Saturday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The Senate is in session debating the health insurance reform legislation this weekend. There should be votes on amendments today and tomorrow. Remember when Obama used to say he wanted a health care bill before the August recess? He was so adamant about it. But, top White House staffers Rahm Emanuel and Jim Messina enabled Messina's former boss, Senator Max Baucus, to slow down the progress on this bill. And, the real beneficiaries of that delay have been Republicans and the insurance industry. Well, the spotlight is on Baucus again. He surely added some buzz to the weekend with the news John posted last night about nominating his staffer/girl friend to be a U.S. Attorney.

Carlos and I are heading up to Maine this morning to get Petey. He stayed with my parents and their dog, Riley, after the No on 1 campaign because we were going to South Africa. Apparently, Petey and Riley have had a ball. I can't wait to see him and to get back on our routine.

We have a Winter Weather Advisory here in DC for later today. It's going to snow and this city can't handle even a hint of snow.

It could be an interesting weekend...

And, one more thing. Before I left for South Africa, I didn't know there were penguins there. But, there are -- on False Bay, just south of Cape Town. I could have watched them all day. (It was really windy on the Cape, hence the noise in the video):