
What's the point of Obamacare, then? - Erick Erickson, RedState
The law of unintended consequences - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Report: WH squelched worst-case Gulf spill estimates - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Greta vs. Allred, round two - Katie Pavlich, Townhall
Liberals for predatory lending - Jonathan Chait
Palin: What my endorsement means - Christian Heinze, GOP12
Bob Woodward as the anti-Cassandra - Anne Laurie, Balloon Juice
NRCC plans for the final weeks - Jim Geraghty, The Campaign Spot
Obama tells donors to stop sulking - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog
MTV: Lights, camera, action Obamacare stooges - Michelle Malkin
Anemic job gains could dominate for year - Meteor Blades, Daily Kos
Snyder v. Phelps - Kathleen McKinley, Right Wing News
Not scandalous, just funny - David Kurtz, TalkingPointsMemo
Money matters - Janie Lorber, The Caucus

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Dems receive honors for bucking party on key agenda items - The Hill
Passionate fight over Obama's former seat - New York Times
The man who never was - Vanity Fair

FROM THE BLOGS:
Obamacare waivers: Sebelius spares McDonald's, unions - Michelle Malkin
DLCC outlines key state legislative matchups - S. Singiser, Daily Kos
Clapper: Obama angered by intelligence links - Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic
Miller's discomfort with the 'extremist' label - Stev Benen, Political Animal
WH denies Hillary-for-Biden swap in 2012 - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Avoiding a huge mistake - Rick Richman, contentions
Romney deathwatch, continued - Jonathan Chait
GOP leads 11 of 12 battleground House races - Jeremy Jacobs, Hotline OnCall
The other 'slow motion coup' - Gaius Publius, AMERICAblog
A terrorist speaks - John, Powerline
Dems now using min wage as campaign bogeyman - W. Teach, Right Wing News
Average versus typical - Matthew Yglesias
Palin frames choice - Christian Heinze, GOP12
Memo to my people - mistermix, Balloon Juice
Chipmunks and squirrels - Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Independents prefer divided gov't and lean toward GOP - The Hill
Tales of a bankrupt culture at Sam Zell's Tribune - New York Times
Pelosi seeks foreclosure inquiry - Washington Post