MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Why we need Steele – David Frum, NewMajority
Their cries aren’t his problem – Steve Benen, Political Animal
That $13/month tax refund…– Knight of the Mind, Minority Report
Brad DeLong vs. Luigi Zingales – Matthew Yglesias
Omnibus moves smoothly – Mary Katharine Ham, Weekly Standard
We could use another Herbert Hoover – DougJ, Balloon Juice
Warren Buffett against EFCA – Faiz Shakir, Think Progress
On job creation – Ezra Klein
Is the honeymoon over? – Greg Pollowitz, Media Blog
Catholic hypocrisy on display – Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
Stimulating illegal alien jobs – Michelle Malkin
Cantor: Stem cell order a ‘distraction’ – SusanG, Daily Kos
Bush did more than talk about it – Abe Greenwald, contentions
The perils of having no record to run on – desmoinesdem, MyDD
What happens if Citigroup fails? – Megan McArdle

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Down with Facebook – Matt Labash, Weekly Standard
Geithner, with few aides, is scrambling – New York Times
Flake, Simpson refuse to sign earmark report – The Hill
Obama aims to shield science from politics – Washington Post