Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The big news from the White House today is that On Friday, the President Obama is going to announce that Elizabeth Warren will be the "Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau." Expect the statement from Obama at 1:30 PM Eastern from the Rose Garden. And, um, finally.

The Senate is out of session today. The vote to end the GOP filibuster of the Defense Authorization bill will take place on this coming Tuesday, September 21 at approximately 2:15 PM. So far, we're hearing that all Republicans are sticking with the filibuster. The future of passing the DADT language lies in the hands of Susan Collins (ME) and Scott Brown (MA). How scary is that? Both Collins and Brown voted for the exact Defense bill in Committee on May 27, 2010. Collins even voted for the DADT language. Collins is already giving bogus excuses about procedure to justify supporting the filibuster. Call your Senators about ending the filibuster, but especially if you live in Massachusetts (Brown) or Maine (Collins, but push Snowe, too). The Senate switchboard is: 202-224-3121. Next week is the test. Collins usually does what Mitch McConnell wants. We'll see if she's a real friend of the LGBT community on Tuesday.

Today marks the start of Yom Kippur. G'mar chatimah tovah.

And, what else?