memeorandum: Senate Subcommittee Investigating Financial Crisis Releases Documents … (Carl Levin)

5:35 PM ET, April 24, 2010

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GUY FAWKES, NEW REPUBLICAN HERO.... Last fall, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) organized a right-wing rally on Capitol Hill for November 5, in the hopes of killing health care reform. After characterizing her followers as “insurgents” and “freedom fighters,” Bachmann urged far-right activists to, in her word, “scare” federal lawmakers.

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Video: “Remember November” — A dynamite little piece of expressionism from Haley Barbour and the Republican Governors Association, aimed at synthesizing the mood of angry grassroots would-be donors. The message is familiar, but between the HD, the F/X, and the editing …

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Michael Scherer / Swampland:

Republican Governors Pay Homage To Guy Fawkes — A few years back, two left-leaning writers, Andy and Lana Wachowski, adapted the story of Guy Fawkes, a Catholic radical who is remembered primarily for his failed attempt, on November 5, 1605, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James …

Discussion: Confederate Yankee and Newshoggers.com

New York Times:

Goldman Sachs Messages Show It Thrived as Economy Fell — In late 2007 as the mortgage crisis gained momentum and many banks were suffering losses, Goldman Sachs executives traded e-mail messages saying that they were making “some serious money” betting against the housing markets.

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Carl Levin:

Senate Subcommittee Investigating Financial Crisis Releases Documents on Role of Investment Banks — Using Goldman Sachs as a case study, the April 27 hearing will focus on the role of investment banks in contributing to the worst U.S. economic crisis since the 1930s, resulting in the foreclosure …

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The Politico:
Levin releases Goldman e-mails

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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:

Judge Napolitano on Arizona's new immigration law: 'She's gonna bankrupt the Republican Party and the state of Arizona' — I don't think Judge Andrew Napolitano yesterday gave Neil Cavuto quite the response he was looking for when he asked him about Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's predictably bad decision …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Associated Press

AZ Family / KMSB-TV:
Statement from Arizona Hispanic Republicans

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Ben Geman / The Hill:

Graham threatens to ditch climate bill if Dems push immigration bill — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Saturday that he will be “unable to move forward” with the upcoming climate and energy bill he's crafting if Democratic leaders push ahead with plans to move immigration legislation.

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Dana Bash / CNN:

Sources: Votes lacking for immigration push in Congress — Washington (CNN) — The push for immigration reform may be on the front burner for congressional Democrats, but sources say that ultimately, they believe the issue is unlikely to have enough votes to pass.

Discussion: Gateway Pundit

CNN:
Climate change legislation unlikely this year, say sources

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:

It's on: “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” set for May 20th — Someone at Dan Savage's blog started it, then Michael Moynihan at Reason picked it up, now I feel obliged to help push it out there. Says Moynihan: … Cue the predictable media squealing that “you'll only antagonize them!”

Discussion: Althouse, The Daily Caller, HazZzMat and The Corner on National …

Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:

First Annual Everybody Draw Mohammad Day — Via Dan Savage's blog at The Stranger, some clever chappie (I don't know who) has declared May 20, 2010 “Everybody Draw Mohammad Day,” in support of Matt Stone and Trey Parker and in opposition to religious thuggery. Why May 20?

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Harry Esteve / Oregonian:

Protests, catcalls greet Sarah Palin supporters in Eugene … EUGENE — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, acknowledging she was visiting a strange, if not hostile, place, exhorted Lane County Republicans to rise up against government excesses and misplaced values of the Obama administration.

Discussion: American Power, Hot Air, Gateway Pundit, CNN and The Page

Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:

Obama's Bad Cop — Clinton's played the heavy with Iran, Russia, and even Israel—and her sometimes hawkish views are finding favor with the president. … From the magazine issue dated May 3, 2010 — It was almost like one of those moments in a buddy-cop movie when the two partners …

Discussion: Laura Rozen's Blog and The Page