{"id":10334,"date":"2013-05-21T05:03:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10334"},"modified":"2013-05-21T05:03:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T12:03:01","slug":"open-thread5212013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/21\/open-thread5212013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/21\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I caught up on sleep.  Thoughts and prayers to all caught up in the Oklahoma maelstrom.  Since the area is solidly red, I trust aid should be forthcoming without objection.  I only hope that Wayne LaPierre does not crawl out of the woodwork, raving that every American has the right to own a tornado.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:02 (average 4:46).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Even as Apple became the nation\u2019s most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and went beyond anything most experts had ever seen, Congressional investigators disclosed on Monday.<\/p>\n

The investigation is expected to set up a potentially explosive confrontation between a bipartisan group of lawmakers and Timothy D. Cook, Apple\u2019s chief executive, at a public hearing on Tuesday\u2026<\/p>\n

This is wha1 I call vulture capitalism. Instead of making THEM pay, Republicans are trying to raise YOUR taxes.<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/strong>From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>A woman died on a courthouse floor because Alabama<\/font><\/strong> sheriff’s deputies refused to give her her medicine – after arresting her for an old traffic ticket, the woman’s daughter claims in court\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n

The cruelty this woman endured is what the Republican Party proscribes for the poor, the RepubliCare death benefit.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>The media and Republicans may be screeching about President Barack Obama’s scandals, but the American people are seeing through the bullshit<\/a><\/font>.<\/font><\/p>\n

CNN reported on Sunday that 53% of people questioned in the survey said they approve of the job the president is doing, with 45% saying they disapprove. The president’s approval rating was at 51% in CNN’s previous poll, from early April. The two point rise was well within the survey’s sampling error. <\/font><\/p>\n

The new numbers indicate that Obama remains popular, with 79% of Americans saying the president is likable.<\/font><\/p>\n

But it’s not just Obama. The Democratic Party went from a 46-48 favorable-unfavorable rating a month ago, to 52-43 in this latest poll. That’s a net gain of 11 points. <\/font><\/p>\n

As for impeachment-screeching Republicans? They’re DOWN a net eight points from 38-54 a month ago, to 35-59 this week\u2026<\/font><\/p>\n

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Fool me once? Shame on you. Fool me twice? Shame on me. Fool me 500 times? Even some sheeple aren’t THAT stupid!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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