Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The Senate Republicans keep delivering for their Wall Street benefactors. Yesterday, they again voted as a bloc to prevent a debate on reform. Majority Leader Harry Reid is going to make them vote on reform again today and tomorrow. You have to wonder what kind of promises were made to Republican leaders from Wall Street bankers to secure this level of commitment. As we're seeing from the Goldman Sachs hearing, those Wall Street types are used to selling sh*tty deals. That's what Mitch McConnell got for his caucus. They're looking really, really bad, which is fine by me.

The President starts his day in Iowa, then heads to Missouri. He comes back to DC tonight.

Netroots Nation is holding a fundraiser tonight here in DC. It starts at 5:30 PM. Several members of Congress, including Senator Merkley, Senator Gillibrand, Rep. Grijalva, Rep. Blumenauer and Rep. Brad Miller will be there. Details are here. Come by if you're in the DC area.

What do we need to know (besides the fact that Wall Street owns the GOP)?