memeorandum: Paul Krugman Recommends ‘Death Panels’ to Help Balance Budget (Noel Sheppard/NewsBusters.org)

10:00 PM ET, November 14, 2010

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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:

‘Soul-searching’ Obama aides: Democrats' midterm election losses a wake-up call — After nearly two weeks of introspection, President Obama's top advisers have concluded that the “shellacking” Democrats took on Election Day was caused in large part by their own failure to live …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Althouse, The Plum Line and The Moderate Voice

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

WHITE HOUSE PONDERS, WHAT NOW?.... Governing hasn't exactly been easy for the Obama administration over the last two years. The White House benefited from a like-minded U.S. House, but Senate obstructionism reached a point unseen in American history. That, combined with pressing …

New York Times:

Try Something Hard: Governing — Many Americans who voted this fall expressed a deep mistrust of government. House Republicans' triumphalist vows to tie up the Obama administration with nonstop investigations and obstructionist budget crimping are not going to allay those voters' concerns — or solve any of the country's problems.

Discussion: Liberal Values, No More Mister Nice Blog, Right Wing News, Questions and Observations, The Moderate Voice, Connecting.the.Dots and Prairie Weather

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

The Uncertainty Meme — Why does the economy continue to suck? The LA Times is hosting a symposium on the topic today, and USC business professor Ayse Imrohoroglu says the answer is uncertainty: … OK, let's take these one by one: — Interest rates will remain very low for a very long time.

Myglesias / Yglesias:

Uncertainty and Aggregate Demand — I agree with much of what Kevin Drum has to say about the notion that the economy is being held back by a mysterious increase in “uncertainty.” — But a deeper lancing of this particular boil starts with the observation that it's totally unclear what's supposed …

Discussion: Dennis the Peasant

Los Angeles Times:
Economists weigh in: Can the economy be saved?

Discussion: Capital Gains and Games blogs and FrumForum

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:

Paul Krugman Recommends ‘Death Panels’ to Help Balance Budget — Although he was likely taking a swipe at former governor Sarah Palin with the reference, Paul Krugman on Sunday recommended “death panels” as a means of helping to balance the federal budget. — In a Roundtable discussion on ABC's …

Discussion: Cubachi and Doug Ross

Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:

Tea Party irks new members with tactic to promote its event — A Tea Party tactic to pressure new lawmakers not to attend a privately sponsored orientation event in D.C. this weekend was unwarranted, according to frustrated incoming GOP House members. — Competing freshmen lawmaker orientation events …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Sara Jerome / The Hill:
DeMint: Tea Party is ‘support group’ for trying to kick earmarks

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and CNN

Krissah Thompson / Washington Post: Tea party groups have wide range of goals for new champions in Congress

Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:

McCain Moves The Goal Posts Again On DADT, Now Claiming The Pentagon Study Isn't Good Enough — This week, Cindy McCain caused a stir when she seemingly broke with her husband, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), on the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy when she appeared in an ad calling for repealing the ban on gays serving openly.

Discussion: Pam's House Blend, The Huffington Post and AMERICAblog News

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: McCain vs. McCain

Discussion: NewsReal Blog and The Stir By CafeMom

Bruce Drake / Politics Daily:

Heath Shuler Says He'll Challenge Nancy Pelosi for Democratic Leader Post … North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler said Sunday he would challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the leadership of the Democratic minority in the next Congress although he acknowledged that he does not have the votes to win.

Discussion: The Other McCain, Pundit Press and Outside the Beltway

Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Shuler on Pelosi: If 'she doesn't step aside, I will challenge her'

Discussion: HotAirPundit

Alicia Mundy / Washington Wire:
Shuler: Pelosi Should Step Aside

Discussion: MyFox Philadelphia

Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
After Party's Rout, a Blue Dog Won't Back Down

Discussion: The Politico and Booman Tribune

Zombie / Pajamas Media:

Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco — We here at TLC realize that our fabulous new hit series Sarah Palin's Alaska may not appeal to all our viewers. We understand that a substantial segment of the population has no interest in watching Sarah Palin or taking a tour of Alaska.

Discussion: Guardian, AMERICAN DIGEST, Patterico's Pontifications, Riehl World View and Liberty Pundits Blog

Johnny Edge / johnnyedge.blogspot.com:

TSA encounter at SAN — [These events took place roughly between 5:30 and 6:30 AM, November 13th in Terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport. I'm writing this approximately 2 1/2 hours after the events transpired, and they are correct to the best of my recollection.

Discussion: Mediaite, Classical Values, The Gateway Pundit, Hullabaloo, Left Coast Rebel, We Won't Fly, Balloon Juice, JustOneMinute, Suburban Guerrilla and LewRockwell.com Blog

Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org:

Daily Kos: The American Dream Is a Virus Like AIDS, and Rick Perry is Satan — How much do the bloggers of the Daily Kos hate conservatism and the limited-government ideas that informed America's founding? They associate them with Satan...and with disease.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Steven Mufson / Washington Post:

For energy chief, race is on to find fuel alternatives — It's a stunning fall morning in Washington, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, clad in bike shorts and a snug Stanford University biking shirt, climbs onto his Colnago bicycle and rolls down his leafy street and onto the Capital Crescent Trail.

Discussion: EconLog and The Hill