{"id":12762,"date":"2014-05-15T00:06:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T07:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=12762"},"modified":"2014-05-15T00:06:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T07:06:58","slug":"open-thread5152014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/15\/open-thread5152014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/15\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, waiting for a grocery delivery to arrive from Store to Door<\/a> (highly recommended), and enjoying the breezes it takes to be a real cool cat. :-)  Wooo Hooo!  Day 24.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:09 (average 4:47).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>What happens when eight million people sign up for private insurance under Obamacare and millions more get coverage under the law’s Medicaid expansion? This:<\/a><\/p>\n

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House Republicans have no scheduled votes or hearings on ObamaCare, signaling a shift in the party\u2019s strategy as the White House rides a wave of good news on the law.   <\/p>\n

Not a single House committee has announced plans to attack the healthcare law in the coming weeks, and only one panel of jurisdiction commented to The Hill despite repeated inquiries.<\/p>\n

GOP campaign committees also declined to say whether they will launch any new efforts on the law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But according to Senate Republicans, the notion that Republicans are running from their attacks on Obamacare is a load of bunk:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is absolutely zero evidence that any Republican is talking about ObamaCare less,\u201d said National Republican Senatorial Committee spokeswoman Brook Hougesen in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Oh yeah? Well, then what do you call this<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\"0515benghaziobamacare\"<\/p>\n

Whatever you call it, I call it Republicans using their BS in Bullshitology!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Dallas Morning News<\/a>: <\/font>The Wendy Davis campaign is focusing on opponent Greg Abbott\u2019s role as an overseer of the scandal-marred Texas cancer-research agency in a new, strongly worded line of attack. Millions of dollars earmarked for cancer research went to Abbott\u2019s political donors.<\/p>\n