{"id":10971,"date":"2013-08-29T00:36:50","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T07:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10971"},"modified":"2013-08-29T00:36:50","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T07:36:50","slug":"open-thread-8292013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/29\/open-thread-8292013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread– 8\/29\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing for tomorrow, day 76, the meeting was great, but I\u2019m very tired.  Critter sends greetings to Critter.  There may be no articles on Friday, because of tomorrow\u2019s medical appointment.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:34 (average 4:53).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Lefty Blog Friends Fantasy Football<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Be sure to get your lineup set by Thursday, September 5, a week away, because the regular season begins with Thursday night football.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>50 years after I Have a Dream, Republican racism rebounds.<\/font> <\/p>\n

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Ed sure has O’Lielly pegged! These stories from people’s day-to-day lives, make it crystal clear that, although not all Republicans are racist, institutionalized racism is a key element in the Republican plan for America. Ed says he refuses to sit silent about this. So do I, but you already know that.<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>The United States\u2019 borrowing authority will expire in mid-October, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Monday, informing Congress that it must raise the debt limit by then to avert a debt default which would have disastrous implications for the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on our latest estimates, extraordinary measures are projected to be exhausted in the middle of October,\u201d Lew wrote in a letter to congressional leaders. \u201cAt that point, the United States will have reached the limit of its borrowing authority, and Treasury would be left to fund the government with only the cash we have on hand on any given day. \u2026 Moreover, it is not possible for us to estimate with any precision the date on which Treasury would exhaust its cash in this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lew said the statutory debt limit had been reached on May 17 and that extraordinary measures had begun then. \u201cAs I stated in that letter, Congress should act as soon as possible to protect America\u2019s good credit by extending normal borrowing authority well before any risk of default becomes imminent.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is where head of the Republican bar (& Lounge) association, John Boehner, aka Agent Orange, promises to blackmail the American people, by holding our good faith and credit hostage. We compromised with them on this once before, but instead of keeping their word and negotiating a real solution, Republicans stonewalled, thus giving us the Republican sequester. The key is to not cave-in to ANY of their ludicrous demands. If they inflict pain, because they don\u2019t get their way, it’s part os the sad price Americans must pay for being foolish enough to believe what Republicans said in 2010.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>James Fallows On Bombing Syria: Just Don’t Do It<\/p>\n