Evening document dump

Lots of interesting stories I've been waiting to post all day...

Don Imus thinks Pat Robertson should be put to sleep:



Ezra thinks the "new" deal on the excise tax in the health care reform bill (aka "the cadillac tax") isn't all that different from the old deal.

How Harry Truman handled insubordination from the military.

Credit card firms are making beaucoup bucks off of the disaster in Haiti. Are they providing a valuable service, or is this tacky?

Obama says election in Massachusetts next week for Kennedy's seat could determine outcome of lots of important legislation. Then why didn't Obama go to the state and campaign for Coakley? (Now, with Haiti going on, it's too late - but it wasn't too late on Monday, pre-Haiti, when Gibbs got awfully uncomfortable when asked if Obama was going to campaign.) A former president, however, will be stumping for the Democratic candidate. And GOP candidate Scott Brown is a liar.

Yglesias thinks the new "bank tax" is too small.

Slight movement on gay rights in the House.

When did the NYT get a "global" edition?

Lindsay Robertson tells PR flaks how not to approach bloggers.