{"id":1089,"date":"2010-04-08T04:02:57","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T11:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2010-04-08T04:02:57","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T11:02:57","slug":"open-thread-482010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/08\/open-thread-482010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 4\/8\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m back a day early.  I discovered that some of my personal files were still recoverable from an earlier backup on an external hard drive.  I returned home yesterday, computer in hand, at around 3 PM and spent the next eight hours restoring things.  One think I lost was my calendar, so I\u2019ll be spending several hours on the phone today recovering appointment times.  I still have a ton of work to do on the computer as well.  I hope I get to comments today, but doubt that I can get any visiting in.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:38.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From ABC<\/a>: <\/font>Gregory Giusti’s 83-year-old mother had not heard that her son had been arrested, but she told ABC7 he has a history of mental problems. She does not think he would be capable of carrying out the threat; he has never owned a gun, and she blames Fox News for getting her son worked up. <\/p>\n

And the GOP Reichsministry of Propaganda claims that they do not inspire violence. \ud83d\ude41<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Nation<\/a>: <\/font>Two key antiwar critics, Senator Russ Feingold and Representative Jim McGovern, are expected to introduce legislation as early as next week calling for a "flexible timetable" for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. The proposal, now in final stages of preparation, was confirmed by McGovern and by Feingold’s office.<\/p>\n

The sooner, the better.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>In a Tuesday phone interview with The Hill, Coburn said the Republican obstruction of $9 billion in extended unemployment benefits isn’t a big deal because it only affects "a relatively small group of people."<\/p>\n

Using the same logic, were this GOP pig to Teabugger his own hind-parts with an Oklahoma oil derrick, It would only affect one person, him.  Go for it Coburn!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by Nate Beeler<\/a> – Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com<\/a> – Email this Cartoon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

I hope you week is going better than mine.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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