{"id":15439,"date":"2015-06-15T12:26:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15439"},"modified":"2015-06-15T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T19:26:21","slug":"open-thread6152015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/15\/open-thread6152015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/15\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m off to a late start, because I have a lot of paperwork to get done and a grocery order to prepare.  I also had to get my kitty solar basking started before 9:00 AM, so the intense heat did not scorch my fur.  <\/font>Tomorrow will also be busy, because I have a volunteer related meeting here in town.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:06 (average 4:50).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Recruiting<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

We still need two new players for <\/font>Lefty Blog Friends<\/a><\/font>, our fantasy football league.  How about you?  For more information, <\/font>click here<\/a><\/font>.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a> (classic: 5\/2014): <\/font>On May 22, The Campaign for America’s Future gave a conference on The New Populist Majority. The keynote speaker was Elizabeth Warren. The conference confronted the meme that the US is a "center-right" country.<\/p>\n

Most interesting to me was the fact that they obtained poll results from "the 1%." Typically, "upper income" in polling is considered "over $250K\/yr" or even "over $150K\/yr." Such people are rich compared to most, but they do not have enough money to buy elections with their spare change.<\/p>\n

The poll results for this comparison came from the Russell Sage Foundation. "Elites" are defined as at or near "the 1%" in wealth with an average income of $1M\/yr or more. The perspectives of this group are compared to responses from other polls such as Pew and Gallup.<\/p>\n

\"0615poll\"<\/p>\n

I wonder what the results would have been had they profiled the 0.1%, the people the Republican Party represent.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>A group of people gathered before sunrise on a beach in Los Angeles. They laid blankets and rugs on the sand, and with the tumble of the ocean at their backs, they joined together to begin a familiar ritual: prayer.<\/p>\n