Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

As Chris already noted from Paris, it's Bastille Day.

Yesterday, Obama met with Senate Democratic leaders. The Senate intends to focus on passing several bills related to the economy, including the Wall Street reform conference report and an extension of unemployment benefits. Today, he's meeting with top Democrats on the House side to talk about their agenda before the August recess. The House has already accomplished much of Obama's agenda. They should be talking about how to keep the House under Democratic control in the November elections, too.

This morning, Lt. Dan Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo are on trial in DC Superior Court facing charges of “Failure to Obey a Lawful Order." The charges stem from their civil disobedience on March 18 and April 20 -- handcuffing themselves to the White House fence to protest the President's failure to act on the repeal of DADT.

Never a dull moment....