Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Your president had a busy, busy day yesterday. He cut that deal with the health industry, which seemed to pave the path for reform legislation later this year (although anyone who has dealt with a health insurer knows they change the rules without warning.) So, be wary. Then, he fired the top general in Afghanistan. Today, Obama is meeting with the recipients of the "Top Cops" awards.

So, yesterday was a very busy news day. But, as predicted, cable news and its talking heads were in a frenzy because Wanda Sykes picked on Rush Limbaugh. After a day of that blather, Jon Stewart reviewed the situation and put it into perspective: "Bad jokes and gay marriage are destroying this country, but torture can save it."

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