Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up

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Anne Applebaum doesn't care what Secretary of State Clinton says about human rights, she's more interested in what the new administration will do about them.

Eugene Robinson, on the upcoming "stress test" for banks:

What's missing from the whole system is trust, and trust can't be reestablished until we know how bad things really are. It's understandable that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the rest of Obama's economic team would be wary of full disclosure, but at this point I don't think they have much choice. If they don't give us a full, unbowdlerized report on what they find in their stress tests -- computer runs of how the banks would hold up under various economic scenarios -- suspicions will remain.

Bob Herbert says that it's the infrastructure, stupid.

William McGurn continues to proves that yes, it is possible to be an ass 24/7.

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) points out that:

In the midst of the financial turmoil, we must keep in mind that all banks are not created equal. Some banks chose not to go to the enchanting and, ultimately, illusory world of Oz. They acted sensibly and stayed home, keeping their promises to Auntie Em.

It is time for Uncle Sam to give due credit to their responsible behavior so that they may continue their business and help revive our economy.

Tom Hayes and Michael Malone don't like the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Of course, if they can't even get the name of the bill right, I'm not sure how much we should be listening to them.

Michelle Malkin smells revolution is in the air. Reality says otherwise.

Derrick Z. Jackson says that:

... Obama must decide that limping is not enough to keep up with a nation whose commuters and even vacationers are radically rethinking transportation. New York to Madison, from North Carolina to Seattle, people are not clamoring for new Cadillacs. They want the buses and trains of a new America to run on time.

John L. Jackson thinks that "Americans actually talk about race all the time. We just do it very badly."

Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman take on me, myself, and I.