Re: Thursday's Daily Brief

2010-03-18       The Daily Brief     Richard Eskow: Too Big to Succeed: Dodd's Proposal Creates a Cumbersome Bureaucracy AP Richard Eskow: When President Obama asked a group of senior executives for suggestions on streamlining government, it's unlikely that any of them suggested layers of new bureaucracy, vague marching orders, or management by committee. Yet Sen. Dodd's 'compromise' financial reform proposal does all these things. The likely result? Banks and other financial institutions will still be tightly-run aggressive organizations that can develop and sell complicated and risky new products in a heartbeat. Click here to read more. Michael Brenner: Jerusalem and Washington: On Stage/Backstage Theatre provides the most apt metaphors for understanding what is happening between Washington and Jerusalem. For it is more about a script gone awry than a conflict over objectives and interests. Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: March to War -- Is Ahmed Chalabi Under Iran's Thumb? In the case of Ahmed Chalabi, we saw an unelected power broker, not even a U.S. citizen, exerting enormous influence over our decision to go to war. That he's now said to be influenced by Iran comes as no surprise. Chris Kelly: Meg Whitman's Tax Plan Would Cut Her Own in Half Meg Whitman isn't one of those Republicans who says the answer to everything is a sweeping tax cut. California's budget problems are bigger than that. We can only afford to cut taxes on the rich. Paul Abrams: President's Fox Interview: Zero Concerns About Core Health Care Reform Provisions Brent Baier came to his interview with Obama armed with 18,000 emailed questions from fire-breathing Fox viewers. There were zero concerns about the core elements of health care reform. Jose Antonio Vargas: Chris Hughes's Act III -- Jumo.com, A Social Platform For Global Volunteerism Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and the architect behind Obama's ground-breaking social networking platform, creates Jumo.com. Think of it as philanthropy, volunteerism and social networking all rolled up into one.     HuffPost News CBO Score On Health Care Bill Released: Boosts Democrats' Hopes Of Passing Reform Obama On Fox News: Accuses Bret Baier Of Interrupting, Two 'Going At Each Other' Elizabeth Edwards 'Disgusted' By Rielle Hunter's Racy GQ Photoshoot (VIDEO) Mary Glasspool Approved: Episcopal Church OKs Election Of Second Gay Bishop Google TV Coming? New TV Platform May Be In The Works   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy