memeorandum: For Clinton, Government as Economic Prod (David Leonhardt/New York Times)

8:50 PM ET, January 21, 2008

Top Items:

Jonathan Martin / The Politico:

Huckabee: McCain-lover, Mitt-killer — COLUMBIA, S.C.—For people reading between the lines, Mike Huckabee's concession speech here Saturday night dropped some enticing hints that his presidential campaign now has an agenda other than getting elected president. — Huckabee's new role: Mitt-killer.

Discussion: The Corner, Washington Post, New York Post, The Swamp, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Political Machine, Hot Air, Outside The Beltway, Eunomia, Slog, The Hill, Riehl World View, Ground Game, Ross Douthat, michellemalkin.com and PrestoPundit

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

Barack Obama: “Committed Christian — Called to Bring Change” — (updated below - Update II) — Mike Huckabee has been widely criticized for his overt religious appeals to win votes. One of the most criticized aspects of his campaign was a television ad he ran in Iowa …

Discussion: Eschaton, D-Day, Slog and The Sideshow

Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:

Hillary Leaving South Carolina to Bill and Chelsea [updated] — A source in the Clinton campaign confirms that Hillary Clinton will be spending most of the week before the South Carolina primary in states other than South Carolina. — She's expected to spend Tuesday in California and Arizona, and New Mexico.

Discussion: Political Radar, Donklephant, TIME, TIME: Swampland, TPM Election Central and MyDD

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Lit In South Carolina Proclaims His Committed Christianity

Discussion: Slog and Macsmind

Aaron Gould Sheinin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Atlanta mayor takes political shot at Bill Clinton — During the MLK service, Franklin addresses Clinton's reference to Barack Obama's rise as a 'fairy tale' — With former President Bill Clinton standing not 20 feet in front of her, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin took what appeared …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Whim, Los Angeles Times, The Page, The Trail and Riehl World View

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Hillary Adviser Wolfson: Obama's Claim That Bill Is Fibbing Is A “Right Wing Talking Point” — This is getting interesting. In an interview with me a couple of minutes ago, senior Hillary adviser Howard Wolfson claimed that Obama's assertion this morning that Bill Clinton is fibbing about his campaign is a “right wing talking point.”

Discussion: The Corner, The Trail, The Moderate Voice, Liberal Values, The Fix, Watching Those We Chose, Wonkette, The Daily Dish, Matthew Yglesias, The Carpetbagger Report, Prairie Weather, Open Left, D-Day and Spin Cycle

Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
Obama calls Bill Clinton untruthful

Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh and Weekly Standard

New York Times:

Stocks Plunge in Europe and Asia on U.S. Recession Fear — PARIS — Global stock markets plunged on Monday as fears spread that the turmoil in United States mortgage markets is spreading. Indexes in Europe fell as much as 7 percent after a huge selloff in Asia.

Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, At-Largely, Seeing the Forest, Comments from Left Field, The Seminal, Publius Pundit, The Reaction, FP Passport, Cliff Schecter, Washington Monthly, D-Day, Matthew Yglesias, THE LIBERAL JOURNAL, Firedoglake and The Agonist

David Leonhardt / New York Times:

For Clinton, Government as Economic Prod — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said that if she became president, the federal government would take a more active role in the economy to address what she called the excesses of the market and of the Bush administration.

Discussion: Greg Mankiw's Blog, Megan McArdle, GINA COBB, protein wisdom, Ankle Biting Pundits, Say Anything, The Belmont Club, Norwegianity, The Huffington Post, The New Republic, Dr. Helen, Redstate, Hold Fast and HillaryClinton.com

Ben Smith / The Politico: Bill Clinton jabs playing well with voters

New York Post:

BILL HAS A ‘DREAM’ — EX PREZ NODS OFF DURING MLK AWARD PRESENTATION — Bill Clinton showed yesterday why he made it into the book “The Art of Napping." — During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president was caught nodding off.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Sister Toldjah and The Colossus of Rhodey

usmc.mil:

Scarlett Johansson boosts morale in Kuwait — If anyone has wondered what can make a battle hardened Marine act like a love-struck high-schooler, the answer is simple—a meet and greet with Scarlett Johansson. — The 23-year-old bombshell met with nearly 600 service members at Camp Buehring …

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, Captain's Quarters, Cliff Schecter, Op For and The Reaction

Scott Conroy / CBS News:

“Who Let The Dogs Out?" Mitt Romney Wants To Know — From CBS News' Scott Conroy: — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — Mitt Romney was greeted warmly by a largely African-American crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade in Jacksonville. He shook hands with several dozen parade-goers and even hugged a few of them.

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs, The Right's Field and D-Day

Shushannah Walshe / FOX Embeds:
Romney: Who Let the Dogs Out? — Governor Romney paid tribute …

Discussion: The Daily Dish, Hot Air, The Caucus and Slog

Leroy Chapman Jr / The State:

Obama: Is national media correcting inaccuracies? — U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said Monday one of the biggest frustrations of his presidential bid is dealing with national media that he says doesn't correct inaccuracies about his candidacy and his record. — Some of those, he said …

Discussion: MSNBC, Political Punch and TPM Election Central

Beth Fouhy / Associated Press: Clinton limits time in SC

Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democratic Rivals Remember Dr. King

Discussion: Firedoglake, CNN and NewsBusters.org

siena.edu:

Rudy Falls Behind McCain; Hillary Still Has 2-to-1 Lead — Spitzer Favorable Rating Edges Positive; Sees Gain in Job Performance — Voters Overwhelmingly Support Property Tax Cap and S-CHIP Expansion; — Also Support Higher Education Endowment with Lottery Sale or Lease

Discussion: Marist Poll, Washington Post, Outside The Beltway, Wonkette, The Huffington Post, Political Radar, TPM Election Central, DownWithTyranny! and PoliGazette

Beth Reinhard / Naked Politics:
So much for Crist endorsing McCain?

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs

MarketWatch:

U.S. stock futures point to major decline on reopen — Markets in Europe end day in bear-market territory — LONDON (MarketWatch) — If futures contracts traded on a day when U.S. stocks weren't even due to open are anything near accurate, then markets will be in for a major decline on Tuesday …

Discussion: News Hounds

Confederate Yankee:

The Scott Thomas Beauchamp “ Shock Troops” Military Investigation, Statements 13-24 — Documents released by the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base Florida, in relation to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests files for documents relating …

Discussion: QandO

Michelle Malkin:

SC Democrat debate: Punch, Judy, and Silky; Update Squabbling, mud-slinging, the gloves are off! — Update 8:36pm Eastern. Barf. John Edwards panders to the race demagogues and bemoans predatory lenders. Wait a minute. Didn't John Edwards have investing ties to subprime lenders? Why, yes.

Discussion: TalkLeft and Sister Toldjah

Damien McElroy / Telegraph:

Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women drivers — Saudi Arabia is to lift its ban on women drivers in an attempt to stem a rising suffragette-style movement in the deeply conservative state. — Government officials have confirmed the landmark decision and plan to issue a decree by the end of the year.