{"id":1320,"date":"2010-04-30T03:24:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T10:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2010-04-30T03:24:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-30T10:24:39","slug":"open-thread-4302010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/30\/open-thread-4302010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 4\/30\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I walked a couple miles completing my errands and was tired out when I returned home.  I kept up with comments, but got no visiting in.  Today I plan to catch that up.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:47.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has just officially announced that he is leaving the Republican primary for Senate, and is instead running in the general election as an independent.<\/p>\n

Even when someone goose-steps with all but the most draconian measures, they are not welcome in the GOP.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>While there’s not yet any indication as to what caused the disasterous explosion that sunk a British Petrolium drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico, right-wing radio personality Rush Limbaugh has come up with a rather coy suggestion: "environmentalist wackos" did it.<\/p>\n

The great one hath bloviated.  Let the peons parrot.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by Cameron Cardow<\/a> – Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com<\/a> – Email this Cartoon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

TGIF!!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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