Hey it's Friday. How about that. The New York City school district is closed, generally an apocalyptic sign given that this is only the fourth time in six years that has happened. The weather in the Big Apple is apocalyptic, however, as they are comparing the storm sitting over it right now to the "great storm of 1888." So, you know, it's big.

We, thankfully, are getting only the edge of that storm, which has led to wind gusts in the 60 mph range. If I turn up missing, just check down wind.

Oh yeah, and there was some event up near the White House yesterday too.

A summit on health care.

The Paul Krugman, New York Times take, noting that this whole reconciliation thing was used pretty recently - to pass two Bush tax cuts. That's also being called the "nuclear option." Somehow, I don't think people will care what it was if the bill gets done.

My own note to the reconciliation part: I am watching Fox News as I write this and they have a former Senate Majority Leader (Bill Frist) talking. He is saying it has only been used for things like the Bush tax cuts and welfare reform in the 1990's. In other words, bills that help rich people. I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

I think it is safe to call this an opposing look at the summit (also, why is everything a summit now? Just like anything bad that happens is a "-gate". Can't we come up with a title?) Anyway, read the whole thing as it has some good political analysis near the end.