MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:
Early Observations in Gaza – Eric Trager, contentions
Checked Out, Eight Years Early – Attaturk, Firedoglake
The Divide and the President-elect – Hugh Hewitt, Townhall.com
Skepticism or Obstructionism? – Charles Lemos, MyDD
Bush the Boss – Byron York, The Corner
J Street – Ezra Klein
Coulda Told You That – Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
On the Importance of the Middle Class – Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight
The Good Fight in Gaza – Michael Goldfarb, The Weekly Standard
Decentralized Campaigns? – Jon Henke, The Next Right

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
White House Adds $6 Billion to Auto Bailout – The Hill
Blagojevich Prosecutors Seek Ruling on Tapes – NY Times
GOP Leaders Oppose Haste on Stimulus – Washington Post