Midday Blog Roundup

FROM THE BLOGS:
RNC nixes event with Breitbart - Eric Kleefeld, TPMDC
The NRCC's big board - Moe Lane, RedState
Who created the 1990s surplus? - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic
Can the U.S. trust Russia on New START? - Owen Graham, The Foundry
Commonwealth Fund: health reform helps women - DemFromCT, Daily Kos
O-btuseness - Carol Platt Liebau, Townhall
Throwing boulders at Oliver Stone - Bill Berkowitz, BuzzFlash
A demotion for Nancy Pelosi? - Paul, Powerline
Unspoken word - John Cole, Balloon Juice
Days of blaming Bush are over - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
The 'maverick' is back! - emptywheel
Sympathy for Mira Sorvino - Ross Douthat
Making the transition to 'crazy-cons' - Steve Benen, Political Animal
TNT crime dramas push political agenda - S.T. Karnick, Big Hollywood
New WH briefing room seating chart - Matt Dornic, Fishbowl DC

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama hails sacrifices in Iraq as combat mission ends - The Hill
In House ethics battles, a partywide threat - New York Times
Romanoff surges in Colorado Senate race - Washington Post
Bernanke notes risks to recovery - Wall Street Journal

FROM THE BLOGS:
Summer of corruption - Michelle Malkin
What will Congress do about Bush tax cuts? - Ezra Klein
The BP shakedown - Dan McLaughlin, Red State
GOP blocks aid to 9/11 heroes - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
Arizona appeals — now what? - Pete Williams, First Read
Florida Senate race is stagnant - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Friday's campaign round-up - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Club for Growth endorses Paul - Daniel Foster, The Corner
The taxman cometh - James Downie, TNR
Republicans hit back on military modernization - John Noonan, Weekly Standard
Republican temper tantrums - Kevin Drum, MoJo
Marriage and the judgment of the people - Chuck Donovan, The Foundry
How to lose an 11 point lead - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog

FROM THE BLOGS:
Organizing the unemployed - Pema Levy, TAPPED
Primary heats up in New Hampshire - Neil Stevens, Red State
Chart of the day: Healthcare reform - Kevin Drum, MoJo
Open letter to Mayor Bloomberg - Paul, Power Line
Has the swamp been drained? - Matthew Jaffe, The Note
Reviewing Obama on the view - Michelle Cottle, TNR
Keep internet free of U.N. - Brett Schaefer, The Foundry
Obama's self-inflicted wounds - Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
Did WaPo's 'Top Secret America' succeed - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Obama takes on '24/7' media cycle - Political Ticker
Senate GOP blocks small business bill - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Charlie Crist votes present on Ariz. law - John McCormack, Weekly Standard

FROM THE BLOGS:
The big picture behing the Afghanistan leak - Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
Netroots Nations wants to face Palin in 2012 - Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard
10 races to watch in 2010 - Brian Goldsmith, The Atlantic
Job-creating TANF program running out of funds - Annie Lowrey, TWI
Gingrich pretends to have credibility - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Lieberman to miss Disclose Act vote - Daniel Foster, The Corner
What is free market clean energy? - Jonathan Chait
Against ethanol subsidies - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
It all turns on Olympia Snowe - Greg Sargent, Plum Line
GOP up big in generic ballot - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Republicans make hay of Rangel competition - Bernie Becker, The Caucus
The latest Rand Paul hilarity - kos, Daily Kos

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Top Dem: Rangel must decide alone whether to retire - The Hill
Democrats' summer strategy - The Hill
House Dems feel hung out to dry - WaPo

FROM THE BLOGS:
It's not about climate change; it's about national security - E. Gordon, contentions 
Obama and the embeds - Gaius Publius, AMERICAblog 
Rangel pretty excited about facing ethics charges - Mary Katherine Ham, TWS 
Troubling talk of defense-budget cuts - Mark Theissen, The Corner 
No bread, but circuses - Hunter, Daily Kos 
Tancredo threatens to run - Eric Lach, TPMDC 
Journo-list and selective editing - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish 
Disclose Act up for Tuesday vote - Dan Friedman, Hotline On Call 
Geithner: Taxes on wealthy to rise - Annie Lowrey, TWI 
CBO: Public option could save $68 billion by 2020 - Ezra Klein 
Attacking Angle - Mark Finkelstein, NewsBusters 
Journo-listers go after Olbermann - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air 
2012 is the constraint - Paul Mirengoff, Power Line 
Feldstein: Stop spending with taxes - Tim Fernholz, TAPPED 
Blame where blame is due - Steve Benen, Political Animal 

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Reid sets up showdown next week on campaign finance - The Hill 
Pentagon faces growing pressure to trim budget - New York Times 
'Irreparable harm' Ariz. law? - Washington Post 

FROM THE BLOGS:

Cold record in the Antarctic - John Rosenthal, The Weekly Standard
The phony big government debate - Open Left
Breitbart offers a 'correction' - Barbara Morrill, Daily Kos
United Nations defends North Korean healthcare system - Brett Schaefer, The Foundry
Why Israel serves America's interests, ctd. - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish
Apologist-in-chief aims for another Nobel Peace prize - Michelle Malkin
Wallace to Helms to Ailes - David Kurtz, TPM
House passes jobless aid extension - Michael Memoli, The Swamp
Are critics of cops driving a spike in cop killing? - Radley Balko, Hit & Run
Angle runs from questions - Charlie Eisenhood, Think Progress
Gallup: confidence in presidency takes a fall in past year - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
A new papa grizzly - Alex Altman, Swampland
Bush lawyers escape justice. Again. - Jon Perr, Crooks & Liars
The perils of epistemic closure - Rick Moran, The Moderate Voice
Opposition in search of a rationale - Ryan McNeely, Matthew Yglesias

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:

Reid to advance limited oil spill and energy bill - The Hill
Obama calls to express regret to Sherrod - The Hill
Storm threat in gulf halts work at oil spill site - New York Times
After firing, finger-pointing at Fox - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Gallup caught lying about generic ballot trend - Neil Stevens, RedState
Gitmo debate goes cold on Capitol Hill - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
RNC is 'Steel-ing' the election - Meredith Jessup, Townhall
Center right nation - Kay, Balloon Juice
Shirley Sherrod blasts Fox News as racist - Greg Sargent, The Plum Line
RNC civil war continues - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog
New caucus says it won't vouch for Tea Party - Political Ticker
Rand Paul has seven-point lead - Bruce Drake, Politics Daily
Lazy union hires scabs to protest for them - Warner Todd Huston, Right Wing News
Trouble in the 5th district - Jamelle Bouie - TAPPED
The economic case against the death tax - Curtis Dubay, The Foundry
Breitbart feels sorry for Shirley Sherrod - Rachel Slajda, TPMMuckraker
Israelis don't trust Obama - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
'Can Breitbart possibly survive?' - Joshua Green, The Atlantic
Even after filibuster breaks, GOP delays unemployment vote - Susan Gardner, Daily Kos

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama signs Wall Street bill into law - The Hill
Obama destroying Dem fundraising system - Washington Post
White House asks for review of firing of official - New York Times

FROM THE BLOGS:
Manchin launches Senate campaign, Capito on deck - Aaron Blake, The Fix 
Paul Ryan gets catty - Jonathan Chait, TNR 
Broun joins Tea Party Caucus - Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner 
Manchin makes it official - Steve Singiser, Daily Kos 
Graham to vote 'yes' on Kagan nomination - Jimm Phillips, TWI 
Sanders backs Warren for CFPA - BuzzFlash 
Lindsey Graham acts like Lindsey Graham - Michelle Malkin 
The talents and hazards of Elizabeth Warren - Michael Scherer, Swampland 
Crist flip-flops on ObamaCare - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air 
Public wants unemployment benefits extended - Greg Sargent, The Plum Line 
Perception v. reality - Kathleen McKinley, Right Wing News 
Blunt tries to use Obama against Carnahan - Christina Bellantoni, TPMDC 
START the debate, stop the name-calling - Peter Brookes, The Foundry 
Falling out of love with Obama - Paul Waldman, TAPPED  
Sestak asks Israel haters to be fair - Jennifer Rubin, contentions 

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Graham to vote yes on Kagan nomination - The Hill 
Manchin will run in W.Va. special election - The Hill 
National Security, Inc. - Washington Post 
Budgets and BP on agenda for Cameron visit - New York Times 

FROM THE BLOGS:
This week in Congress - David Waldman, Congress Matters
Thumbs down on Sestak's 'shut up' strategy - J. Rubin, contentions
Lie of the day - Steve Benen, Political Animal
The trouble with meritocracy - Ross Douthat
Hillary's mango diplomacy in Pakistan - Andrew Quinn, Front Row
Superbill! - Ezra Klein
To my friends in the Tea Party - Rick Moran, Right Wing Nut House
Can't wait to see this - David Kurtz, TalkingPointsMemo
The Republican establishment speaks - Jesse Walker, Hit & Run
Biden hedges on Afghan withdrawal date - David Dayden, firedoglake
Famous last words? - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Palin takes on Islam and the English language - Jonathan Chait
D.C. elites pretty happy about Obama - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Unemployment insurance strikes back - Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Dem incumbents have fundraising cushion - Reid Wilson, Hotline On Call

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
BP tensions shadow Cameron's first White House visit - The Hill
Obama gains evangelical allies on immigration - New York Times
GOP candidates stiff mainstream press - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:

A time to appease - Gabriel Schoenfeld, The Weekly Standard
Maddow: Afghanistan War a "moral outrage" - Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
The 2010 election: anonymity and the promise of poll volatility - Steve Singiser, Daily Kos
Obamacare could punish doctors for better quality care - Kathryn Nix, The Foundry
Financial reform passes reax - Patrick Appel, The Daily Dish
A Sheila Jackson Lee twofer - Doug Powers, Michelle Malkin
Cashing in - David Kurtz, TPM
Obama cautious about oil leak - Michael Memoli, The Swamp
Financial reform will work after regulators figure out how ... - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
Bachmann files to start, lead House Tea Party Caucus - Charlie Eisenhood, Think Progress
BP lobbied Brits for Libya prisoner release - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
A mandate for immigration reform? - Jay Newton-Small, Swampland
Blaming the blogosphere for Democratic failures - Ian Welsh, Crooks & Liars
Financial reform may hit US economy hard - Logan Penza, The Moderate Voice
What happens in Basel doesn't stay in Basel - Matthew Yglesias

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:

Obama calls well cap 'good news' but strikes cautious note on spill - The Hill
Romney breaks from the pack - The Hill
Citigroup's income falls as trading slows down - New York Times
Scott Brown's pivotal role - Washington Post