Day's End Round-Up

DAY’S END ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Specter seniority fight is trouble – B. Faughan, Weekly Standard
Pushing Specter – Todd Beeton, MyDD
Deconstructing swine flu mania – Kathy Gill, Moderate Voice
Steele’s consultants got GOP contracts – Matt Lewis, Townhall
Beauty queen is perfect for marriage ad – Michelle Cottle, The Plank
Who drove Chrysler to bankruptcy? – Henry Payne, The Corner
Public health taxes poll pretty well Matthew Yglesias
Some concerns about Afghanistan – Jacob Sullum, Hit & Run
The GOPs re-branding effort – Greg Sargent, Plum Line
Obama’s daily dish – Scott, Power Line
Reagan more socialist than FDR – Chris Bowers, Open Left
Where is card check? – Jennifer Rubin, Contentions
Ship captain tepid on arming crew – Spencer Ackerman, Wash. Ind.
Windmills or windfalls? – Zoltanne, RedState
The case against hate crimes laws – Andrew Sullivan, Atlantic

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Specter casts another vote against DemsThe Hill
Mexican ambassador: flu’s reach exaggeratedThe Hill
‘Surgical’ bankruptcy set for Chrysler NY Times
Member of Obama’s team has swine fluWashington Post