memeorandum: Time for Obama to Speak to Us About Libya: Michael Waldman (Michael Waldman/Bloomberg)

6:30 AM ET, March 24, 2011

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George Zornick / ThinkProgress:

Gingrich Criticized Obama For Not Intervening In Libya, But Now Criticizes Him For Intervening In Libya — Earlier this month, former Speaker of the House and current presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was hammering President Obama for not intervening in Libya. Asked, “what would you do about Libya?”

Discussion: Firedoglake, AMERICAblog News, The Caucus, The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Moderate Voice, The Impolitic, Mother Jones, The Note, Crooks and Liars, TPMDC, Little Green Footballs, Ben Smith's Blog, Washington Monthly, Swampland and Guardian

Newt Gingrich / Facebook:

My position on Libya — It is deeply troubling that there is so much confusion, lack of foresight, and little resolve coming from the President and his administration about what our mission and goals must be in the Libya engagement. — On March 3rd, President Obama said publicly that “it's time for Gadaffi to go.”

Discussion: ThinkProgress, msnbc.com, Ben Smith's Blog, Front Row Washington and Talking Points Memo

Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:

Gingrich: No Flip-Flop in My Libya Positions — Likely presidential candidate Newt Gingrich appeared to be for the intervention in Libya before he was against it, and then for it again. — On March 7, Mr. Gingrich said on Fox News that the U.S. should establish a no-fly zone over Libya “this evening.”

Discussion: MyFox Detroit

David Weigel / Weigel:
Newt Gingrich Completely Changes Position on Libya in 16 Days

Discussion: Moonbattery, Pajamas Media, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Hit & Run

George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
Caught In Libya Flip-Flop, Newt Gingrich Offers Incoherent And Contradictory Defense

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Pajamas Media

Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:

Dear Reuters, You Must Be Kidding — This is from a Reuters story on the Jerusalem bombing earlier today: … Those Israelis and their crazy terms! I mean, referring to a fatal bombing of civilians as a “terrorist attack”? Who are they kidding? Everyone knows that a fatal bombing …

Discussion: Pajamas Media

Crispian Balmer / Reuters:

Bombing near Jerusalem bus stop kills woman, 30 hurt — (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a bag exploded near a bus stop in a Jewish district of Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a woman and injuring at least 30 people, in an attack police blamed on Palestinian militants.

Discussion: Elder of Ziyon, The Jawa Report and Biased BBC

Fares Akram / New York Times:
Rockets From Gaza Hit Deep Into Southern Israel

Discussion: National Review and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Brian Beutler / TPMDC:

Weiner Says SCOTUS Will Rule Against Health Care Law, Paving Way For Public Option — This is more in the spirit of partypooping than of celebration. But on the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, one of the law's most dogged defenders, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice

Kate Nocera / The Politico:

Anthony Weiner: Waiver might work for New York — Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he was looking into how a health law waiver might work for New York City. — Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city's special health care infrastructure …

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers, Fox Nation, Michelle Malkin, Fox News, Hot Air, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and National Review

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Time doesn't change views on health care law

Yoav Zitun / Ynetnews:

Egypt Air removes Israel from map — Jordan stretches to sea in online map by Egypt's largest airline, though it continues to fly to Israel — Egypt Air, the largest airline in Egypt, has removed Israel from the map - literally. On its website, Ynet has learned, Jordan's land reaches the Mediterranean Sea.

Discussion: Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, Elder of Ziyon, Maggie's Notebook, Atlas Shrugs and Israel Matzav

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:

TRENDING: Trump again questions Obama's birthplace — (CNN) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump called on President Barack Obama Wednesday to produce his birth certificate and prove he was born in the United States. — “I want him to show his birth certificate.

Discussion: Time and The Politico

People-Press.org:
Obama Tests Well at Start of Reelection Run

Discussion: Post on Politics, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, Washington Post, The American Independent, Balloon Juice, Texas on the Potomac, The Politico, Weigel, The Moderate Voice, GOP 12, Swampland and Ben Smith's Blog

Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump at 10 percent in hypothetical GOP battle

Discussion: Hot Air, Firedoglake, The Politico, The Hill, GOP 12, AmSpecBlog and Conservatives4Palin

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Biden: We should impeach presidents who launch attacks without Congressional approval

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications, The Huffington Post, The Blast, Wizbang, Scared Monkeys, Mediaite and protein wisdom

Mj Lee / The Politico:

Obama is keeping his peace prize … No comments yet. Be the first!

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times

Boehner:
Speaker Boehner Letter to President Obama on Military Action in Libya

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Scared Monkeys

Pamela Geller / The Daily Caller:

Durbin is wrong about Muslim rights — In the wake of Rep. Peter King's largely toothless hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin is now scheduling Senate hearings on “Muslim rights.” According to the Washington Times, Durbin claims that …

Discussion: Israel Matzav and Atlas Shrugs

Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
So you want to hold Muslim hearings? Here's how to do it.

Discussion: The Politico and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:

Let Us Count the Ways . . . Why are many conservatives against the Libyan war? Is it, as alleged, political opportunism — given their prior support for the 2001 and 2003 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? — No. Most of us support wholeheartedly our troops now that we are in …

Discussion: alicublog

Front Page Magazine:
Why I Am Not a Neo-Conservative — Posted by David Horowitz …

Discussion: AmSpecBlog

Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:

Buried Provision In House GOP Bill Would Cut Off Food Stamps To Entire Families If One Member Strikes — All around the country, right-wing legislators are asking middle class Americans to pay for budget deficits caused mainly by a recession caused by Wall Street; they are attacking workers …

Discussion: First Draft

Aaron Carroll / The Incidental Economist:

Senator Johnson's odd dislike of the PPACA — It's the one year anniversary of the PPACA, and there have been a number of op-eds praising and cursing it. The WSJ took the opportunity to print a piece by Senator Ron Johnson, on the health care his daughter Carey received at birth …

Discussion: Paul Krugman, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Monthly and LifeNews.com

Ron Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare and Carey's Heart

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, Opinion L.A., The Moderate Voice, Don Surber, Moe Lane, Daily Kos, The New Republic, Wonk Room, Wake up America, Yglesias, The Reality-Based Community, TPMDC and JSOnline

Scott Shane / New York Times:

Panel on Anthrax Inquiry Finds Case Against Ivins Persuasive — WASHINGTON — A panel of psychiatrists who studied the medical records of Bruce E. Ivins found that the F.B.I.'s case that he mailed the anthrax letters in 2001 was persuasive, and that Dr. Ivins's decades-long history …

Discussion: Booman Tribune and Lawfare

Steve Mistler / The Sun Journal:

LePage orders removal of labor mural, sparking outcry — AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has ordered the removal of a 36-foot mural depicting Maine's labor history from the lobby of the Department of Labor. — Worker advocates described the move as a “mean-spirited” provocation amid …

Discussion: mpbn.net, Kennebec Journal, Firedoglake, Dirigo Blue, New York Times, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, AFL-CIO NOW BLOG, The Impolitic, Shakesville and TPMDC

Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
LePage's Office: People Complained Labor Mural Resembled “North Korea”

Discussion: Dirigo Blue and Hullabaloo

Wall Street Journal:

Romney Aims for Fund-Raising Edge — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has quietly launched a 15-city push to secure financial commitments from big-money “bundlers,” hoping to reveal a fund-raising network that would establish him as the prohibitive frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president.

Discussion: The Caucus, Mitt Romney Central and The Page

Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:

It's Official! Gay Republican Running for President — Retired California political consultant Fred Karger will be in DC today to file his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission officially declaring his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

Discussion: Salon, Towleroad News #gay, CBS News and Joe. My. God.

Ryan J. Reilly / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:

O'Keefe Says He Racked Up ‘Major Credit Card Debt,’ Needs To Raise $50K — Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe, fresh off his sting operation aimed at NPR, “must raise $50,000 quickly to keep moving forward” he said in an e-mail to supporters. — “Up 'til now, my friends and I have financed …

Discussion: Wonkette, News Hounds and The Raw Story

Dana Vachon / The Awl:

Arms So Freezy: Rebecca Black's “Friday” As Radical Text — Rebecca Black wakes somewhat too perfectly in the early scenes of her viral video, “Friday.” Her eyes open exactly as the clock beside her bed flashes seven. She wears full make-up. Rare for a teen, she isn't tired, longs not for any receding dreams.

Discussion: Pajamas Media

Michael Waldman / Bloomberg:

Time for Obama to Speak to Us About Libya: Michael Waldman — Barack Obama has opened the first new military action of his presidency in Libya. He may believe U.S. missiles speak for themselves. They don't. — He has a duty to explain to his country and to the world why he did what he did.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Information Dissemination

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Former top economist: Economic inaction ‘shameful’ — President Obama's former top economic advisor sharply criticized the federal government for failing to take more aggressive action against unemployment. — “I frankly don't understand why policy makers aren't more worried about the suffering …

Discussion: Yglesias and Taylor Marsh