Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

It's the big day. Obama delivers his first official State of the Union speech tonight. This is the equivalent of Super Bowl Sunday for the geeky political crowd. There's already been way too much breathless analysis from the pundits. And, there have been leaks and trial balloons from the White House.

Despite the hype, this is an important night for the President. When liberal columnist Bob Herbert is asking "Who is Barack Obama?" -- a year into the Obama presidency -- something isn't going right. But, it's only a speech. We've heard great speeches from him before. People are look for results -- and leadership.

The speech is at 9:00 PM Eastern. We'll be liveblogging and tweeting throughout it.

How bizarre, yet luscious, is that story about the arrest of James O'Keefe, the darling of FOX News and so many right-wingers in Congress, and his three colleagues accomplices? Can't wait til we get to the bottom of that one.

Let's get threading...