Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

I'm back to my routine after a great trip to the other coast. I have to say they've got a pretty good lifestyle out there in the Bay area.

For the record, after same sex couples started marrying in California earlier this week, I can attest to the fact that the sky didn't fall out there. The sun still rose. People went on with their lives.

Based on the latest polls, a couple things are becoming clear: 1) McCain is a failed candidate. He's a disaster; 2) Republican House and Senate candidates are going to start freaking out even more; and 3) the GOPers are going to go aggressively negative sooner than we expect. They've got nothing going for them this year. Nothing. So expect a vicious attack on Obama from the Republicans and their sleazy allies.

So, let's get it started.