Monday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Today is Martin Luther King Day. The President and First Lady will be participating in a "service event" later today to mark the holiday. The federal government is closed, as is the stock market. In DC, a lot of organizations follow the federal schedule.

Tomorrow is Election Day in Massachusetts. A couple weeks ago, I bet a lot of Mass. voters had no idea that January 19th was the day they'd be picking a new Senator. That worked to Scott Brown's advantage because the teabaggers and Republicans knew. Most people weren't paying attention. Now, people know. And, a lot of apathetic Democrats now know Scott Brown's right-wing record -- and smiling and nodding when a supporter yelled "shove a curling iron up her butt" says a lot about the guy. All this added attention should help Coakley. I'm sure we'll see many predictions and prognostications today.

So, it's a holiday, but there will be news...