{"id":11074,"date":"2013-09-09T02:23:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T09:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=11074"},"modified":"2013-09-10T01:49:44","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T08:49:44","slug":"open-thread992013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/09\/open-thread992013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/9\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 87.  I\u2019m taking another unscheduled partial day off, in which this is my only article, partially because it\u2019s a slow news day, and partly because I really need some rest.  Yesterday idiot neighbor woke me up five or six times by knocking out the power, which sets off the alarm on my O2<\/sub> concentrator.  Tomorrow is grocery delivery day.  With my limitations, unpacking and stowing a month\u2019s groceries takes hours.  Tuesday is a prison volunteer day in 90\u00b0+ weather.  Thursday I have a medical appointment (routine).<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:43 (average 5:30).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Oh, conservative crackpots, is there no conspiracy theory you can’t duct-tape to the unwilling corpses of The Founding Fathers? Jerome Corsi, who is one of the battiest bats ever to fly from a cave, says that same-sex marriage is a plot to allow government to crack down on Christians. He knows this because America’s founding fathers knew that sex is not supposed to be fun\u2026<\/p>\n

Correct me, if I\u2019m wrong, as I may have forgotten over the years, but from what I remember, it was a LOT of fun!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>Will Hillary go in the record on Syria?<\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

Maybe she’ll say more in next week’s policy address. I think I already know. Hillary is a bigger hawk than Obama ever thought of being.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Salon.com<\/a>: <\/font>The 1 percent played Tea Party for suckers <\/p>\n

When the super-rich feel threatened, they foment grass-roots uprising on their behalf. Here’s why it always works.<\/p>\n

That’s nothing I haven’t been telling you since the first TEAbagger slithered out of the slime on the Astro-turf, but this article illustrates it both beautifully and very extensively. Click through for a fascinating read.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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