{"id":15301,"date":"2015-05-24T11:13:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T18:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15301"},"modified":"2015-05-24T11:23:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T18:23:51","slug":"open-thread5242015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/24\/open-thread5242015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/24\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

I suppose the most positive thing I can say this morning, is that I have had no more surprises.  Nevertheless, my tasks seem endless, so I\u2019ll be brief.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:04 (average 5:15).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>The soon to be officially announced<\/a> presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, from Vermont, and former MN Republican Congresswoman, Michele Bachmann, from Uranus, were guests on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. The show aired just before President Obama addressed the nation with his 2014 State Of The Union Speech. Sanders discussed issues that included income equality, minimum wage, education, social security, jobs creation, corporate wealth and tax evasion. Bachmann, a known liar (documented by Politifact)<\/a>, read from the repetitive Right-Wing, Koch-Sucking<\/a> Declaration of Co-Dependance, while interjecting something about ‘Australia.’ She stuck to the GOP script and was completely unyielding to a mature, courteous, and educated debate. <\/p>\n

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