Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The horror in Haiti continues to unfold. The magnitude of the death and destruction is just hard to fathom. The U.S. and other countries are stepping up as are people around the globe. The social networking sites are filled with easy ways to contribute, including this tweet that is everywhere: "You can text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts in #haiti." I chose to donate to Doctors without Borders.

Yesterday, the President and Democratic leaders held an eight hour long meeting at the White House as they tried to hammer out a deal on health care. Eight hours -- and they're not done. Late this afternoon, the President will head over to the Capitol to meet with the members House Democratic Caucus at their "Issues Conference." As we've seen this week, House Democrats aren't just rolling over and accepting the Senate bill.

It'll be another busy news day...let's get it started...