Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

There's one week til Christmas and still no Senate health care bill. That long-awaited CBO score hasn't appeared. And, Ben Nelson has taken the spotlight away from Joe Lieberman. Now, Nelson is the one with demands or he won't vote for cloture. More on that shortly. There have to be a lot of very cranky people on the Senate side of the Capitol.

The President is in Copenhagen where he's already given his speech to the Climate Change conference. He talked about the responsibilities of the United States as "the world’s second largest emitter" and said "we must have a mechanism to review whether we are keeping our commitments, and to exchange this information in a transparent manner." He was talking about China without saying China.

D.C. is under a "Winter Storm Warning." We could get five to ten eight to 12 inches of snow. This city can't handle 1/2 inch of snow. Being from Maine, I love a good winter storm. But, I don't like to drive in the snow around D.C. People in this town think snow means 1) drive faster and 2) usual traffic laws regarding stop signs and red lights aren't applicable. It's dangerous.

Let's get threading.