{"id":16658,"date":"2015-10-21T08:58:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16658"},"modified":"2015-10-21T08:58:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:58:34","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-21102015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/21\/squatchs-open-thread-21102015\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch\u2019s Open Thread 21\/10\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was somewhat euphoric here with the defeat of Stephen Harper yesterday by Justin Trudeau and the Liberals!  Canada now has a chance to get back to our values that make us who we are.  I celebrated today by getting my hair cut and dyed purple, well at least a streak of purple.  When I arrived home, there was TC's post, his first in a month and a half!  How much better could the day get?<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzle — <\/strong>Today’s took me 3:50 (average 6:40). To do it, <\/span>click here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. How did you do? For those that don't know, we always do the 48 piece classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/a><\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nW-L-T<\/th>\nPct<\/th>\nStk<\/th>\nWaiver<\/a><\/th>\nFor<\/a><\/th>\nAgainst<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n\n

\"Monster<\/a>Monster Mashers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

5-1-0<\/td>\n.833<\/td>\nW4<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n573.94<\/td>\n425.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\n

\"MittsMagicJock\"<\/a>MittsMagicJock<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

4-2-0<\/td>\n.667<\/td>\nL2<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n580.72<\/td>\n501.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3+2<\/td>\n\n

\"Size<\/a>Size 9 Stompers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

4-2-0<\/td>\n.667<\/td>\nW2<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n526.92<\/td>\n472.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4+3<\/td>\n\n

\"Playing<\/a>Playing without a helmet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

3-3-0<\/td>\n.500<\/td>\nW2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n523.44<\/td>\n644.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5+3<\/td>\n\n

\"Lefty<\/a>Lefty Hillbillies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

3-3-0<\/td>\n.500<\/td>\nW1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n512.20<\/td>\n465.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-3<\/td>\n\n

\"BALCO<\/a>BALCO Bombers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

3-3-0<\/td>\n.500<\/td>\nL1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n493.54<\/td>\n464.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-3<\/td>\n\n

\"Progressive<\/a>Progressive Underdogs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

3-3-0<\/td>\n.500<\/td>\nL2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n545.48<\/td>\n494.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8+1<\/td>\n\n

\"Purple<\/a>Purple Demon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2-4-0<\/td>\n.333<\/td>\nW2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n530.92<\/td>\n574.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9-3<\/td>\n\n

\"TomCat<\/a>TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2-4-0<\/td>\n.333<\/td>\nL3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n509.06<\/td>\n603.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\n

\"endthegop\"<\/a>endthegop<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1-5-0<\/td>\n.167<\/td>\nL5<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n464.60<\/td>\n613.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Rank change shown is from week 5 – 6<\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

The New Yorker<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — Washington was in turmoil on Tuesday morning as a House select committee abruptly cancelled its Benghazi hearings shortly after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she was withdrawing from the Presidential race.<\/p>\n

Andy has the Republicans down pat!<\/span><\/p>\n

Huffington Post<\/span><\/a><\/strong> — <\/span>"I knew we wouldn't be the leading fundraiser in this race, because we are not the top choice of the entrenched political establishment," Rubio told Cavuto. "But I’m confident we have the resources and continue to build the resources to be able to communicate our message. And obviously if somebody watching this program wants to help us, they should go tomarcorubio.com and chip in."<\/p>\n

According to Senate ethics rules<\/a>, "Senate Members and staff may not receive or solicit campaign contributions in any federal building."<\/p>\n

Hmmm!  I wonder if this little faux pas will ever see the light of day in an investigation?  I wonder if things would be any different if this had been Hillary?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Nation<\/span><\/a><\/strong> — <\/span>Trudeau placed a lot of emphasis on hope and change, which drew comparisons to Barack Obama’s inspired campaigns of 2008 and 2012. Obama and the Democrats faced significant challenges in both those US elections, but Obama’s skills and vision — and the ability of his campaign to forge unprecedented coalitions — transformed those electoral moments.  …<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n