memeorandum: For Republicans, Falling in Love Is Hard to Do (Adam Nagourney/New York Times)

9:00 PM ET, December 16, 2007

Top Items:

McCain snags endorsements; Rudy retreats — Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), who was on the national Democratic ticket in 2000, will cross the aisle to endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tomorrow, Republican sources said. — The two will appear together on NBC's "Today" show tomorrow …

Discussion: The Trail, Firedoglake, CNN Political Ticker, The Daily Dish, The Swamp, The Democratic Daily, TalkLeft, Outside The Beltway, MSNBC, TPM Election Central, The Agonist, Captain's Quarters, MyDD, Greatscat!, PoliPundit.com and Sister Toldjah

William Kristol / Weekly Standard:

BREAKING: Kristol: Lieberman to Endorse McCain — NEWS FLASH: — THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for president tomorrow. The two will appear together at a press conference Monday morning …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Power Line, Israel Matzav, Hot Air, Roger L. Simon, Wake up America, Redstate and alicublog

Marc Ambinder:

Lieberman To Endorse McCain... Democratic and Republican sources say that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut and fierce supporter of the war in Iraq, will formally endorse Sen. John McCain tomorrow in New Hampshire. — A McCain spokesperson declined to comment.

Discussion: MoJoBlog, The Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, New York Observer, The Corner, Eunomia, Liberal Values, Open Left, Booman Tribune, My Left Nutmeg, Taylor Marsh, Oliver Willis, the albany project and Hullabaloo

CNN Political Ticker:
Lieberman to support McCain

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Apparent Huckabee Backers Smear McCain

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Buck Naked Politics, Fred File and race42008.com

New Hampshire Union Leader:
Commander in chief: McCain is the best choice

Discussion: Wake up America, First State Politics and Outside The Beltway

Michael D. Shear / The Trail:

Romney Claims NRA Endorsement He Didn't Receive — Mitt Romney on "Meet the Press" Sunday. (Getty/Meet the Press). — Maybe it was the pressure of the moment. Being under the Tim Russert spotlight can get to anyone. Under Russert's grilling about guns on this morning's "Meet the Press …

Discussion: race42008.com and The Politico

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Mitt wept when church ended discrimination — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said on NBC's "Meet the Press" today that he wept with relief when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormon church, announced a 1978 revelation that the priesthood would no longer be denied to persons of African descent.

Discussion: Clayton Cramer's BLOG

Amanda / Think Progress:
Romney: 'Mike Huckabee Owes The President An Apology'

Discussion: CALIFORNIA YANKEE, CBS News, Talking Points Memo, Boston Globe, CNN Political Ticker, The Carpetbagger Report and The Raw Story

Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Mitt Romney on "Meet the Press."

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

MSNBC:
Dec. 16: Mitt Romney

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, PoliPundit.com and Wonkette

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Playbook: President Clinton on speakerphone — Good Sunday morning, and welcome to a quick Sunday show/church pregame. — John Edwards is on Newsweek's cover as "The Sleeper." Hours before Gov. Romney goes on "Meet" for the full hour, the L.A. Times portrays his Bain style as grasping and greedy.

Discussion: The Swamp, CNN Political Ticker, HillaryClinton.com, race42008.com and First State Politics

Learfield / Radio Iowa: Endorsements galore — 'Tis the weekend to talk about endorsements.

Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs: Steve King to endorse tomorrow

Newsweek:

A Son's Past Deeds Come Back To Bite Huckabee — As Mike Huckabee gains in the polls, the former Arkansas governor is finding that his record in office is getting more scrutiny. One issue likely to get attention is his handling of a sensitive family matter: allegations that one of his sons …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, DBKP, Corrente, Hullabaloo, Shakespeare's Sister, Riehl World View, Buckeye State Blog and TIME: Swampland

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:

Dodd, FISA and the Filibuster — How It's Going To Go Down and What You Can Do — The latest word from the Dodd camp regarding what will happen on the FISA bill is that tomorrow, Dodd will take the floor and not yield. — He can take "questions" from other senators during the filibuster, which can be no more than 20 minutes.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh and Concurring Opinions

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Lawless Surveillance State

Discussion: Open Left, Daily Kos, Unqualified Offerings, Rising Hegemon, THE REACTION, The Carpetbagger Report, Talking Points Memo, RADAMISTO and TalkLeft

Joseph E. Stiglitz / Vanity Fair:

The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush — The next president will have to deal with yet another crippling legacy of George W. Bush: the economy. A Nobel laureate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, sees a generation-long struggle to recoup. — When we look back someday at the catastrophe …

Discussion: the talking dog and Pacific Views

Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:

Ron Paul raises millions in today's Boston Tea Party event — On Nov. 5, supporters of Ron Paul raked in more than $4.2 million in donations in 24 hours, mostly of them collected over the Internet. — Today, they're at it again. Hoping to detonate what they call a "money bomb," …

Discussion: techPresident

Dan Morain / Los Angeles Times:
The man behind Paul's fundraising curtain

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, LewRockwell.com Blog and The Debatable Land

Dennis Hartley / Hullabaloo:

How Things Work — What Atrios says here is absolutely true. A Democratic president, no matter who it is, is going to pay for the Republicans' sins. But it won't be just because the Republicans and Blue Dogs in congress suddenly "realize" they have co-equal power.

Discussion: The Sideshow, Right Wing Nut House, Upper Left, Eschaton and Shakespeare's Sister