Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Day Two of Matt Lauer's interview with Sarah Palin ran today on the TODAY Show, which means it will be played endlessly on MSNBC. My favorite quote from Palin: "I've never been an obsessive partisan." So, in her mind, all those attacks on Obama, including the infamous "palling around with terrorists" line, were not obsessively partisan. She lives in a world of make-believe. But, if the GOP thinks she's the future for the party, have at it.

We should find out who won the Alaska Senate race today -- or at least have a better idea who will be declared the winner.

And, in case you're wondering what Obama is doing today, besides setting up a new administration, I just got an email telling me that the President-elect and Vice President-elect have private meetings today and "There are no public events scheduled." I imagine the pace will start to pick up on cabinet and other high level positions quite soon.

Okay, let's get it started....