memeorandum: The Real Chicken-Checkup Fallacy (Paul Krugman)

6:05 PM ET, April 24, 2010

Top Items:

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, American Power, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog!

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 …

Discussion: Donklephant, protein wisdom, RedState, Power Line, Gateway Pundit, Grim's Hall, NewsReal Blog, Riehl World View and Grasping Reality …

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.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Confluence, DailyFinance, Daily Kos, The Political Carnival and The Huffington Post

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 …

Discussion: CBS News, Clusterstock, FT Alphaville, Matthew Yglesias and Mother Jones

The Politico:

Levin releases Goldman e-mails — The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Saturday released several e-mails from Goldman Sachs Saturday that seem to bolster SEC charges that the firm misled investors by selling them products the financial giant had in fact placed bets against.

Discussion: CNN

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

Discussion: MyDD, 24Ahead and Crooks and Liars

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.

Discussion: CNN, Gateway Pundit and Mother Jones

Dana Bash / CNN:
Sources: Votes lacking for immigration push in Congress

Discussion: Gateway Pundit

CNN:
Climate change legislation unlikely this year, say sources

Discussion: The New Republic, Grist, Ben Smith's Blog and The Hill

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?

Discussion: Big Government, YID With LID, NewsReal Blog, Outside The Beltway, Power Line, Hot Air, Chicago Boyz, GayPatriot and alicublog

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
It's on: “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” set for May 20th

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

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

Laura Rozen / Laura Rozen's Blog:

Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day: “One of worst atrocities in 20th century” — Calling it one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, President Barack Obama observed the 95th anniversary of Armenian Remembrance Day in remarks Saturday, but avoided calling the Ottoman era killing of 1.5 million Armenians genocide.

Discussion: CNN and The Reaction

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