Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The President has a meeting with 16 Democratic Senators today (that's the " Senate Democratic Leadership Team.") They're going to be talking about the agenda in the Senate between now and the August recess. They've got a lot on their plate in the Senate. But, alas, there are only 59 Democratic Senators so they can hardly be expected to accomplish much.

The Senate is expected to bring up and pass the Wall Street reform bill relatively soon. There are three GOPers on board: Collins, Snowe and Scott Brown. But, Ben Nelson has been squishy. Apparently, the price isn't right for him yet. If Nelson won't vote for the bill, they'll have to wait til Byrd's replacement is named, which could happen at the end of this weekend. It's always something in the Senate.

A trial on the constitutionality of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law begins today in California. The suit was brought by the Log Cabin Republicans and will be defended by the Department of Justice.

The White House is unveiling its National HIV/AIDS Strategy later today, too.

What else do we need to know?