memeorandum: Adventures in British Newspapering (Myglesias/Matthew Yglesias)

2:20 PM ET, June 21, 2010

Top Items:

Alex Spillius / Telegraph:

Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House — Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, is expected to leave his job later this year after growing tired of the “idealism” of Barack Obama's inner circle. — Washington insiders say he will quit within six to eight months in frustration …

Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:

Adventures in British Newspapering — Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan each had four chiefs of staff during the course of their eight years in office, and George H.W. Bush had three in a single term, so consequently I wouldn't find it shocking if Rahm Emanuel steps down sometime after the midterms …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and A plain blog about politics

Fox News:

White House Dismisses Emanuel Quitting Report as ‘Ludicrous’ — File: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, left, stands with former White House Counsel Greg Craig and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs at a White House briefing. (AFP) — The White House Monday dismissed reports that Chief …

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, Sister Toldjah and Michelle Malkin

New York Times:

Lax Oversight Cited in Failure of Oil Rig's Failsafe Device — It was the last line of defense, the final barrier between the rushing volcanic fury of oil and gas and one of the worst environmental disasters in United States history. — Its very name — the blind shear ram — suggested its blunt purpose.

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Lede, TIME.com, Dot Earth, New York Magazine, Denver Post, The Daily Beast, Think Progress, The Caucus, The New Republic, Taylor Marsh, ProPublica, The Confluence, Telegraph, The Impolitic, CNN and The Poor Man Institute

Hilary Andersson / BBC:
BP ‘was told of fault on oil rig’

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian and The Consumerist

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Republicans' Midterm Voting Enthusiasm Tops Prior Years — Relative enthusiasm advantage for GOP over Democrats largest in Gallup history dating to 1994 — PRINCETON, NJ — An average of 59% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have said they are more enthusiastic than usual …

Hillel Fendel / Arutz Sheva:

Tried to Boycott Israeli Ship, Blocked Chinese Ship Instead — Follow Israel news on and . — Some 500 anti-Israel protestors arrived at the Oakland, California port early Sunday morning, hoping to block an Israeli ship from unloading its cargo. However, the ship did not arrive …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Gateway Pundit, Tim Blair and Pajamas Media

Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Radicals, Islamists and Longshoremen blockade Israeli ship in Oakland

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Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu / Arutz Sheva:
US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran

Discussion: Power Line, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Mediaite, Flopping Aces, Don Surber and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Large majorities on Hill back Israel's flotilla raid — Even as Israel shows signs of loosening its blockade of Gaze, large majorities in the House and Senate have signed off on letters supporting the blockade and defending Israel's enforcement of it against a Turkish vessel.

Discussion: Wake up America

Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israeli Easing of Blockade of Gaza Draws Praise of U.S.

Discussion: Wonkette, Los Angeles Times, Solomonia, Aljazeera, Newshoggers.com, Israel Matzav, Swampland, Soccer Dad, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Telegraph, Guardian, The Corner on National …, Balloon Juice, Foreign Policy and CNN

Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Israel and the Surrender of the West

Discussion: protein wisdom and Elder of Ziyon

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Op-Ed Columnist: Budget Deficits: Spend Now, Save Later — Spend now, while the economy remains depressed; save later, once it has recovered. How hard is that to understand? — Very hard, if the current state of political debate is any indication. All around the world, politicians seem determined to do the reverse.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Corner on National …, Prairie Weather, AMERICAblog News, Economist's View and Grasping Reality …

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID, CONT'D.... Another day, another piece …

Discussion: ABCNEWS and Daily Pundit

Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:

Mika Admits: I'm ‘Working With White House’ On Oil Spill Talking Points — Cut out the middle-woman and install Obama's teleprompter on the Morning Joe set . . . Give her high marks for candor: on today's show, Mika Brzezinski admitted that she has been “working with the White House” on oil spill talking points.

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Another Black Conservative, Freedom's Lighthouse, JammieWearingFool and Weasel Zippers

Paul Krugman:

Zombies Have Already Killed The Deficit Commission — It must have sounded like a good idea (although not to me): establish a bipartisan commission of Serious People to develop plans to bring the federal budget under control. — But the commission is already dead — and zombies did it.

Discussion: TheFiscalTimes.com, Hullabaloo and Grasping Reality …

John M. Berry / The Fiscal Times:
Simpson's Comments Undermine Commission Efforts

Discussion: Capital Gains and Games blogs

Ariel Levy / New Yorker:

PRODIGAL SON — Is the wayward Republican Mike Huckabee now his party's best hope? — Sun was bouncing off the miles of Jerusalem stone and the black hats of the Hasidim on the afternoon when Mike Huckabee went to visit the Wailing Wall, earlier this year.

Discussion: The Hill, Think Progress and TPM LiveWire

Richard Wolf / USA Today:

Doctors limit new Medicare patients — WASHINGTON — The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, just six months before millions of Baby Boomers begin enrolling in the government health care program.

Discussion: Liberal Values, Wonk Room, Questions and Observations and WSJ.com

Rasmussen Reports:

62% Say Politicians Want Government to Have More Power and Money — When it comes to money and power, politicians want the government to have more of it, while voters want the government to have less. At least that's what most Americans think. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national …

Discussion: FITSNews, Hot Air and YID With LID

Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: North Dakota House of Representatives

Discussion: Real Clear Politics and National Review

Jillian Rayfield / TPM LiveWire:

O'Reilly Grills Bachmann On BP's $20B Gulf Spill Fund: 'You're Dodging My Question' (VIDEO) — You know Rep. Michele Bachmann has crossed a line when Bill O'Reilly grills her, and even says: “You're dodging my question.” — That's what happened on O'Reilly's Fox News show Friday when Bachmann …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Washington Monthly, Right Now, Little Green Footballs and Talking Points Memo

Mark Sherman / Associated Press:

High court upholds anti-terror law — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld a federal law that bars “material support” to foreign terrorist organizations, rejecting a free speech challenge from humanitarian aid groups. — The court ruled 6-3 Monday that the government may prohibit …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Hill, Weekly Standard, TalkLeft and Truthdig

Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press:

Bork to publicly oppose Kagan for Supreme Court — WASHINGTON (AP) — Failed conservative Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork is joining anti-abortion activists to publicly oppose confirming Elena Kagan as a justice. — Bork plans to detail his criticisms of Kagan during …

Discussion: Main Justice

Walter Alarkon / The Hill:

House Dems prepare alternative to budget that would avoid deficit vote — House Democrats are readying an alternative budget measure that would set next year's spending levels without requiring a vote on deficits. — House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt (D-S.C.) said the alternative would be the …

Discussion: Townhall.com, The Foundry, Beltway Confidential and The Impolitic

Telegraph:

French prisoner ‘killed cellmate and ate his lung’ — A French prisoner killed his cellmate then sliced open his chest to remove and eat his heart, a court has heard. — However, the man removed the wrong organ, and ate his lung by mistake. — Nicolas Cocaign, 39 …

Bianca Davis / Denver Post:

Colorado crowd stands united behind immigration law, Iowa lawmaker — LOVELAND — Northern Colorado residents gathered in support of Arizona's new immigration law at a 9-12 Movement rally Saturday afternoon. — Iowa Congressman Steve King and former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado headlined the …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Think Progress, The Latest Word, Hullabaloo and Eschaton

Andy Barr / The Politico:

W.H. says Kyl story not true — The White House on Monday denied Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl's claim that President Barack Obama told him privately that he would not work to secure the border unless it was part of a comprehensive immigration reform package. — In a video that started circulating …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Monthly, Kyle Wingfield, RedState and The Daily Caller