{"id":1378,"date":"2010-05-05T02:08:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T09:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2010-05-05T02:08:02","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T09:08:02","slug":"open-thread-552010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/05\/open-thread-552010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 5\/5\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I got a late start, but I still managed to reply to all outstanding comments and return visits.  Today is my volunteer day to co facilitate a therapy group for former prisoners, so keeping up may be a problem.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:08.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>President Obama and Vice President Biden both met separately today with potential Supreme Court pick Diane Wood.<\/p>\n

She would be an excellent choice.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>Larry King talked to Robert Kennedy Jr. who is representing the fishermen in Louisiana in a class action law suit against British Petroleum and James Carville about the incident at the Deepwater Horizon rig. Besides the problems with Halliburton and their faulty work with the cementing process and the lack of and the lack of an acoustic switch, Kennedy said they were also violating their permit by drilling too deeply. Although they were only permitted to drill down 18,000 ft., Kennedy said they now have evidence that they were drilling as deeply as 25,000 ft<\/strong>.  [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n

This clear violation of the law is yet another reason that BP should not be allowed a liability cap.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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