Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up

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Bob Herbert says to go where the money is, as he advocates for a financial transactions tax.

Ten experts give the questions they'd like to see Hillary Clinton answer at her confirmation hearing today.

Eugene Robinson says, screw letting history judge George Bush because:

... it's important to convene an investigation and learn the truth, all of it, so that no president is tempted to take such liberties again. History, both short-term and long-term, will be grateful.

William McGurn once more dons his crazy hat, as he explains why Dick Cheney could be the bestest friend Barack Obama will ever have.

Richard Cohen makes a comparison to the Madoff Ponzi scheme:

Was there a better Ponzi scheme than the one that ensnarled countless underfinanced homeowners? Who has gone to jail? Nobody. Who has paid back the huge amounts of money made in financial services? Nobody. Where's the former financial genius who has vowed to return his bonus -- or donate it to charity -- because he was overseeing a huge dream factory that produced nothing more than a stack of three-dollar bills as high as the sky? "Here, sorry, I didn't earn it." Words you will never hear.

Frank J. Gaffney Jr. seems to be upset that Barack Obama won't continue with Bush administration policies.

Derrick Z. Jackson wonders how much lost ground in science can be made up under an Obama administration.

Kathryn Kolbert urges bipartisan support for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, saying:

The Senate should by all means exercise its constitutional right to review presidential appointments. But it should use its energy to pursue legitimate concerns about nominees who are unqualified, unethical, or obviously unwilling to put the rule of law above their own ideology. Creating concern where there is none, purely for the sake of prolonging a confirmation battle, is a perversion of our system of checks and balances.

Aaron Glantz wants the Obama administration to "streamline the benefits process" and "make it easier for disabled veterans to get their benefits." No arguments here.

Mike Cox invites every member of the Senate to come to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to see that:

America's auto industry is building some of the safest, most fuel-efficient, technologically advanced vehicles in the world.