Midday Blog Roundup

MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Our incurious, insular president – Dan McLaughlin, Red State
Whose visiting the White House? – Greg Sargent, Plum Line
Oil on a raging fire – Rachel Abrams, Weekly Standard
Specter just can’t shake Toomey – Nate Silver, 538
A warning from good friends – Ariel Cohen, The Foundry
What’s it in for me?Ezra Klein
Who is owed an apology? – Jack Dunphy, The Corner
Status quo bias and extremismMatt Yglesias
‘You’re going to destroy my presidency’ – A. Carey, Hit & Run
Obama’s optimal healthcare strategy – N. Scheiber, The Stash
RNC lays on the snark – Allahpundit, Hot Air
‘Government’ isn’t a bad word – DaveJ, Open Left
The blame game – Jennifer Rubin, Contentions
Sanford’s back…and awkward – Jed Lewison, Daily Kos

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Orszag: Economy ‘no longer on brink of disaster’ The Hill
Concealed weapons amendment shot down The Hill
Clinton issues warnings on N. Korea and IranNYT
Abortion debate enters healthcare arena WaPo