Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Late last night, the White House sent out an update to the President's schedule, which announced that Obama would be making a statement at 8:30 a.m. Now, we know that statement is about Iran's secret nuclear fuel plant. Obama will be joined by the leaders of Great Britain and France.

I can report first-hand that the ad wars are escalating in the race for Governor in Virginia. I posted a very powerful ad from Democrat Creigh Deeds the other day. He's been hammering away at the theocratic views of his Republican opponent, Bob McDonnell. Over the summer, McDonnell had a large lead, but it's diminished over the past few week. Today, McDonnell's campaign is on the air with its own negative ad. I just saw it. Now that McDonnell has gone negative, we know it's true: His campaign is in trouble. This is going to be a battle til the end.

Also, the Senate Finance Committee continues its work on the health insurance reform bill. There could be a vote on the public option amendment offered by Senators Schumer and Rockefeller today.

Let's get started...