Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Yesterday was quite a day. We learned the economy grew in the last quarter, although the job situation is still bleak.

We saw the House health insurance reform bill and Speaker Pelosi discussed it on a call with bloggers. The biggest complaint from Republicans is that the bill is long, over 1900 pages. That's the best GOPers can throw at it. Perhaps if all the previous GOP presidents hadn't failed to act, and if GOPers in the Senate hadn't killed reform in 1994, the bill wouldn't be so long. But, the current system is a mess.

Today, the President is expected to finally lift the HIV travel ban.

On the election front, there are four days to get-out-the vote in the key races and referenda around the country. There are two gubernatorial races: New Jersey and Virginia. I'm really pulling for Jon Corzine to win again in New Jersey. The guy is a true progressive. I met him at Netroots Nation this past summer and he was just unyielding in his commitment to progressive values, including marriage equality.

Let's see where today leads us....