{"id":1712,"date":"2010-06-02T03:31:12","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T10:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2010-06-02T03:31:12","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T10:31:12","slug":"open-thread-622010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/02\/open-thread-622010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 6\/2\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I went to the Social Security office to let them copy my birth certificate again<\/strong>.  My machine generated ticket projected a wait of 10 minutes.  2 3\/4 hours later, my turn came.  I complained that I had brought my birth certificate in before.  The clerk told me that, if I had, they would have it, and I would not have received the notice to bring it in.  Then I showed her the receipt they gave me when I delivered the birth certificate to them in 2007.  You should have seen her face.  Nevertheless, I returned home in time to reply to comments and return visits.  Today depends on the weather.  I normally volunteer today, but we face a severe storm warning, and I don\u2019t allow myself to get severely drenched at a bus stop with no shelter, when my health is acting up.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:41.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

For an invitation to join our fantasy football league, Lefty Bloggers and Friends, email me at<\/font> tomcat1948@gmail.com<\/a>, using the email address you intent to use to sign up for the league. TC\u2019s Teabuggery Trashers can\u2019t wait to take you on! \ud83d\ude42<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Jerusalem Post<\/a>: <\/font>US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he supports an ‘independent’ probe that would examine the events leading to Israel’s Monday raid on the Gaza-bound protest flotilla, Army Radio reported.<\/p>\n

I have no problem with an independent investigation, as long as it is honestly done.  It so, it must determine that attacking a ship in international waters is an act of piracy.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Under threat of receivership and criminal investigation for its destruction of the Gulf of Mexico, foreign oil giant BP has hired a former top aide for Vice President Dick Cheney to be their new spokeswoman. Anne Womack-Kolton has been hired to be \u201chead of U.S. media relations.\u201d A rising star in the Bush-Cheney White House since the 2000 campaign, Womack-Kolton served as Cheney\u2019s press secretary during the 2004 election before running public affairs in the Bush Department of Energy.<\/p>\n

This choice could not be a stronger indication of BP\u2019s criminal character.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Politico<\/a>: <\/font>Thus, the venture capital and private equity lobbies have worked hard in the past few weeks to claim that raising the tax rate on executive compensation is less about the executives than it is about the danger to minorities, academics, pensioners, economically depressed Michigan, \u201cthe average American home,\u201d the fight against cancer and jobs.<\/p>\n

Huh?!!? 8O  Keep taxing GOP hedge fund billionaires at 15% instead of the normal rate to help the little guys?  ROTFLMAO!!<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by Cameron Cardow<\/a> – Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com<\/a> – Email this Cartoon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Happy Hump Day!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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