Morning Read

MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:
Indecision Roils RNC Race – Chris Cilizza, The Fix
Progressive Power In The House – Chris Bowers, Open Left
Obama on Earmarks – Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit
Spinning Okun’s Law – Francis Cianfrocca, RedState
Big Economic Trouble – Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Going to Be A Long Year – Amanda Carpenter, Townhall
Specter Takes on Holder – Doug Bandow, AmSpecBlog
Specter’s Tired Routine – Steve Benen, Political Animal
Why Biden’s Going to Southwest Asia NowMarc Ambinder
Biden, The Biggest ThreatDon Surber
Rounding Up on Panetta – Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Obama Puts Out Panetta Fire – Sam Stein, Huffington Post
In Defense of The Panetta Pick – Hugh Hewitt, Townhall
Bush’s Remarkably Bad Economic Record – J. Singer, MyDD
Dems Fall Apart, Republicans Watch – Byron York, The Corner
One of Our Nation’s Spies – Spencer Ackerman, ATTACKERMAN
Overtime in Minnesota Senate Election – Scott Johnson, Power Line

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Stimulus Aside, Obama Vows Future Budget RestraintAP
Unintended Consequences Pose Risks for Mideast PolicyWaPo
Obama Faces Fire Over Panetta SelectionWashington Post
Reid: ‘I Don’t Work for Obama’The Hill
Burris Brings High Drama to SenateThe Hill