{"id":13503,"date":"2014-08-20T00:07:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T07:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13503"},"modified":"2014-08-20T00:07:06","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T07:07:06","slug":"open-thread8202014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/20\/open-thread8202014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/20\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 121.  I\u2019m feeling groggy.  I went out to do some chores early this morning before the heat hit, but was still uncomfortable, because it\u2019s so humid.  I overslept and feel like I need more sleep.  I think that my COPD flaring up is why.  Tomorrow ids a grocery delivery day.  That means lots of house work.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:13 (average 5:12).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Lone Star Q<\/a> (H\/T Daily Kos<\/a>): <\/font>Mere months before Jonathan Saenz became president of the anti-gay group Texas Values, his wife left him for another woman<\/strong>, according to Hays County district court records obtained by Lone Star Q.<\/p>\n

The revelation could help explain Saenz\u2019s seemingly abrupt transformation from socially conservative lobbyist to homophobic firebrand.<\/a><\/p>\n

Saenz, a devout Catholic, has been a right-wing operative in Texas for many years \u2014 working on abortion and religious liberty cases as a staff attorney for the Plano-based Liberty Legal Institute as far back as 2005. [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n

FOMCROTFPIMPLMAO!!!! \"Rolling<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a>: <\/font>Woodie Guthrie – All You Fascists are Bound to Lose <\/p>\n