Some reads from today...

1. Newt Gingrich argues that the economic troubles of NY and CA are harbingers of rising resentment of “huge government.” 
2. In a defense of Obama's Supreme Court criteria, Ellen Goodman writes that empathy is critical to jurisprudence. 
3. Steven Pearlstein calls the latest cap and trade bill expansive but flawed. 
4. Politico reports that Obama is responding to pressure from his fellow Democrats to play defense on the Guantanamo issue.
5. Geithner calls for substantial change in Wall Street compensation practices and defends Obama from charges of socialism. 
6. Ron Brownstein writes that the GOP is more dependent on Southern support than ever before as Republican popularity in other regions has fallen.