{"id":11660,"date":"2013-11-17T01:26:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T09:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=11660"},"modified":"2013-11-17T01:26:22","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T09:26:22","slug":"open-thread11172013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/17\/open-thread11172013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/17\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  My Broncos receive the honor of the Sunday Night Worship with the only undefeated congregation, and the Bronco\u2019s long time division rival, the Chiefs.  I guess I don\u2019t have to tell you I\u2019ll be meditating.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Tomorrow\u2019s took me 4:35 (average 4:29).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>Rachel Maddow brings of the latest on the doings in the Totalitarian Fascist Plutocracy of Fitzwalkerstan.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

It could not be more clear that blatant election theft is the intent of Fartfuhrer Walker and his Koch sucking cronies.<\/font><\/p>\n

From AP<\/a>: <\/font>Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who played a central role in the government’s response to the financial crisis of 2008-2009, is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC.<\/p>\n

The firm announced Saturday that Geithner will serve as its president and managing director starting March 1.<\/p>\n

Am I the only one not surprised that Timmy the Tool moved right in to a position as a vulture capitalist, running a hedge fund?  I say again, Obama should have kept his own advisors instead of hiring Hillary\u2019s people.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>Friday night, during his weekly \u201cNew Rules\u201d segment, Bill Maher slammed the U.S. Supreme Court \u2014 and in particular Chief Justice John Roberts \u2014 for pretending that decisions like the Citizens United ruling and gutting the Voting Rights Act (VRA) won\u2019t have any consequences.<\/p>\n