Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The President is heading to Racine, Wisconsin today to talk about the economy. Also, in Wisconsin today, the state's Supreme Court will determine whether the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions should be overturned over a technical issue. (UPDATE: The Court upheld the ban.)

The Senate Judiciary Committee continues its hearing on the confirmation of Elena Kagan today. She'll be taking more questions from Senators today. So far, no real drama. In response to a question from Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, Kagan was unequivocal in her opposition to DADT.

We've been helping the congressional campaign of Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. He's a gay, married dad challenging incumbent Mary Bono Mack. She recently voted against the DADT repeal compromise. And, this one is personal. Several years ago, during a hearing on Hate Crimes, Bono accused two gay witnesses of lying about being victims of hate crimes. One of those witnesses was our colleague, Tim Beauchamp. He wrote about that experience here. Pougnet can beat her -- and should. We've got an ActBlue page for Pougnet here. Help send a gay, married dad to Congress -- and take out a nasty GOPer along the way.

Should be another busy news day.