Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Yesterday was a pretty wild news day. It was just non-stop.

The president really delivered on his Supreme Court appointment. Once again, he ignored the usual D.C. chatter, gossip and whispers. And, this is going to be quite the confirmation battle. The Republicans have to navigate a minefield. The GOP Senators will have to cater to their extreme base, but in doing so will alienate one of the fastest growing voting blocs. And, you know those idiots on Capitol Hill will side with their wing nuts. They always do.

On Prop. 8, let the repeal effort begin -- and do it right this time. If the so-called leaders of the movement in California hadn't screwed up the campaign last year, we wouldn't be in this situation. They were too worried about who got credit for the victory. But, we are where we are -- and we have to win at the ballot box in California. In the meantime, we'll keep making progress and moving forward across the country. Time is on our side -- and the right wingers know it. (Now, we just need our friends in the White House to figure that out.)

Let's see where this days leads us...