What I'm reading, 2/2

1. The New York Times calls Obama's budget "a step in the right direction," while the Wall Street Journal believes it is "one of the greatest spend-while-you-can documents in American history."
2. The military alters the procedure for discharging soldiers based on their sexual orientation, in a move that may be a precursor to the full repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."
3. David Brooks writes that the "young lack the political power" to change the way Washington works, and that the future lies with the elderly.
4. Michael Lind explains why the deficit hawks are actually dodos.
5. Sarah Palin uses Facebook to call on President Obama to fire Rahm Emanuel.