Midday Blog Roundup

MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Reid Gets Tough on SpecterEzra Klein
Arlen Specter’s Mastercard Ad – C. P. Liebau, Townhall
Steele’s Ingenious Plan Unfolds – J. Marshall, TPM
Smearing Jeff Sessions Michelle Malkin
Best Democracy Money Can Buy – Digby, Hullabaloo
Elena Kagen, Radical? – M. Goldfarb, Weekly Standard
BAC WatchKevin Drum
I Feel Her Pain – Paul, Powerline
The Confederate Legacy Matthew Yglesias
You’ve Been Deputized! – K.O.Mind, Minority Report
Tom Ridge (R-Maryland) – J. Lewison, DailyKos
Surrender Does Not Work – C. Carroll, The Foundry
Pakistan Nuclear Seizure Scenarios – R. Farley, TAPPED
Unions, What Good Are They? – J. Goldberg, The Corner
SEC Goes After Reserve FundsMegan McArdle

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Pelosi: Don’t Interfere With D.C. on Gay MarriageThe Hill
Voinovich Seat at Risk as Dems Show Ohio Strength The Hill
U.S. Raids Killed Afghan Civilians, Red Cross SaysNYTimes
Administration Keeps Karzai at Arm’s LengthWaPo