{"id":13224,"date":"2014-07-15T02:42:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T09:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13224"},"modified":"2014-07-15T02:42:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T09:42:09","slug":"open-thread7152014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/15\/open-thread7152014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/15\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 85.  Last night I crashed big time, making me late in getting my articles posted.  I ordered my groceries from Safeway, because Store to Door shops at Fred Meyers, and this week, their specials stink.  So Tuesday is a grocery delivery day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:58 (average 4:47).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>A recent tour of the United States-Mexico border by Texas Governor Rick Perry has had the unintended consequence of convincing thousands of immigrants that anyone can succeed in America.<\/p>\n

After Gov. Perry and the Fox News host Sean Hannity toured the Rio Grande on Thursday, news quickly spread that the two men were actually among the most powerful in America, fueling the immigrants\u2019 impression that the U.S. is a place where anyone can make it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we learned that these two men were the governor of a large state and a top broadcaster from a major news network, it seemed too incredible to be true,\u201d said an immigrant from Honduras, speaking on the condition of anonymity. \u201cWe all said to ourselves, if those two can succeed in America, imagine the wondrous things we might achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n

LOL! Andy needs to tell the poor immigrants that those two make it here only because of their willingness to sell their souls to and betray the America for the 0.1%.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The deal that Secretary of State John Kerry brokered to ease the Afghan election crisis with a sweeping audit of the vote was quietly built on an even more profound reshaping of the entire government system, American and Afghan officials confirmed Sunday: The sides have agreed to gradually create an empowered prime minister post after years of an all-encompassing presidency. <\/p>\n

Nearly a decade after American officials pushed a Constitution that enshrined near-dictatorial powers for the president, it is a tacit admission that changing to a more parliamentary system \u2014 a fraught undertaking at any time \u2014 is now seen as crucial to holding the country together after years of mounting political crises and ethnic and factional hostilities, officials said. <\/p>\n

The Bush Reich never intended the original Afghani government to be a real republic. They intended to create a fascist puppet dictatorship under Hamid Karzai, a pipeline expert working for Unocal.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Last January, the two lawyers behind Speaker John Boehner\u2019s lawsuit claiming that President Obama is not implementing Obamacare fast enough<\/a> authored an article in Politico Magazine laying out the legal theory behind this litigation<\/a>. Yet, this article contains a glaring misrepresentation of a recent Supreme Court decision that undermines much of the basis for this lawsuit.<\/p>\n

David Rivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley are the lawyers behind Boehner\u2019s lawsuit. In their Politico piece, they correctly acknowledge that the biggest obstacle to suing Obama is something known as the \u201cstanding\u201d doctrine. Standing is the requirement that a plaintiff bringing a lawsuit must have actually been injured in some way by the person that they are suing<\/a>. But neither Speaker Boehner nor any other member of Congress has been injured by President Obama\u2019s decision to delay implementation of a provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring employers with more than 50 employees to pay a fine if they don\u2019t offer a minimal level of health insurance coverage. Boehner has not lost his health insurance because President Obama delayed this provision. Nor has this delay cost Boehner a single cent.<\/p>\n

Of course, all Boehner wishes to do here if to get his lawsuit tied up in the courts until after the elections. As I have said before, it is a mere pretense, and it’s only intent is to stop the Baggers from embarrassing the rest of the party by trying to impeach Obama.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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