Monday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The President is back from vacation -- after a trip to New Orleans. Obama doesn't have any events on his public schedule. He's got the nationally televised address to the nation about the end of combat in Iraq tomorrow night. Let's hope he's preparing an excellent speech with a forceful delivery (unlike that dud of a speech on the oil spill.)

And, let's hope this speech, unlike Bush's of May 1, 2003, actually and finally means the combat mission in Iraq is over. I think our country should adopt a new rule: No more wars of choice based on lies. Is that too much to ask of our leaders?

Five years ago, New Orleans was under water and we were beginning to get a sense of just how inept the federal response was.

And, September starts on Wednesday. That came up quick.