{"id":14673,"date":"2015-02-08T12:49:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T20:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14673"},"modified":"2015-02-08T12:49:46","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T20:49:46","slug":"open-thread282015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/08\/open-thread282015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–2\/8\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 95.  This is going to be a busy week, because tomorrow is haircut day, Tuesday is a volunteer day in prison.  And Wednesday is grocery delivery day.  I also just learned that a close personal friend has breast cancer, so I\u2019m spending some time on the Johns Hopkins site to learn enough to listen intelligently.  Thoughts and prayers, please.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:42 (average 4:53).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do? <\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>It’s all so easy if you’re part of the one percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Reuters) – I asked a financial services executive recently how our retirement saving system can be considered a success, considering that all but the highest-income households are approaching retirement with next to nothing saved. <\/p>\n

His reply: "They don’t have any money while they’re working, so why would they have any money in retirement?"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It’s just that simple. If, like 45 percent of Americans, you’re of working age and you don’t have a retirement plan, well that’s your problem.<\/p>\n

This is how Republicans REALLY care for the rest of us.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Haaretz<\/a>: <\/font>Beware: Republican Jews on the warpath <\/p>\n

A campaign of intimidation is underway to stop Democratic lawmakers from skipping Netanyahu’s upcoming Congress speech. God, save us from our Jews.<\/p>\n

Note that this is an Israeli source. Israelis should also beware Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians, whose support for Israel stems from their desire to inspire an apocalyptic conflict and see all but 144,000 Jews transformed into crispy critters in their premillennial tribulation.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Politico<\/a>: <\/font>The Republican 2016 presidential field includes three politicians \u2014 George Pataki, Jim Gilmore and Bob Ehrlich \u2014 who last won election when the flip phone was hot technology. Also making moves to run are John Bolton, who is best remembered as an architect of George W. Bush\u2019s WMD strategy and has never held elected office, and Peter King, the longtime Long Island congressman who\u2019s made his biggest headlines hitting conservatives.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget about former Hewlett-Packard CEO and failed California senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina \u2014 another accomplished figure who\u2019s perceived to have next to no chance of becoming the Republican standard-bearer.<\/p>\n

Bring on the clowns! All aboard!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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The Republican Party thinks it still exists.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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