Sorry to be away for so long, gentle reader. Had a good day in DC huddling with bloggers and progressive types and talking with the AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka and the United Steelworkers’ Leo Gerard about building the new economy. Will have more on all that in a bit. I’m sitting in a press conference to kick off the conference.

Looks like Nancy Pelosi will announce the House bill at 10am ET today, and from what I’m hearing, a lot of people will be disappointed. More on that to come as well.

And the threading will commence…