Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The President's interview on "The View" airs this morning. ABC was teasing it out all night. "The View" was taped yesterday. In real life, this morning, Obama is speaking about education at National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Convention, which is being held in DC. Then, he's got a meeting with on Afghanistan and Pakistan with his whole national security team. That group, among others, includes Biden, Gates, Clinton, Panetta, Mullen, Petraeus (by videoconference.)

The House is wrapping up its work before the recess. But, there's a major event on today agenda: The start of the ethics trial for Rep. Charles Rangel. Yeah, I don't think this really helps with messaging, but that's me.

And, yesterday, a federal court judge in Arizona blocked implementation of SB 1070. At Netroots Nation, I talked to the very cool and the very smart Arizona State Representative, Kirsten Sinema, about Brewer. For anyone who hasn't seen it -- or wants to know more about Brewer, here it is:

Brewer is another of the GOP's shining stars...

Have at it...