links for 2010-06-26

• America Speaks in LA – They Want Economic Recovery, No Social Security Cuts | FDL News Desk
• From hard to soft industrial policies in developing countries | vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists
• Palinpalooza: Live Mic Left On, Reporters Call Palin "Dumb" | Video Cafe
• Whiskey Fire: My world in circles
• [1006.3868] Philosophy and the practice of Bayesian statistics
• The Coakley e-mail :: Dave Weigel
• Twitter
• Twitter / mattyglesias: Jeff Goldberg stands foursquare behind his made-up reporting
• Matt Duss: New York Times FAIL: Deborah Solomon claims that the Irgun and Stern Gang are "romantic"
• Cory Doctorow: Quotable quotes from Government 1.0
• Greg Mitchell: There are so many things wrongheaded in Joe Nocera's ode to deepwater drilling in today's NYT I won't even link to it.
• Gene Ludwig: Now It’s Up to the Regulators
• Tommy Christopher: Who Screwed Dave Weigel?
  TC: "This is an unmitigated loss for the Washington Post, and for the conservative movement. As he said when this brouhaha first began, Weigel’s reporting speaks for itself. I defy anyone to produce reporting and commentary on the right that even approaches his level of fairness and insight. I’m positive Weigel will land on his feet. He’s got talent, a fresh point of view, and he’s a hard worker. The Washington Post should have recognized this, and told him to tear up his resignation. I also took a look at the excerpted emails that caused all the fuss, and I can’t find anything there that diverges significantly from things I have heard said in private by other journalists, and even by figures on the right. The notion that his comments reveal some anti-conservative bias is ridiculous. He makes specific, if unvarnished, criticisms that are backed up by facts, many of which have even been echoed by conservatives."
• Steve Benen: Negotiating with Those Who Oppose Their Own Principles
  SB: " the official position of the McCain/Palin Republican presidential ticket, not even two years ago, was to support cap-and-trade. Not just in theory, either. The official campaign website in 2008 told Americans that John McCain and Sarah Palin "will establish ... a cap-and-trade system that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions." McCain/Palin's official position added, "A cap-and-trade system harnesses human ingenuity in the pursuit of alternatives to carbon-based fuels." Even George W. Bush awkwardly endorsed cap-and-trade before leaving office. Democratic policymakers could, today, endorse the policy put forward by the Republican ticket from 2008, and GOP senators would filibuster it. Republicans said they wanted cap-and-trade, but now refuse to take "yes" for an answer. The goal posts are always on the move, which in turn makes substantive policymaking with Republican lawmakers practically impossible."