memeorandum: Mike Castle won't run as a write-in candidate in Delaware (Chris Cillizza/The Fix)

11:55 PM ET, September 29, 2010

Top Items:

Meg Whitman: My Maid's Full of It — Meg Whitman's campaign just gave us documents suggesting that her former maid, Nicky Diaz Santillan, actually lied to Meg about her immigration status when she was hired back in 2000. — The documents, which Whitman claims Nicky filled out and signed …

Discussion: Townhall.com, Capitol Alert, ImmigrationProf Blog, Jezebel, The Washington Independent, The American Pundit, The Political Carnival and PolitiCal

Michelle Malkin:

Meg Whitman's illegal alien maid problem — Not again. — From Zoe Baird to Michael Huffington to Linda Chavez to Bernie Kerik, the political class can't seem to follow the same tax and immigration laws everyone else is required to follow when it comes to hiring and paying their household help.

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Taylor Marsh, Associated Press, L.A. NOW and TMZ.com

Anthony York / PolitiCal:

Former Whitman housekeeper alleges she was treated like ‘garbage’ — The California governor's race took on a circus-like atmosphere Wednesday as a former housekeeper for Meg Whitman alleged the Republican gubernatorial nominee employed her for nearly nine years, even though Whitman knew the housekeeper was in the country illegally.

Discussion: Hot Air, Los Angeles Times and The American Pundit

TMZ.com:

Meg Whitman's Housekeeper — ‘Explosive’ Allegations — UPDATE: Meg Whitman's campaign chairman, former California Governor Pete Wilson, tells TMZ he is unaware of any claim by Whitman's former housekeeper, but, “The timing of this is highly suspect.” — The former housekeeper for Meg Whitman …

Discussion: Capitol Alert, The Caucus, CNN, ABCNEWS, PolitiCal, Wonkette, 24Ahead, The Note, Ballot Box, GayPatriot, L.A. NOW, Ben Smith's Blog, HillBuzz, American Power and Gawker

TMZ.com:
Meg Whitman's Housekeeper: Undocumented

Discussion: Think Progress, The Political Carnival, Calitics, The Daily Dish and Silicon Alley Insider

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
October surprise: Meg Whitman's former maid admits she's an illegal alien

Discussion: The American Pundit, ImmigrationProf Blog, Patterico's Pontifications and TMZ.com

Evan Halper / PolitiCal:
Whitman housekeeper says she was fired, treated like ‘garbage’ [Updated]

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Opinion L.A., The Atlantic Online and L.A. NOW

CNN:
Whitman campaign rocked by ‘abuse’ claims

Discussion: Online NewsHour

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Meg Whitman's nanny problem

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, TPMMuckraker, The Political Carnival, TPMDC and New York Times

Anthony York / PolitiCal:
Whitman says she was ‘stunned’ to learn housekeeper was undocumented

Discussion: Speakeasy, Daily Kos and Los Angeles Times

Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Brown and Whitman go head to head

Discussion: msnbc.com and Online NewsHour

CNN:

Fake pimp from ACORN videos tries to ‘punk’ CNN correspondent — Editor's note: CNN takes an unprecedented look inside the young conservative activist movement in the documentary “Right On The Edge,” which airs Oct. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST. — Lusby, Maryland (CNN) …

Abbie Boudreau / CNN:

Our Documentary Takes A Strange Detour — (Programming note: “Right On The Edge” airs this Saturday and Sunday at 8 and 11 p.m. ET). — I've been a reporter for nine years. My first official day on the job was on 9-11. I was the bureau chief in Dubuque, Iowa, working as a one-man band.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, No More Mister Nice Blog, Shakesville, Rough Sketch, newsfeed.time.com, Mediaite, Jezebel, Swampland and Balloon Juice

Jamison Foser / Media Matters for America:
James O'Keefe isn't a punk. He's worse.

Discussion: Speakeasy

Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Fake ACORN Pimp Tries to ‘Punk’ CNN's Abbie Boudreau

Discussion: TPMMuckraker, Mediaite and Roger Ailes

Fhardingj / CNN:

CNN/Time Poll: Murkowski deadlocked with Miller in Alaska — (CNN) - The wild three-way Senate race in Alaska now appears to be a two-person fight for the top spot, according to a new poll. — A CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday indicates that 38 percent …

Discussion: Top of the Ticket, Hot Air, Politics Daily, The Politico, Daily Kos, Conservatives4Palin.com, Outside the Beltway, Taegan Goddard's …, Weekly Standard and AmSpecBlog

Jay Newton-Small / Time:

Poll: Murkowski Close in Alaska; Dems Pull Away in Calif. — From left: Joe Miller, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Scott McAdams — From left: Michael Dinneen / AP; J. Scott Applewhite / AP; Chris Miller / AP — In Alaska, Republican Lisa Murkowski is giving the GOP nominee for her Senate-seat, Joe Miller, a real race to contend with.

Discussion: The Page, Swampland, The Hill and The Buzz

Manu Raju / The Politico:

GOP senators lash out at DeMint — South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint last week accused his Senate Republican colleagues of doing “everything” in their power to help Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in campaign against GOP nominee Joe Miller. — And he pounded them in a fundraising solicitation for doing …

Discussion: AmSpecBlog, CNN, Eunomia, Think Progress, RedState, Riehl World View and National Review

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Alaska Polls Suggest Murkowski Has Upside as Write-In

Discussion: Swing State Project, Conservatives4Palin.com and Daily Kos

Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Democrats on top in California governor and Senate contests

Discussion: The Politico, Outside the Beltway and Creative Minority Report

Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Rubio opens Senate lead while governor's race stays a dead heat

Discussion: Orlando Sentinel, The Politico, The Buzz and The Awl

Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Deadlocked in fight for Obama's Illinois Senate seat

Discussion: Public Policy Polling and The Capitol Fax Blog

Steven Thrasher / Village Voice:

White America Has Lost Its Mind — The white brain, beset with worries, finally goes haywire in spectacular fashion — About 12:01 on the afternoon of January 20, 2009, the white American mind began to unravel. — It had been a pretty good run up to that point.

Discussion: thedanashow.wordpress.com, The Moderate Voice, Hit & Run, Taylor Marsh, NewsBusters.org, Balloon Juice, Dean's World, alicublog, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Weasel Zippers

Terry / CNSNews:
Obama Refers to Illegal Aliens as ‘Us’ As He Renews Call for Amnesty

Discussion: NewsReal Blog, Pajamas Media, Hot Air, Gateway Pundit and msnbc.com

Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:

Rep. Castle says no to write-in bid — Longtime Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) announced late Wednesday that he will not launch a write-in bid for Senate this fall, ceding the stage to Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell (R) and New Castle County Executive Chris Coons (D).

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Mike Castle won't run as a write-in candidate in Delaware — Delaware Republican Rep. Mike Castle has opted against against running as a write-in candidate for Senate, a decision that strengthens Democrats' chances of holding the seat on Nov. 2. — “While I would have been honored …

Discussion: Hot Air and The American Pundit

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
O'Donnell: God wouldn't let me quit Senate race

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, TPMDC and The Political Carnival

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:

Boehner surprise: Dems barely get votes to adjourn after floor speech — House Democrats on Wednesday barely won a 210-209 vote to adjourn the House without extending the Bush tax cuts. — Thirty-nine House Democrats voted against adjournment after Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) …

Discussion: CNN, Think Progress, The Caucus, Hot Air, The Hill, Weasel Zippers, AmSpecBlog, The Politico, REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, Associated Press, The Sundries Shack, Firedoglake, The Atlantic Online, Michelle Malkin, National Review, Right Wing News and Commentary

Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Democrats struggle to define own agenda

Discussion: CNN

Gregory Korte / USA Today:

Two senators put hold on women's museum — WASHINGTON — A letter from two senators is the only thing blocking congressional approval of a decade-long effort to build a women's history museum in the nation's capital. — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Jim DeMint, R-S.C., have placed a …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Towleroad News #gay, Open Congress and Shakesville

Tanya Somanader / Think Progress:
Coburn, DeMint Block National Women's History Museum Because 'Quilters …

Discussion: RHRealityCheck.org and Jezebel

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid, Coburn in floor spat over shark bill

Discussion: The Politico, Pirate's Cove and Wonkette

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Carl Paladino alleges Andrew Cuomo affair — New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino alleged Tuesday that Democrat Andrew Cuomo was unfaithful to his ex-wife years ago, a stunning accusation that validated his earlier prediction that the race would be getting nastier.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, The Political Carnival, Gawker, The Daily Politics, New York Magazine and TPMMuckraker

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

Today in Assassination News . . . There has been much discussion lately of the legal questions surrounding the Obama administration's plan to assassinate U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, an al-Qaeda goon, Islamist propagandist, and general bum. The Christian Science Monitor has a pretty good discussion here …

Discussion: AmSpecBlog and News Desk

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Power To Kill American Citizens At War With The US

Discussion: Spectator, Eunomia and Obsidian Wings

Alexander Burns / The Politico:

Rep. Charlie Melancon unleashes prostitution attack — Louisiana Rep. Charlie Melancon, running short on time to overcome Republican Sen. David Vitter's lead in the polls, is airing an unusual two-minute TV spot that attacks Vitter's prostitution scandal in lurid detail.

Discussion: Politics Daily, Salon, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, Indecision Forever and CNN

Directorblue / Doug Ross:

Compare and Contrast: Karl Marx' 10 Point Program of Communism and the Obama-Pelosi-Reid Agenda — According to Karl Marx, the following ten elements were requisite conditions for “a transition from capitalism to communism.” — 1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.

Discussion: Flopping Aces

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

On Fox, where's the outrage? — James Rainey reads the Martin and Hagey story on Fox's employment of four Republican presidential contenders, and voices a pretty common sentiment: — A story that once might have prompted shock and outrage got very little play outside political circles. Why?

Discussion: sisu and Los Angeles Times

Mike / Rortybomb:

Florida's Foreclosures Nightmare — Given that the IMF and others believe a large part of the “structural unemployment” in our country is related to the struggling housing market and underwater and barely-hanging on homeowners, what is to be done? One option is to allow for options …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, naked capitalism, Washington Post, Firedoglake, Sun-Sentinel, The Big Picture, Guardian, Eschaton, The Agonist and Truthdig

Minnesota Public Radio:

MPR-Humphrey poll: Dayton has significant lead over Emmer — St. Paul, Minn. — A new Minnesota Public Radio News-Humphrey Institute poll shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton with a significant and growing lead over Republican Tom Emmer. — A month ago, the poll showed Dayton and Emmer deadlocked at 34 percent each.

Discussion: Power Line, Daily Kos, Shot in the Dark, TPMDC and The Page