{"id":16666,"date":"2015-10-25T11:04:10","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T18:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16666"},"modified":"2015-10-26T21:53:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T04:53:37","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-25102015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/25\/squatchs-open-thread-25102015\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch\u2019s Open Thread 25\/10\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well I am still very much down with primarily a cold and aches . . . and it doesn't seem to be letting up yet, unfortunately.  And yes, I am drinking lots of fluids (I can put a racehorse to shame!) and getting lots of rest (hibernating bears should be so lucky!).  I take no responsibility for passing the bug through my posts!<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzle — <\/strong>Today’s took me 3:04 (average 5:47). 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

Short Takes<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n

The Fiscal Times<\/span><\/a><\/strong> — If it succeeds, we will again confirm the power of money in politics, in a manner more pernicious than campaign contributions. This represents a bid to directly purchase Congressional votes. Even if we rolled back Citizens United and moved to publicly financed elections, this brazen yet constitutionally protected activity would remain a feature of our politics.<\/p>\n

…<\/strong><\/span>  As long as there are billionaires and greed, their money will flow through our political system, seeking a high return on investment.<\/em><\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n

This is a prime example of how the rich get richer and ordinary people pay for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

A reminder of who the fiscal conservatives are . . .  (h\/t Carrie B)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Too<\/p>\n

Alternet<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/strong>— After host George Stephanopoulos quoted conservative critics, like Byron York, who claimed Clinton won the day, Fiorina countered by saying that “she did reasonably well,” but that the hearings demonstrated “that she won’t be held accountable until we have a nominee in a general election debate who will hold her accountable.”<\/p>\n

There goes Fiorini again! <\/span> . . .<\/strong> off in her own little bubble universe!<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I think there were a lot of Democrats on that committee who were focused on salvaging the nominee on their part,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And there were even more Republicans who were solely focused on killing Clinton's candidacy using public funds for their partisan witch hunt.<\/span><\/p>\n

The committee consists of 12 members, 7 Republicans and 5 Democrats. That's an overpowering number of Democrats based on Fiorini's words.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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