I’m running late today, because I overslept. I was up late meditating upon the glory of the Ellipsoid Orb. I’m current with replies. Tomorrow, it’s likely that I will have only an Open Thread, because I get to help computer phobic friend set up computer bookkeeping – phase two.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:05 (average 4:17). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Religious Ecstasy:
Sandy Alert:
Please join me in remembering all in the path of this monster in your thoughts and prayers. Also, please remember that Lord Willard, Lyin’ Ryan, and the Republican Party intend to slash funding for FEMA. Willard said he wants to eliminate it.
Short Takes:
From MoveOn: This Super Speedy Clip Will Debunk Anyone Who Says Obama Is A ‘Do Nothing President’
The Republican Party has fast talkers too. The difference is that they are lying.
From NY Times: There’s a lot we don’t know about what Mitt Romney would do if he won. He refuses to say which tax loopholes he would close to make up for $5 trillion in tax cuts; his economic “plan” is an empty shell.
But one thing is clear: If he wins, Medicaid — which now covers more than 50 million Americans, and which President Obama would expand further as part of his health reform — will face savage cuts. Estimates suggest that a Romney victory would deny health insurance to about 45 million people who would have coverage if he lost
You’ll want to click through for the rest of this Paul Krugman editorial.
From The New Yorker: The threat of Hurricane Sandy has forced Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign to move its lying efforts from states in the path of the storm to others beyond the hurricane’s reach.
Starting yesterday, the Romney campaign began reallocating lies originally intended for Virginia to other swing states such as Ohio and Wisconsin, the campaign confirmed today.
Repackaging thousands of lies must be a daunting task.
Cartoon:
