{"id":14304,"date":"2014-12-13T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14304"},"modified":"2014-12-13T00:00:52","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T08:00:52","slug":"open-thread12132014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/12\/13\/open-thread12132014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/13\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 38.  My paid helper-friend visited today and did some heavy cleaning and the dreaded task.  While I missed sleep, it\u2019s better than having it pile up.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:11 (average 5:07).  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>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blasted his Democratic colleagues in the Senate on Thursday, telling reporters, \u201cI\u2019m sick and tired of people blaming George W. Bush for things he did.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee\u2019s report on torture, Cruz said, \u201cDemocrats have been busy with their favorite game again: bringing up catastrophic things that President Bush did and then blaming him for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Texas Senator raised the invasion of Iraq as an example of something that \u201cBush gets blamed for simply because he did it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy I’m still looking for the satire here. I wonder where we can buy Cruz control pesticides.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>It’s The 4th-Biggest Illegal Industry In The World, And In 11 Years, It Will Destroy Itself<\/p>\n