Midday Blog Roundup

FROM THE BLOGS:
Glenn Beck: Obama admin most corrupt ever - David Patten, Newsmax
Talking to the void - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
I doubt he'll listen to me - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Always clarifying - Katie Pavlich, Townhall
The bully pulpit with training wheels - emptywheel
House report rips WH 'propaganda' - Newsbusters
Gates's budget rationalization effect - Matthew Yglesias
Hamas supports Ground Zero mosque - William Teach, Right Wing News
Wrong about everything - John Cole, Balloon Juice
Death, taxes and the failure of Obamanomics - Mike Brownfield, The Foundry
Corker makes the case for inaction - Steve Benen, Political Animal
I won't pay for Verizon/Google's private internet - Laurence Lewis, Daily Kos
EEOC: Employers can't refuse to hire convicts - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
War vets dismissed with wrong diagnoses - Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
No wet dream scenario for GOP in 2012 - Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama looks to take Colo. momentum on the road - The Hill
China surpasses Japan as second-largest economy - New York Times
Dems unsure about approach to midterms - Washington Post
U.S. cities seek control of schools - Wall Street Journal

FROM THE BLOGS:
Is there an emerging trend toward Reid? - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Very expensive tax cuts for the rich - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
Name that ethnicity - Paul, Powerline
Conservative bloggers' 25 worst in history - John Hawkins, Right Wing News
Internment camps for undocumented migrants - Matthew Yglesias
'I'm willing to take a chance on something different' - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
When shuls were banned in America - Jonathan Chait
Reid is a hypocrite on birthright citizenship - Moe Lane, RedState
Pat Tillman: The Documentary - Anne Laurie, Balloon Juice
The Gulf recovery Obama doesn't want to see - Conn Carroll, The Foundry
Coal-fired politics fuel Kentucky Senate race - Evan McMorris-Santoro, TPMDC
Ryan defends his entitlement reform plan - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
Political reporters' inadequate fantasies - Steve Benen, Political Animal
More on 'It's the economy, stupid' - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Fla. GOP moves to the right on immigration - Elise Foley, Wash. Independent

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Waters insists she did not break House rules - The Hill
Germany pushes growth in Europe above forecast - New York Times
Prop 8 backers shift their focus to democracy - Los Angeles Times

FROM THE BLOGS:
Initial jobless numbers at six-month high - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Turkey disses Obama - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
How Democrats lost the 2010 elections - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Dem pollster: Health reform a 'disaster' - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
'That kind of talk is dangerous' - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Time for Gibbs to fail upward - Jerome Armstrong, MyDD
Wrong man for the mission - Scott, Powerline
More ageist talk - mistermix, Balloon Juice
Is decorum gone in D.C.? - William Teach, Right Wing News
Do we need a Dep't of Agriculture? - Matthew Yglesias
Perry v. Schwarzenegger: a proposition - Martin Knight, RedState
Confessions of a sugar daddy - Oilfieldguy, firedoglake
Anne Rice and Hollywood Christianity - Jeremy Boreing, Big Hollywood
How to succeed in politics w/out trying to be popular - Jonathan Chait
AP's Loven joins Glover Park group - Romenesko

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama says recession is over amid Wall St. turmoil - The Hill
GM continues turnaround with strong quarter - New York Times
Severe storms pummel D.C. region - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Where's this headed? - David Kurtz, TalkingPointsMemo
Fed aftermath - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Home Depot does what FEMA dreams about - Matt Mayer, The Foundry
Fla. law would go 'one step further' on immigration - M. Jessup, Townhall
Colorado primary wrap-up - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
Burn a Confederate flag at a Tea Party? - Marin Knight, RedState
Sanford quietly accepts funds he'd rejected - Alex Seitz-Wald, ThinkProgress
Tweet of the day - Greg Pollowitz, The Media Blog
The incentive compatability of dictatorship - Matthew Yglesias
Calif. runs billion dollar deficit in first month - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Unlikely lame duck critic - Steve Benen, Political Animal
About that Newt thing - GOP12
What to do? - Steve, The Left Coaster
Rubio: Reid's comment 'outrageous' - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
About last night: five questions - Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Virginia lawmakers blast Pentagon cuts - The Hill
Wall Street retreats on economic worries - New York Times
Santorum making plans for 2012 bid - Daily Caller

FROM THE BLOGS:
START treaty and GOP path dependency - Jonathan Chait
Debt dynamics - Matthew Yglesias
Education and the new federalism - Jon Taplin, TPMCafé
Swing voters, you suck. Love, the White House - C. Bowers, Open Left
The Ground Zero gay bar - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Best of Rand Paul headlines - DemFromCT, Daily Kos
Lame duck hypocrisy - Tanya Somanader, ThinkProgress
Gates' preemptive strike - Logan Penza, The Moderate Voice
Best anti-Obama ad...from an Indiana Dem - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
OH Dems attack Kasich for helping children - Erick Erickson, RedState
'Deficit of hope' - Warner Todd Huston, Right Wing News
House breaks vacation to spend more - Brian Blase, The Foundry
Deficit problem? What deficit problem? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Unemployment creates jobs - Katie Pavlich, Townhall
Missiles and mere words - Gabriel Schoenfeld, Weekly Standard

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Top Dems have Kaine's back - The Hill
Ex-senator believed to be in Alaska plane crash - New York Times
Gates: Pentagon to slash thousands of jobs - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Republicans fumble immigration - Peter Wehner, contentions
Handel leads ahead of tomorrow's runoff - Neil Stevens, RedState
Maureen Dowd gets the memo - brooklynbadboy, Daily Kos
Still waiting for a coherent argument - Steve Benen, Political Animal
End the gov't entitlement complex - Carol Platt Liebau, Townhall
Now Reid says he trusts Petraeus - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Republicans to blame for exploding debt - Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
Rights of victims - Kay, Balloon Juice
FLOTUS's Spain trip 'tone deaf'? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
An American profile in courage - Marion Smith, The Foundry
AFL-CIO endorses Senate reform - Matthew Yglesias
Rubinites trade off mid-90s happy accident - David Dayden, firedoglake
No Bush-bashing in Texas - GOP12
Bill Clinton v. George W. Bush? - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Scout law doesn't include heckling the president - Jeffrey Goldberg

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Majority supports extending Bush tax cuts - The Hill
Revenue rises and Chrysler narrows its loss - New York Times
As Gulf spill shifts, residents fear being forgotten - Washington Post
Profile of the long-term unemployed - Wall Street Journal

FROM THE BLOGS:
A good sign for Reid - Tim Fernholz, TAPPED
PMA founder indicted in earmaks scandal - Jesse Zwick, Wash. Ind.
The 'factual findings' in Prop 8 case - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
Senate norms take another hit - Kevin Drum, MoJo
Is the Prop 8 ruling really that persuasive? - Jonathan Adler, Volokh Conspiracy
Romer's departure - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
Murtha-linked lobbyist arrested - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
What is the White House thinking? - Ezra Klein
Spreading the wealth by cutting Medicare - Kathryn Nix, The Foundry
Robbing Peter to pay Paul - Matt Yglesias
Moderate Dems face peril - Aaron Blake and Felicia Sonmez, The Fix
Government sheds thousands of jobs - Reid Wilson, Hotline On Call

FROM THE BLOGS:
Imprudence of the DC aristocracy - Dave Poff, RedState
Admin skewers GOP on cocaine monkey attack - G. Sargent, Plum Line
The gay marriage compromise - Kathleen McKinley, Right Wing News
Who overturned Prop 8? - Ezra Klein
McConnell: No comment on Ground Zero mosque - J. McCormack, Weekly Standard
Lady O's lavish vacation sacrifice - Nick Gillespie, Hit & Run
July unemployment polls - Daniel Indiviglio, The Atlantic
What the individual mandate vote means - Jonathan Chait
Today in Congress - David Waldman, Congress Matters
DoJ directing damages money to favored groups? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Militarization and the authoritarian right - Barry Eisler, firedoglake
No one's too poor for pot in D.C. - Meredith Jessup, Townhall
Prop 8: Facts versus fears - Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
Prop 8 and the courts - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Ezra Klein on pernicious illusions - Reihan Salam, The Agenda

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
McConnell: Obama will have to negotiate more with GOP next year - The Hill
BP begins pumping cement into well - New York Times
Obama's day in Chicago - Chicago Tribune

FROM THE BLOGS:
Case against the Ground Zero mosque - John Hawkins, Right Wing News
Health reform sentiment, beyond Missouri - Kate Pickert, Swampland
Apocalypse never - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
GOP denies medical care to 9/11 heroes - Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash
Why do soldiers YouTube? - Nancy Scola, techPresident
Spin one for the Gipper - Ezra Klein
RNC tries to stop leaks - M. Preston and P. Hamby, Political Ticker
AZ sheriffs to Obama: plug the damn hole - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Prop 8 pre-decision roundup - Adam Bink, Open Left
Facebook success summit 2010 - Jeff Vreeland, TechRepublican
Vikram Pandit's ignorance - Matthew Yglesias
UN notes Lebanon's role in border clash - Max Boot, contentions
Senate passes state aid bill - Steve Benen, Political Animal
This day in baseball history - Paul, Powerline
Angle: Obama, Reid making gov't fale 'god' - Greg Sargent, Plum Line

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
House may cut recess short - The Hill
Senate set to approve funds for states and schools - New York Times
Report says most oil removed from Gulf - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Income and spending flat in June - Daniel Indiviglio, The Atlantic
Paging Tea party activists - Erick Erickson, RedState
Fed mulling shift - Matthew Yglesias
Why centrists should vote GOP in 2010 - John Hawkins, Right Wing News
The most negative campaign season ever? - Political Ticker
Obama embraces continual war - Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
A right wing war on science? - Chris Field, Townhall
Sharron Angle said what?! - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Hezbollah: Zionist spies deserve death - G. Schoenfeld, Weekly Standard
The virtues of Ryan's roadmap - Ezra Klein
Action figure hits 20 percent - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Kagan debate starts today - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
Nanny of the month: San Francisco - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Lay down with dogs - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Bin Laden would bomb the Cordoba initiative - Jeffrey Goldberg

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Centrist Senate Dems may offer oil spill liability compromise - The Hill
Challenge mounted to limits on legal services in terror cases - NYT
U.S. tries lessons of Baghdad in Kandahar - Washington Post