Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Today, your president is holding a meeting to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with Congressional leaders from both chambers and both parties. George Bush launched that war eight years ago this week. Then, he pretty much forgot about it.

Also, tonight at approximately 9:00 PM, Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA), the House sponsor of the bill to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," is hosting an hour of "special orders" on the House floor. Basically, there will be an hour of speeches from members of Congress who want to end DADT. You can watch on C-SPAN. Murphy's bill, HR 1283, has 176 cosponsors. This is a good move and shows Murphy is really working all the angles on his legislation.

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