{"id":10080,"date":"2013-03-05T02:13:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T10:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10080"},"modified":"2013-03-05T02:13:46","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T10:13:46","slug":"open-thread352013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/05\/open-thread352013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/5\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the plus side, yesterday\u2019s medical appointments went well.  My urologist said to come back and fill another cup in a year, and the pain from my podiatrist cutting the growth for my foot is almost gone.  On the minus side, the day wiped me out.  My first bus did not come, because the driver made wrong turn and skipped my stop.  I had to wait for the next bus.  That kept me late all day, so I had to push myself much too hard, just to stay close enough to avoid being charged for missed appointments.  (Medicare does not cover missed appointments.) Two miles walking stretches my limits, as it is, but two miles speed walking exhausted me and left my legs too sore and cramping to sleep, so this article will have to be it for today.  I\u2019m current with replies.  I have an early morning appointment, related to my volunteer work, that may last most of the day, so tomorrow I shall have an Open Thread, at most.  I should be all the way back on Thursday.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 4:09 (average 5:07).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Oberlin College [Oberlin Ohio], known as much for ardent liberalism as for academic excellence, canceled classes on Monday and convened a \u201cday of solidarity\u201d after the latest in a monthlong [sic] string of what it called hate-related incidents and vandalism\u2026<\/p>\n

…In the last month, racist, anti-Semitic and antigay messages have been left around campus, a jarring incongruity in a place with the liberal political leanings and traditions of Oberlin, a school of 2,800 students in Ohio, about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland. Guides to colleges routinely list it as among the most progressive, activist and gay-friendly schools in the country. <\/p>\n

The incidents included slurs written on Black History Month posters, drawings of swastikas and the message \u201cWhites Only\u201d scrawled above a water fountain. After midnight on Sunday, someone reported seeing a person dressed in a white robe and hood near the Afrikan Heritage House. <\/p>\n

Evidently, liberal thought is too great a challenge for Ohio Republicans to tolerate.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Monday cautioned airline passengers to get to the airport extra early because U.S. spending cuts have already led to long lines at some security checkpoints, and said the coming furloughs will only make the situation worse.<\/p>\n

This is one of the few areas where pain from the Republican sequester will move beyond hurting the poor.<\/font><\/p>\n

From WHEC<\/a>: <\/font>Republicans controlling the House are moving to take the roughest edges off across-the-board spending cuts that are just starting to take effect.<\/p>\n

Even as the military would bear a $43 billion cut over just seven months, the new GOP measure released Monday would give the Pentagon much-needed money for readiness. It also would ease the pain felt by critical agencies like the FBI and the Border Patrol.<\/p>\n

I said they would do this. I’m all for easing the pain of the sequester, across the board, but Republicans are trying to shove more of the burden onto domestic spending to free up more money for military industrial complex profits. There is no combination of cuts that will work, without revenue.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"5Cartoon\"<\/p>\n

What a Republican idea!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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