links for 2010-02-18 Jackie Calmes: Payback Time - Party Gridlock in Washington Feeds Fear of a Debt Crisis Carl Hulse and David Herszenhorn: Deal on Jobs Shows Limits of Push for Bipartisanship Sebastian Jones: The Talking Heads of Cable News Are Leading Double Lives as Paid Lobbyists for Corporations Tom Schaller: Politics Done Right: Buh-Bayh Ross Eisenbrey: The Recovery Act worked David Leonhardt: Success of Stimulus Bill Is Noteworthy as Another Is Weighed Daniel Levy: A Retractionist-Retentionist Discourse in Israel Carl Zimmer: An Ominous Warning on the Effects of Ocean Acidification Ed Hugh: Just What Is The Real Level Of Government Debt In Europe?