{"id":16672,"date":"2015-10-28T01:17:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T08:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16672"},"modified":"2015-10-28T01:22:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T08:22:35","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-28102015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/28\/squatchs-open-thread-28102015\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch\u2019s Open Thread 28\/10\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well I think I have turned the corner with this flu\/cold.  I have done more sleeping today which has put me behind, but that is better than feeling crappy.  I may go to physiotherapy tomorrow but it will only be for traction, no exercise as such as I still feel weak.  As I sit here, I can hear two of my cats snoring . . . damn it sounds like a freight train rattling through the house.  Thanks to Nameless for doing yesterday's Open Thread, and to <\/span>Judi<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Joanne<\/span><\/a><\/strong> for their maiden voyages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzle — <\/strong>Today’s took me 2:54 (average 4:42). To do it, <\/span>click here<\/span><\/a> .<\/span><\/strong> How did you do? <\/span><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Boy, did my balls (footballs, guys, footballs!) ever get deflated last week by TC's Teabag Trashers . . . 29.88 more points!  Arrggghhhh!!!!!  He must be feeling better!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"feline<\/a><\/p>\n

TomCat ready for football action!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\nPoints<\/th>\n<\/tr>\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

5-2-0<\/td>\n.714<\/td>\nL1<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n666.38<\/td>\n520.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2+2<\/td>\n\n

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

4-3-0<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\nW3<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n631.04<\/td>\n679.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-1<\/td>\n\n

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

4-3-0<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\nL3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n675.92<\/td>\n615.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4+3<\/td>\n\n

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

4-3-0<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\nW1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n658.80<\/td>\n589.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\n

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

4-3-0<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\nW2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n607.18<\/td>\n557.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-3<\/td>\n\n

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

4-3-0<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\nL1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n606.72<\/td>\n582.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-1<\/td>\n\n

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

4-3-0<\/td>\n.571<\/td>\nW1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n630.06<\/td>\n547.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8+1<\/td>\n\n

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

3-4-0<\/td>\n.429<\/td>\nW1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n618.74<\/td>\n683.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9-1<\/td>\n\n

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

2-5-0<\/td>\n.286<\/td>\nL1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n613.82<\/td>\n710.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\n

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

1-6-0<\/td>\n.143<\/td>\nL6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n499.24<\/td>\n721.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Rank change shown is from week 6 – 7<\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Washington Post<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — <\/font>Congressional Republicans shooting themselves in the foot isn’t new. What’s tragic about the Benghazi hearings is that they displace the serious inquiries that we desperately need about the direction of our foreign policy.<\/p>\n

The United States invaded Iraq more than a decade ago. The assault — with costs including nearly 4,500 U.S. soldiers killed<\/a> and more than $2 trillion and counting<\/a> — destabilized the entire region. The Islamic State grew in the ruins. No viable government has been created, and U.S. troops are going back in<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With all the US action in the Middle East, the saber rattling in Ukraine, indeed the rhetoric around the Iran nuclear deal, what country is considered to be the greatest threat to world peace?<\/span><\/p>\n