It's been a busy time for me, but I have your News Cycle roundup from pundits and bloggers from around the spectrum:

The Republican Budget is Out . Not that ridiculousness from last week, but a real plan with projections and everything. Take a look, and note their budget projections over the next 4-5 years and beyond. Waaay beyond..like 60+ years. I don't even care about projecting out to 20+ years because that's irrelevant.  But maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps the out-party in 1949 knew how our budgets would look...

TNR Plank: Even if the Dem loses, the NY-20 Upstate Special Election proves Obama is right .

Nuh-Uh! replies Pete Sessions (R-TX) via Politico.

Sullivan's readers come out of the cannabis closet . Don't they seem just like you?

CBS News reports that a VA clinic used infected equipment on people. The is some scary stuff folks . And why did it have to be from my old hometown??

Barney Frank: Power! I want more power ! It sustains me.

Andew Walden: Obama was born in Hawaii. For the sake of the party, can we drop this now ?

WaPo: Stevens Walks!