Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

What a week. What a mess.

I think the best word to describe the current state of affairs among Democrats is probably "chaos." This is a time that cries out for leadership. But, as John pointed out in the post below, the White House is waiting for "the dust to settle." Maybe Obama should step in to settle the dust.

Now, "everyone" assumes that if a health care bill passes (and that's a big "if"), it will include the popular provisions like ending the insurance industry practice of not covering pre-existing conditions. Not so fast. Via the NY Times, some geniuses on the Hill floated the idea of making it applicable to only people under 19. Could our leaders be so clueless that they wouldn't address pre-existing conditions?

Remember back in 2008 when we thought we were electing a leader who was going to change Washington and deliver on his promises? Within days of Obama's victory he picked Rahm Emanuel to be his Chief of Staff. It feels like it's been down hill since then.

Let's get threading...