Thusday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

It's another cold day in DC. Way too early to be this cold.

Congress is in session this week. Looks like no bailout for the automakers. They've been protected for years by Rep. John Dingell (D-MI). Yep, Dingell has protected them into failure. His wife, coincidentally or not, works for General Motors. (They're apparently darlings of the D.C. social circuit, such as it is.) Today, Dingell will find out if he keeps the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. Yesterday, Dingell lost a vote in the House Steering Committee to Rep. Henry Waxman. Today, the full Democratic caucus votes. This truly is a vote between the failed past of Dingell and the future with Waxman. We'll find out today if the House Democrats are serious about energy and global warming issues. Dingell has been -- and would be -- the biggest obstacle.

So, that's one thing on the agenda today...we'll see what unfolds.

Start threading the news....