memeorandum: Buffalo Wild Win (Jerry Zremski/The New Republic)

7:35 PM ET, May 25, 2011

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Bill Clinton to Paul Ryan on Medicare Election: ‘Give me a Call’ — ABC News' Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) reports: — The day after the stunning upset in the special congressional election in upstate New York, Rep. Paul Ryan is a man under fire. — But ABC News was behind the scenes …

Discussion: The Caucus, Buffalo News, Ben Smith's Blog, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, National Review, Mediaite, TPMDC, Gawker, The Lonely Conservative, Taylor Marsh, The Right Sphere, Weigel, New York Magazine and HotAirPundit

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:

Five GOP senators jump ship in Ryan budget vote — Five Republican senators jumped ship and voted against House Republicans' 2012 budget on Wednesday. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined four other Republican senators who'd previously announced their opposition to the budget …

Discussion: msnbc.com, Weasel Zippers and FrumForum

David Frum / FrumForum:

Paul Ryan: 2012's Goldwater? — I used to worry that Sarah Palin would be the Barry Goldwater of 2012. My bad. Paul Ryan is the Barry Goldwater of 2012. — The Goldwater effect continues on this morning after the NY-26 debacle. Henry Olsen of AEI, as smart a political numbers guy …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Politico, National Review, The Moderate Voice, The Enterprise Blog, Mother Jones and 24Ahead

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Senate rejects Ryan budget — The Senate on Wednesday resoundingly rejected a budget sponsored by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that calls for significant cuts to future Medicare benefits. — Five Republican senators voted against the ambitious budget plan …

Discussion: Healthwatch, The Hill, Barefoot and Progressive, Ballot Box and AmSpecBlog

Jake Sherman / The Politico:

Newt Gingrich now defending Paul Ryan — Newt Gingrich is resurfacing in the battle over Medicare, but this time on Rep. Paul Ryan's side. — The former House speaker sent a letter to members of Congress Wednesday morning claiming that “Democrats and their allies in the elite media …

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, The Note, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Nice Deb, FrumForum, The Maddow Blog and TPMDC

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Six Months After Midterm Disaster, Hopeful Signs for Democrats — Here's what I wrote two weeks ago about the special election in New York's 26th Congressional District, which was won by the Democrat Kathy Hochul Tuesday night: … Ms. Hochul, with most of the vote counted, has 48 percent of the total, so she has met this threshold.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Public Policy Polling, Emptywheel, The Huffington Post, Right Wing Nut House, Washington Post, The Monkey Cage, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*, Booman Tribune, The Mahablog, Examiner, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, Salon and Blue Mass Group

Peter Orszag / Bloomberg:

About Peter R Orszag — Peter R. Orszag, vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup and an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, was President Obama's director of the Office of Management and Budget. — Sharing Costs Is No Way to Fix Medicare — Chart by Jarrod Barretto.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Yglesias, Mother Jones and Wall Street Journal

Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:

Ryan blames NY-26 on Dem ‘scare tactics’ — Tuesday's special election win by Democrat Kathy Hochul was the result of Democratic scare tactics, and not actually a referendum on the reality of his Medicare plan, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said in his first comments after the polls closed in Western New York.

Discussion: Washington Post, FrumForum, The Huffington Post and Indecision Forever

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Senate Rejects House G.O.P. Medicare Plan by 57-40 Vote

Discussion: The Note, Crooks and Liars, The Politico, Ross Douthat, Washington Post, CNN, The Caucus, Minnesota Independent, Hullabaloo, The Reaction, Hit & Run and Capital Tonight

David Rogers / The Politico:
Senate rejects Ryan budget

Discussion: The Note and CNN

Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Democrat Wins G.O.P. Seat; Rebuke Seen to Medicare Plan

Henry Olsen / National Review:
A Blue-Collar Warning Sign

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Erick's blog, The New Republic, JSOnline, The Reality-Based Community, FrumForum and Buffalo News

Budget Committee:
The Facts on Medicare and How to Save It

Discussion: The Foundry, RedState and TPMDC

Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: Voters like their single-payer health care

Discussion: Kaiser Health News, The Politico, New York Times, The Democratic Daily and Corrente

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate to vote on Ryan budget after Dem victory in NY26

Discussion: The Note and Daily Kos

Jerry Zremski / The New Republic:
Buffalo Wild Win

Discussion: The Politico, Hotline On Call and Guardian

Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:

MSNBC's Ed Schultz Calls Radio Host Laura Ingraham A ‘Right Wing Slut’ — MSNBC host Ed Schultz is known for his hyperbolic attacks on Republicans but it looks like he may have crossed the line on his show yesterday by labeling Laura Ingraham a “right wing slut.”

Discussion: ThinkProgress, TalkLeft, Taylor Marsh, ECHIDNE of the snakes, Little Green Footballs, Gawker, The Daily Caller, Salon and Fox Nation

Jeff Cox / CNBC:

CNBC Anchor Mark Haines Dies Unexpectedly at Age 65 — Veteran journalist Mark Haines, a fixture on CNBC for 22 years, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening. He was 65 years old. — Haines, founding anchor of CNBC's morning show “Squawk Box,” was co-anchor of the network's “Squawk on the Street” …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, MarketBeat and DealBook, more at Mediagazer »

Laura Ingraham / Facebook:

Response to Ed Schultz — Re. the crude comments made about me by Ed Schultz on his radio program: First, I was surprised to learn that Ed Schultz actually hosted a radio show. Is it only available online? Second, I have to get back to recording the audio edition of my new book “Of Thee I Zing.”

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers

Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Libtalker Ed Schultz Uses Vulgarity To Attack Conservative Host

Discussion: REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, The Gateway Pundit, The Other McCain, Mediaite and theblogprof

Michelle Malkin:
More misogyny at MSNBC: Neanderthal host attacks Laura Ingraham as a “slut”

Discussion: Mediaite

Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org: Will MSNBC Suspend Ed Schultz for Calling Laura Ingraham a ‘Right-wing Slut’ and ‘Talk Slut’?

Mark Joyella / Mediaite:
CNBC Reports Anchor Mark Haines Has Died

Discussion: MarketBeat

Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:

About Jeffrey Goldberg — Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for the Atlantic, is the author of “Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror.” He was formerly a Washington correspondent and a Middle East correspondent for the New Yorker. — Why Palestinians Have Time on Their Side

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mondoweiss and Unqualified Offerings

Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Key Jewish Donor Breaks With Obama

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Wonk Room, Doug Ross and Capital J | JTA

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Dems might join rebuff of Obama on Israeli border issue

Discussion: The Politico, Washington Post, Wake up America, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Prairie Weather and HotAirPundit

Marc Lacey / New York Times:

Suspect in Shooting of Giffords Ruled Unfit for Trial — TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Jared L. Loughner was not mentally competent to stand trial on charges of opening fire at a constituent event for an Arizona congresswoman in January, killing 6 and injuring 13.

Discussion: Arizona Republic and Law Blog

Tim Gaynor / Reuters:
(Reuters) - Shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner is not …

Discussion: Hit & Run, Jezebel and Gawker

John Edwards / Associated Press:
Suspect in Ariz. shooting spree that wounded Rep. Giffords found incompetent to stand trial

Discussion: The Jawa Report, New York Magazine and Wake up America

SpyTalk:

Gingrich wife worked for committee heavily lobbied by Tiffany — At the same time Tiffany & Co. was extending Callista (Bisek) Gingrich a virtual interest-free loan of tens of thousands of dollars, the diamond and silverware firm was spending big bucks to influence mining policy in Congress …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, The Raw Story, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Gawker, Taegan Goddard's …, Roger Ailes, Washington Post and Washington Examiner, more at Mediagazer »

Felix Salmon:
The Gingriches and Tiffany: When a loan becomes lobbying

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post, The Politico and USA Today

Edward Wyatt / New York Times:

Decorum Breaks Down at House Hearing — WASHINGTON — A House committee hearing into the structure of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau disintegrated into heated accusations of lying to Congress on Tuesday, with the panel's chairman accusing Elizabeth Warren of giving misleading testimony …

Discussion: Hot Air, Wall Street Journal, Swampland, Raw Replay, naked capitalism, The Lonely Conservative, AlterNet, Washington Wire and Blue Mass Group

Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Called Liar At CFPB Hearing By Republicans Who Botched Facts On Agency (VIDEO)

Discussion: CNNMoney.com, ThinkProgress, Salon, Crooks and Liars, Gawker, The Maddow Blog, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and DownWithTyranny!

James Hill / ABCNEWS:

John Edwards: U.S. Green-Lights Prosecution for Alleged Campaign Law Violations Tied to Affair Cover-Up — Former Sen. John Edwards speaks at a campaign rally Jan. 26, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) — The United States Department of Justice has green-lighted the prosecution …

Discussion: Hot Air, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, The Politico, WRAL-TV, National Review, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Patterico's Pontifications, CNN, George's Bottom Line, The Note, USA Today, Salon, Scared Monkeys and Don Surber

Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Edwards to Face Criminal Charges

Discussion: Law Blog, TigerHawk, Above the Law, Sister Toldjah, Indecision Forever, New York Magazine, Prairie Weather and Mediaite

J. Bradford DeLong / Grasping Reality …:

Time to PANIC!!: Second-Quarter Real GDP Growth Looks Slow Enough to Put No Upward Pressure at All on the Employment-to-Population Ratio — Time to push the panic button. — Macroeconomic Advisers is revising their tracking forecast of real GDP growth in the second quarter.

Discussion: PERRspectives, Paul Krugman, MarketBeat, Hullabaloo and The Other McCain

Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:

‘Heckuva Job’ Brownie Criticizes Obama For ‘Toasting The Queen’ During Tornadoes — After violent storms slammed three mid-western states and claimed 14 lives yesterday, President Obama announced he would be returning from his long-planned European trip to visit Missouri on Sunday.

Discussion: News Hounds, Prairie Weather and Balloon Juice

Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:

Obama miscues on toast — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, and U.S. President Barack Obama during a state banquet in Buckingham Palace, London, on Tuesday May 24, 2011. — AP Photo — LONDON - It was all going so well. — But when the time came for President Obama to deliver his toast …

Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Taylor Marsh, No More Mister Nice Blog and Salon

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Walker's numbers continue to get worse — Scott Walker's popularity has continued to decline over the last three months and Wisconsin voters now say they would vote to recall him if there was an election today. They also say they would pick either Russ Feingold or Tom Barrett over Walker in a head to head match up.

Discussion: Daily Kos