{"id":13171,"date":"2014-07-05T05:22:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-05T12:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13171"},"modified":"2014-07-05T05:22:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-05T12:22:38","slug":"open-thread752014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/05\/open-thread752014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/5\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 75, and it occurred to me that, since most folks in the country get a holiday, I ought to as well, since it\u2019s a slow news day, I\u2019m tired, and preparing my holiday feast took three hours of cooking and prep, so this article is all I have.  The rest of the weekend depends on the availability of content.  Please be safe.<\/font><\/p>\n

Late (early) update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

I just woke up.  I slept through the fireworks.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:59 (average 6:11).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Kinda like a really scary jigsaw puzzle … oh, and the Congress Critters in the districts that make up those shaded areas? Yeah, they don’t want folks to see this map. Hint, hint. <\/p>\n

\"0705USRO-low-wage\"<\/a><\/p>\n

That high area in eastern Oregon is the sparsely populated Republican part of the state. Politically and culturally, it’s more like Idaho.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>A new poll released Wednesday revealed that people rank President Barack Obama as the worst President since the Second World War, and also blame him for starting the Second World War.<\/p>\n

While the respondents slammed the President for his handling of the economy, Iraq, and a host of other issues, his perceived role as the primary cause of the Second World War was the biggest drag on his numbers.<\/p>\n

Even more troubling, when compared to the three leaders of the Axis powers during that war, President Obama polled at the bottom of the list, finishing far behind Emperor Hirohito of Japan. <\/p>\n

LOL Andy. It may be accurate! If so, do I have to tell what TV channel those polled used to get their news?  (the real poll was demographically skewed).<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>In a decision that drew an unusually fierce dissent from the three female justices, the Supreme Court sided Thursday with religiously affiliated nonprofit groups in a clash between religious freedom and women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

The decision temporarily exempts a Christian college from part of the regulations that provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n

The court\u2019s order<\/a> was brief, provisional and unsigned, but it drew a furious reaction from the three female members, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan. The order, Justice Sotomayor wrote, was at odds with the 5-to-4 decision on Monday in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores<\/a>, which involved for-profit corporations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who are bound by our decisions usually believe they can take us at our word,\u201d Justice Sotomayor wrote. \u201cNot so today.\u201d <\/p>\n

The court\u2019s action, she added, even \u201cundermines confidence in this institution.\u201d <\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s decision and the order on Thursday were dual blows to the Obama administration\u2019s efforts to provide contraception coverage, said Walter Dellinger, who was acting United States solicitor general in the Clinton administration.<\/p>\n

This order, unsigned demonstrating their cowardice, directly contradicts part of the Hobby Lobby decision that the ruling applied only to closely held, for profit corporations. Wheaton College is neither. I promised you a slippery slope was ahead. The slide has started. For a better understanding, click through and read the entire article.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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