links for 2010-08-06

• 'This Week' Transcript: NEC Director Larry Summers (April 4)
• Econbrowser: A Sputtering Economy?
• George Packer: The Senate Is Broken
• George Packer: Reporting the Senate II
• Frank Rich: Why Has Obama Fallen Short?
• Ryan Chittum: The Newsweek Numbers
• Uwe Reinhardt: Is Health Care Special?