{"id":14394,"date":"2014-12-29T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14394"},"modified":"2014-12-29T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T08:00:15","slug":"open-thread12292014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/12\/29\/open-thread12292014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/29\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 54.  I\u2019m surprised I was able to find content today, and am hurrying to finish, before the broncos dine on pirate parts, even though CBS has a different game on late here.  I can still follow the play by play.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:06 (average 5:51).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Religious Ecstasy<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"1228-Broncos47-Raiders14\"<\/font><\/p>\n

They were televised locally after all.  Wooo Hooo!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The governors of New York and New Jersey, defying the unanimous votes of both their Legislatures, on Saturday rejected a bill aimed at curbing political interference and patronage at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, more than a year after lane closings at the George Washington Bridge set off a scandal that looms over the agency to this day.<\/p>\n

Rare as it is to find a meeting of the minds between Cuomo and PIGnocchio, I’m not surprised that the governors of the nation’s most corrupt Republican state and most corrupt Democratic state would agree to block curbing the corruption. Corruption is the primary activity at the Port Authority for both states.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Hill<\/a>: <\/font>Hillary Clinton holds a massive lead over Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in a new poll released by CNN.<\/p>\n

The CNN\/ORC poll released Sunday finds that Clinton leads by 57 points, 66 percent to 9 percent, over Warren. That lead is essentially unchanged from a CNN poll in November, when Clinton was up 65 percent to 10 percent. <\/p>\n

There could not be a more potent demonstration of American voters’ political ignorance.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>An anti-gun ad shows a teenager bringing his parent’s gun to school to keep his house free of dangerous weapons. The Fox News brigade goes bananas. <\/p>\n

Naturally, the 2nd Amendment patriots at Fox News misunderstand the aims of a public service announcement. When a teenager finds a gun (it didn’t specify if it was loaded or not), he brings it to school and hands it to an adult teacher.<\/p>\n

Barf Bag Alert!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n