memeorandum @ 12:10 PM ET, April 14, 2006

12:10 PM ET, April 14, 2006

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Steve Holland / Reuters:

Generals clamor for Rumsfeld's ouster — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more retired U.S. generals called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign on Thursday, claiming the chief architect of the Iraq operation ignored years of Pentagon planning for a U.S. occupation and should be held accountable for the chaos there.

Discussion: Middle Earth Journal, The Political Pit Bull, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, rubber hose and THE NEWS BLOG

Peter Baker / Washington Post:

White House Defends Rumsfeld's Tenure — The White House came to the aid of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday, rebuffing calls from several retired generals for his resignation and crediting him with leading the Pentagon through two wars and a transformation of the military.

Discussion: Norwegianity, The Heretik and The Moderate Voice

David Ignatius / Washington Post:

Replace Rumsfeld — With luck, Iraq will make a fresh start soon with the formation of a new government. The Bush administration should do the same thing by replacing Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary. — Rumsfeld has lost the support of the uniformed military officers who work for him.

Discussion: Booman Tribune and Wonkette

Billmon:

Rummy Punch — The campaign to relieve Field Marshal Von Rumsfeld of his baton is picking up steam, with more retired generals and the hawkish Washington Post columnist David Ignatius calling for his resignation. — The catcalls have grown so loud that the White House apparently has decided …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Running Scared

Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
The troubles of Donald Rumsfeld

Discussion: Outside The Beltway, ParaPundit and DownWithTyranny!

Stephen Green / Vodkapundit:

Third Party Blues — Glenn Reynolds looks at our immigration problem, and concludes: … I'd wager I'm a lot less sober than The Blogfaddah, so I'm certain I know exactly who would be hurt more. Going further out on a limb then Glenn, there's a better chance I'll fall off.

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and Cam Edwards

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MSNBC:

A third party possibility — Picking up on some comments by by Harold Ford, Jr., Mickey Kaus notes: "It's not that hard to get to Bush's right on immigration and still sound like a Democrat." — He's right. Heck, even Republicans are doing it. Republican strategist Frank Cagle writes:

Discussion: Outside The Beltway

Karen Gutiérrez / news.nky.com:

Display on abortion destroyed — 400 crosses removed; NKU prof investigated — HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - A professor at Northern Kentucky University said she invited students in one of her classes to destroy an anti-abortion display on campus Wednesday evening.

Discussion: Freedom Folks and The Shape of Days

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Michelle Malkin:
THE CROSSES THEY CANNOT BEAR

Discussion: The American Thinker

R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:

Judge in CIA Leak Case Threatens Gag Order — The federal judge presiding over the pending trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby threatened yesterday to impose a gag order barring statements or disclosures to the news media by Libby's defense team or by the special prosecutor investigating alleged wrongdoing …

Discussion: TPM Muckraker, The Strata-Sphere and Blue Crab Boulevard

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AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere: Libby Judge Reads Counsels The Riot Act

Washington Post:

2002 N.H. Scandal Shadows GOP Anew — A three-year-old political scandal in New Hampshire — where Republican operatives conspired to jam Democratic get-out-the-vote phone lines on Election Day 2002 — has suddenly become a national headache for GOP leaders, who are being pressed to explain …

Discussion: TPM Muckraker, TBogg and AMERICAblog

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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
White House Mulls How to Move Immigration Bill Through Congress

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, AMERICAblog and Think Progress

Vince Leibowitz / Capitol Annex:

The Broken Promises Of An Aging Prom Queen — Kay Bailey Hutchison has broken her promise to Texans. Not only did she promise to adhere to term limits herself, but she co-sponsored legislation to create a constitutional amendment mandating term limits for senators and congressmen not once, but at least twice!

Discussion: annatopia, The Agonist and The Carpetbagger Report

Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:

Waste in Katrina Response Is Cited — Housing Aid Called Inefficient in Audits — Nearly eight months after Hurricane Katrina triggered the nation's largest housing crisis since the Second World War, a hastily improvised $10 billion effort by the federal government has produced vast sums …

Discussion: The Sundries Shack, Hit and Run and Just a Bump in the Beltway

Michelle Malkin:

NEW COMEDY CENTRAL LOGOS — ***scroll for new entries and updates*** — Blogger Jay Inman e-mails his submission: — Damian Penny dubs the network: "Cowardly Central." — From Patrick at Clarity & Resolve: — From reader Ray: — From almighty Allah Pundit:

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, The Irish Trojan's Blog, Hog On Ice, Sister Toldjah, alicublog, State of the Day, Don Surber, Blue Crab Boulevard, Clarity & Resolve, Outside The Beltway, Flopping Aces, The Political Pit Bull, Power Line, Media Blog on National …, Wizbang and Daimnation!

Michael Kinsley / Slate:

Setting Iran Straight — The precedents are somewhat discouraging. — So, after more than half a century of active meddling—protecting our interests, promoting our values, encouraging democracy, fighting terrorism, seeking stability, defending human rights, pushing peace—it's come to this.

Discussion: Hit and Run

Ruth Gledhill / Times of London:

Pope condemns geneticists 'who play at being God' — THE Pope will deliver a blistering attack on the "satanic" mores of modern society today, warning against an "inane apologia of evil" that is in danger of destroying humanity. — In a series of Good Friday meditations that he will lead in Rome …

Discussion: The World Wide Rant and Pam's House Blend

Washington Times:

DeLay on short list for OMB job — The White House is looking at a list of cost-cutting candidates to head the Office of Management and Budget, and Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, may be on it. — The former House majority leader, who announced he will resign from Congress and is under …

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Firedoglake, Power Line, The Stakeholder, Midtopia, Wampum and Transterrestrial Musings

Jim Yardley / New York Times:

3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives — GUOJIATUO, China — He Qingzhi's teenage daughter, Yuan, and her two friends lived on the same street near the Yangtze River, attended the same middle school and were crushed to death in the same traffic accident late last year.

Discussion: ACSBlog and The Peking Duck