Thursday Morning Open Thread

CNN is telling me that there's been an explosion in the Iraqi Parliament building -- in the cafeteria. Details are sketchy right now although there are "numerous casualties." But the building is in the Green Zone. As an aside, I have to say that CNN's Kyra Phillips has been doing good work from Baghdad. She's in a no spin mode.

This all plays out against the backdrop of our President's incompetence, stubbornness and inability to deal with the reality in Iraq. That's why Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have to be so strong.

Start threading, please.