Monday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Well, that was quite a weekend. The House passed the health insurance reform bill last night. As far as I can tell, the nation is still intact. The heads of a few teabaggers may have imploded, but that's the extent of the damage.

So, now we'll have to see if the Democrats are going to have a spine and continue to pass legislation or if they've done all the hard work they intend to do. The President has made a lot of promises. And, hopefully he learned that when he actually flexes some presidential muscle, things happen.

The health reform action is in the Senate this week. Let's see the extremes to which Mitch McConnell and his caucus will go to obstruct the process. Reconciliation only takes 51 votes. The filibuster won't work on this one, but, Mitch will have some other tricks up his sleeve.

And, don't forget the best news: Rush promised to leave the U.S. if the bill passed. Help push that along here.

There was also a massive immigration reform march on the Mall yesterday. Only over 200,000 people showed up, so naturally the traditional media didn't spend too much time covering the march. There were a couple hundred teabaggers lurking around the Hill and a couple hundred teabaggers warrants intense, wall-to-wall coverage from the traditional media. But, I was there. It was very impressive.

Let's get this week rolling...