Monday Morning Links: Debt Ceiling Impasse Continues, Obama Cancels Fundraising Events & CA Teen Blake Kepley Missing from Cruise Ship

Monday morning links:

• The debt ceiling hot mess continues.
• Republicans may have won first round, but we still have no deal. When will they stop?
• Paul Krugman, Messing with Medicare.
• Secessionist wingnut Rick Perry eyeing late August presidential campaign launch.
• Obama cancelled fundraising appearances to focus on stalled debt talks. Um, I thought they left him out?
• Trouble for Blackberry? Maker Research in Motion cuts 2,000 jobs. Still think economy improving?
• Teen Blake Kepley missing from cruise ship, search called off.
• Norway suspect appears in court. Fewer dead in Norway massacre & bombing than first reported. 
• White House pushes back against Republican hypocrisy, bashing flip-flop of debt ceiling & pushing for short term fix. Where have we heard this before? Oh, from Eric Cantor saying hell no to a short term fix saying it would lead to meltdown. Yeah, Mr. President, don't let the Rethugs blame you for this mess.

CARTOONS OF THE DAY: Change you can believe in, kicking the can down the road:

What Washington D.C. is really made up of, dumb clucks!