Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Much of D.C., including the federal government, is closed again today and we're expecting another big snow storm. In its latest alert, the National Weather Service issued a "Winter Storm Warning" predicting accumulations of 10 - 20 inches.

The President, however, is hard at work. Today, he and the V.P. are hosting a bipartisan meeting at the White House "to discuss working together on the economy and jobs." The expected attendees are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner. I'm sure McConnell and Boehner are really committed to working together with Obama. They wouldn't help with the stimulus when the economy was on the brink of falling into a depression. But, McConnell did become the de facto leader of the world after garnering the 41st Senator for his caucus, so he must be obeyed.

Let's get threading...