Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:25 PM ET, February 15, 2010

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Evan Bayh won't seek re-election, Senate majority in play?  —  Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will not seek re-election this year, he announce Monday, a decision that hands Republicans a prime pickup opportunity in the middle of the country.  —  “After all these years, my passion for service …
RELATED:
Rich V. / The Vail Spot:
Senator Mikulski of Maryland to Retire  —  I've just heard from an impeccable source that Barbara Mikulski, the Democratic Senator who is up for reelection this November, will choose to retire.  Mrs. Mikulski is expected to make her formal announcement in the next few days.
Charles Lane / PostPartisan:
Bayh to Obama: take this job and shove it  —  Millions of Americans long to tell their bosses “take this job and shove it.”  Hardly any have the power and money to do so, especially in these recessionary times.  Sen. Evan Bayh (D) of Indiana, however, is the exception.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Thoughts on Bayh  —  I can't believe I'm saying this but I really think Republicans have a chance to win back the Senate this fall now.  —  Let's be realistic- there was a Rasmussen view of Indiana that showed Evan Bayh down to Mike Pence and barely up on John Hostettler and a Research 2000 view that showed him safe for reelection.
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Bayh to retire in huge blow to Dems  —  Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) will announce this afternoon that he will not seek re-election in 2010.  —  The news is a big loss for Democrats, opening up a very competitive seat in what's shaping up to be a tough cycle for Democrats.
ABCNEWS:
Evan Bayh Disses Washington on Way Out  —  Two-term Senator from Indiana Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Pans Partisanship in U.S. Congress  —  Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh announced today that will not seek a third term — a huge blow to Democrats and an opportunity for Republicans to pick up another Senate seat in 2010.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT BAYH IS THINKING.... Sen. Evan Bayh's (D-Ind.) retirement is a shocker, leading many to wonder what on earth a popular incumbent with plenty of money and a big lead in the polls is thinking.  Bayh alluded to his frustrations on the Hill as part of his rationale.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Challenger adds to post-Bayh chaos  —  A Bloomington, Ind., restaurant owner who had been running an obscure and uphill challenge against Sen. Evan Bayh for the Democratic nomination claimed Monday that she's just 1,000 signatures short of qualifying for the ballot.
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Senate Candidate Tamyra D'Ippolito: “Politics in Indiana is the Old Boy's School.”  —  I just spoke with Tamyra D'Ippolito, the candidate who was already running in the US Senate primary as a Democrat in Indiana before Evan Bayh ended his re-election bid today.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is Bayh Running for President  —  Let me start by saying, I don't buy it.  If there's an explanation for this that involves the presidency it is that most of Bayh's career going back two decades anticipated an eventual running for the big office.  And part of me thinks that at some point …
Discussion: Lean Left
Peter Wehner / Commentary:
Barack Millstone Obama
Discussion: The New Republic and Eunomia
Ed Hornick / CNN:   Too tough to be a centrist?
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Another Dem Already In Race For Bayh's Seat …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Lane on Bayh  —  I have several more months in which to kick him around.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Bayh, Relative to His State, Was Valuable to Democrats
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Evan Bayh  —  Obviously, Evan Bayh's never been my favorite Senator.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
New poll: Now, signs of real vulnerability for California's Democratic …
Discussion: Don Surber and Weasel Zippers
Jim Geraghty / National Review Online:
Evan Bayh to Retire... The Deluge Continues — By: Jim Geraghty
Ezra Klein:
Democrats released a compromise health-care reform proposal  —  On Friday, I posted about the guest list for the White House's health-care summit, but I missed the big news in the accompanying invitation (mostly because I didn't notice that there was an accompanying invitation).  Here's the money bit:
RELATED:
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
GOP demands White House post health care proposal online, then attacks WH for doing exactly that  —  Here is one from the “negotiating in good faith” files.  —  On February 8th, Republican House leader John Beohner sent a letter to the White House, demanding that the White House post online …
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Graham: W.H. mulls indefinite detention
Discussion: TalkLeft and Emptywheel
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Dems try to avoid overselling jobs bill
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban's Top Commander  —  WASHINGTON — The Taliban's top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials.
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Senator: VP comments ‘insulting’  —  Joe Biden shakes hands with Scott Brown.  AP  —  Sen. Scott Brown thinks Vice President Joe Biden was “off base” when he suggested Sunday that the Massachusetts Republican get his facts straight on the legal procedures for military tribunals.
Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
Now IPCC hurricane data is questioned  —  Open science: Got Excel?  Debunk this  —  More trouble looms for the IPCC.  The body may need to revise statements made in its Fourth Assessment Report on hurricanes and global warming.  A statistical analysis of the raw data shows that the claims …
Discussion: EU Referendum and GayPatriot
Boston Herald:
‘Oddball’ protrait emerges  —  Suspect's family, pals offer clues  —  As authorities searched for clues into what could have sent a University of Alabama neurobiology professor on an alleged killing spree, friends and family yesterday described Braintree native Amy Bishop as an awkward introvert …
RELATED:
Andrea Adelson / Sun-Sentinel:
Sarah Palin Mania takes over Daytona  —  DAYTONA BEACH - Palin-mania easily surpassed Danica-mania at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday.  —  While Patrick got all the headlines for the better part of two weeks, she had no stake in the Daytona 500.  Palin did, and as a VIP guest for the race, she ate up all the attention.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Making of a Euromess  —  Lately, financial news has been dominated by reports from Greece and other nations on the European periphery.  And rightly so.  —  But I've been troubled by reporting that focuses almost exclusively on European debts and deficits, conveying the impression …
Megan McArdle:
The Benefits of Health Benefits  —  Ezra asks why, if I think thebenefits of health insurance are so minimal, I have health insurance.  Revealed preference!  Gotcha!  —  But the answer as to why I have health insurance is simple: my employer pays for it.  If my employer didn't pay for it, I wouldn't have it.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:25 PM ET, February 15, 2010.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Alan Colmes' Liberaland:
Will Obama's Up Numbers Get The Attention His Down Numbers Did?
Discussion: The Other McCain
Kathleen Hennessey / Los Angeles Times:
‘Tea party’ activists filter into GOP at ground level
DeeDee Correll / Los Angeles Times:
In Utah, a plan to cut 12th grade — altogether
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Washington Senate
RealClimate:
IPCC errors: facts and spin
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Podesta: American political system ‘sucks’
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:
Ezra Klein becomes Newsweek contributor
 Earlier Items: 
Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
Taliban's mastermind of suicide attacks is alive
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Associated Press:
The Knack lead singer Doug Fieger dies
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Dodd: Obama will be elected to a second term ‘overwhelmingly’
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page