Monday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

This will be a big week for the prospects of real health insurance reform. The Senate Finance Committee is going to start the mark up of the bill introduced by Max Baucus. That bill isn't real reform. There are going to be hundreds of amendments considered -- on both ends of the spectrum. We'll be watching. Hell, everyone will be watching.

Later today, we'll be doing a live chat today at 2:00 PM with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) who introduced legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). We very much appreciate Nadler joining us -- but more so, very much appreciate his leadership on this issue. We've been waiting a long time to get this legislation moving.

And, I'm a little behind this morning. My building is next door to the Embassy of Gabon -- and the Embassy of Gabon caught on fire last night at around 3:00 a.m. It was quite a scene. Lots of DC fire fighters. Lots of smoke.

Let's get started. It's going to be a busy week...