What's going on?

This is an Open Thread.

Susan Boyle is on America's Got Talent doing a killer version of the Rolling Stones' Wild Horses. I'll add the video when it's up.

The winner to be announced in a few minutes will be either Barbara Padilla or Kevin Skinner. This is an easy one, it will be Barbara Padilla Kevin Skinner. (I definitely got that one wrong.)

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

I've missed a lot of news yesterday and today while trying to meet a deadline for filing briefs. Now I'm off to the jail to share them with my clients. Here's what I would have blogged about if I had been online:

• A Botched Execution in Ohio Results in Delay
  

• House Introduces Legislation to Repeal DOMA . Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette released this statement.

• Obama Seeks to Deny Bagram Prisoners Access to Courts

• Obama Administration Open to Patriot Act Reform
  

[More...]

What's going on today?

This is an Open Thread.

The Big Brother 11 live finale is tonight. Go, Jordan (please, no spoilers for those of us not on the East Coast.) Is anyone going to watch Jay Leno instead? And the new season of The Biggest Loser is beginning.

Polls are closing in Manhattan where the winner of the District Attorney's race will be determined. Go, Richard! (Please let us know in comments who won when you find out.)

I've been writing briefs all day that I have to get in by midnight. So, you are on your own, this is an open thread, all topics welcome.

What's going on today?

This is an Open Thread.

Fun fact of the day - Florida opened as a 28.5 point favorite over Tennessee for the Saturday game at The Swamp.

Second fun fact of the day - even Ezra Klein says "[a] solid 55 percent of the country supports 'having the government create a new health insurance plan to compete with private health insurance plans.' That supports jumps to 76 percent if the option is reserved for those unable to get health insurance now." (Emphasis supplied.) Can the Village (with an assist from the "progressive" blogosphere) really stymie 76% of Americans? Time will tell.

This is an Open Thread.

Jeralyn usually does some video-themed open threads at night. But I noticed Big Brother was on, so maybe that has captured her attention. I'm watching the women's final of the US Open, while peeking in on the Bears-Packers.

This is an Open Thread.

The NFL opens today. Go Giants!

Yesterday, Notre Dame proved it was as lousy as Michigan (how's that for a petty admission that I was wrong on that game?) I was right about Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor, and I was 3-3 against the spread in my picks yesterday. Early prediction for next week - Florida will be a 27 point favorite over Tennessee.

How about Serena's meltdown last night? The amazing thing about it - it was not the foot fault that ended the match, it was Serena's code violation tirade against the lineswoman. We have not seen the likes of this since McEnroe. Not surprisingly, McEnroe was all about the lineswoman, not Serena's meltdown. McEnroe, still a boor.

Just for fun, some picks for today - Tampa (+5) over Dallas, Atlanta (-4) over Miami, Chicago (+4) over GB, 49ers (+6) over Arizona and the Brett Favres (-4) over Cleveland

This is an Open Thread.

Week 2 of the college football season presents "big" games in the Midwest (the only real big games occur outside of the Big Ten, but I digress.)

Notre Dame gets to beat up a lousy Michigan team and as a result will be treated as a national contender. Strangely enough, Notre Dame is only a 3 point favorite in this game. Sure the game is in Ann Arbor, but come now, when has Ann Arbor ever provided a home field advantage? For all the talk of the 110,000, it is one of the quietest crowds in college football. Besides, Notre Dame is actually decent this year. Michigan remains awful. Notre Dame by 20 points.

USC travels to Columbus to play the Buckeyes tonight. Jim Tressel is probably the best coach in college football. I really think he gets the most out of a group of players that are consistently overrated. Consider Terrell Pryor, the Ohio State QB. Easily the most overrated player in college football today. A below average quarterback who is treated as a superstar. USC has better players than Ohio State and their own great coach in Pete Carroll. USC has a better team, but a freshman QB. Columbus, unlike Ann Arbor, does provide a real homefield advantage. While USC is better, Tressel and Ohio State will find a way to win a squeaker, defying the oddsmakers, who have SC as a 7 point favorite. More . . .

I just spent 8 hours drafting and filing a single 15 page motion with 6 exhibits culled from more than 30,000 pages of discovery. I think my brain is too fried to blog. The TL kid is on his way over for dinner -- looks like we'll be barbecuing in the rain. He's bringing "presents", which I'll bet are the extra reams of xerox paper and highlighters I asked him to pick up for me.

How was your day? This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Some late afternoon news and then Big Brother:

• Cass Sunstein confirmed as head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

• Harry Reid says co-ops could be as effective as a public option.

• Sen. Orrin Hatch says most Republican senators won't vote for Baucus health care plan.

[More...]