Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

John wrote an important post on Don't Ask, Don't Tell last night. There have been a lot of developments this week. But, at the end of this week, it doesn't feel like we're any closer to seeing that law repealed. In fact, as we learned last night, there really is no plan.

The President and Democratic leaders had a meeting another meeting at the White House last night, which last til after 1:00 A.M. They're still negotiating the health care bill. Obama is actively engaged. He wants this one. They would like to reach a deal by today. Unclear if that will happen. The goal is to have this legislation done before Obama delivers the State of the Union.

I had to force myself to stop watching CNN yesterday. The network's coverage of Haiti has been intense. I actually heard Wolf Blitzer say "Oh, my God" twice as some of the images came across the screen. The country is beyond devastated. But, again, it has been impressive to see the response from nations and people around the world.

Let's get threading...