{"id":1816,"date":"2010-06-11T03:47:42","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T10:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2010-06-11T03:47:42","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T10:47:42","slug":"open-thread-6112010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/11\/open-thread-6112010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 6\/11\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was a busy one.  I had to do quite a bit of work on the website of the nonprofit I represent.  Then I had an hour long telephone interview with a nurse from my insurance provider to better get to know how to structure preventive health care for me.  I had a ton of email to answer.  But finally, I caught up on all the comments and returned visits.  I should stay up to date today.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:14.  To do it, click here<\/a>. How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

To join our fantasy football league,<\/font> click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>The United States has more than doubled the estimated size of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, while BP’s chairman was summoned to a White House meeting with President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

I expect even the new estimate will prove to be too low.  I hope Obama tears hgim a new one.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The Senate on Thursday defeated a Republican-led effort to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from curbing greenhouse gases as lawmakers road-tested arguments for a future fight over climate change legislation. <\/p>\n

The Senate voted 53-47 to reject an attempt by Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, to block the E.P.A. from imposing new limits on carbon emissions based on its 2009 finding that such gases from industry, vehicles and other sources represent a threat to human health and the environment.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a relief.  I called both Wyden\u2019s and Merkley\u2019s offices to thank them for their steadfast opposition.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Blanche Lincoln voted for Murkowski’s resolution, the resolution President Obama had vowed to veto, should it pass.<\/p>\n

Lincoln was joined, surprise, by Evan Bayh, Mark Pryor, Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, and Jay Rockefeller. So did those great Republican moderates, Snowe, Collins, and Scott Brown. And so it goes.<\/p>\n

The bitch (I intend no offence to women.  I virtually never use this vile term, but in this case consider it appropriate.) didn\u2019t learn a damn thing. \ud83d\ude41<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>: From http:\/\/www.cagle.com\/politicalcartoons\/<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

\"11cagle00\"<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

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

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