FROM THE BLOGS:
Bayh, Lincoln, Carper commit to Obama – Matthew Yglesias
Geithner in his element – Ben Smith, Politico
Obama’s scuzzy math – Matt Welch, Hit & Run
Rice rebuffs Cheney – Ben Armbruster, Think Progress
Ben Cardin remains at large – The Minority Report
Who are you calling paranoid? – Jonah Goldberg, The Corner
What has Kent Conrad done? – Ezra Klein
Where’s the hope? – Mary Katherine Ham, The Weekly Standard
Specter fails to win over the right – Greg Sargent, The Plum Line
Will cap and trade jump start the economy? – Nick Lorris, The Foundry
Rozen’s confusing question – Noam Scheiber, The Stash
A government power grab – Michele Bachmann, Townhall
Liberals go up with ad on budget – Mary Murray, First Read
Blue Dogs explain themselves – Steve Benen, Political Animal
Time to donate to MoveOn – Brian Faughan, RedState
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama Names Volcker to Run Tax-Code Overhaul – Bloomberg
Orzag: House, Senate budgets like Obama’s – The Hill
Factory orders provide glimmer of hope – NY Times
Brown warns of deflation threat – Wall Street Journal