Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Late last night, the President traveled to Dover, Delaware to pay his respects to 18 members of the military whose bodies were being returned from Afghanistan. You may recall that George Bush would never do that. Obama has to make a decision on Afghanistan soon. George Bush never paid attention to that war.

Later this afternoon, Obama has a meeting with House members who are in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. They're all talking health insurance reform. These are the members who have pushed the hardest for real reform.

In Maine, the No on 1 operation is gearing up for the final push. It's impressive. If you want to help with pro-equality referenda in Maine, Washington State or Kalamazoo, check out the 3-2-1 Countdown for Equality post here.

Let's get threading...