Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Today, Obama heads back to Chicago from his vacation in that "exotic" place called Hawaii. Not sure I'd want to see photos of John McCain body surfing.

Another day in Beijing, another gold for Michael Phelps. And, he's had good company. The U.S. swim team has been pretty amazing. It's been fun to watch them. Phelps, who goes for his seventh gold tonight, has to worry about eating enough every day (that's a problem I'd like to have) -- check out his daily diet.

Okay, that's pretty light stuff for a Friday morning. What's the real news?