Monday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The big action today in DC is in the Senate. The Democrats are trying to end the GOP filibuster of Wall Street reform. This afternoon, there will be a cloture vote on S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. If Republicans are serious about reform, they'll end their filibuster. But, Mitch McConnell is still beholden to his Wall Street benefactors and is instructing his caucus to filibuster for Wall Street. The GOPers talk compromise and bipartisanship, but the Democrats went down that path with them on health care, to no avail. Today, we'll see just how much the Republicans are controlled by Wall Street. My guess is that they're a wholly owned subsidiary. The Republicans meet the definition of a Wall Street toxic asset.

And, the Wall Street fun continues tomorrow when the top execs from Goldman Sachs will be testifying tomorrow before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Today, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is launching a campaign titled, “Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama.”. Every day, a servicemember impacted by Don't Ask, Don't Tell will send an open letter to Obama asking him to fulfill his promise in the State of the Union to end DADT this year. We posted the first letter from Major Mike Almy here. The men and women who are writing these letters are willing to put their lives on the line for the rest of us.

For what it's worth, the New York Yankees are at the White House today.

Let's get it started...