Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Another day of Sotomayor hearings. She should wrap up this morning. Then, we get to witnesses from both sides. Watching the GOP witnesses will be interesting -- in a disturbing way. Most of them don't know it's 2009. That's why they're GOP witnesses.

The health care debate is really, really heating up. The House Education and Labor Committee will be voting on amendments during its markup today. The insurance industry is at DEFCON 5. Insurance companies and their trade groups have hired almost every lobbying firm in town -- sometimes, those firms are paid very good money just to reach one member. This is going to be an ugly battle -- and the Democrats are the one who can screw it up.

Let's roll...