{"id":1915,"date":"2010-06-18T02:06:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T09:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2010-06-18T02:06:39","modified_gmt":"2010-06-18T09:06:39","slug":"open-thread-6182010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/18\/open-thread-6182010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 6\/18\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was gone all day, and had no opportunity to reply to comments or return visits.  I have a lot of catching up to do and I plan to begin today, although I have quite a bit of housework to get done before my grocery delivery tomorrow.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:49.  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>.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>Israel on Thursday approved a plan to ease its blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip following weeks of international pressure, but provided few details on what new goods would be allowed in.<\/p>\n

Easing the blockade will not make up for the criminal policy, especially when Israel won\u2019t divulge the specifics of the plan.<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Dino Rossi is keeping his day job while he runs for Senate in Washington. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that. But Rossi’s day job entails very publicly helping rich people profit off the misfortune of those unlucky enough to have bought a house in the last four years or so. And that’s leaving some in Washington a little confused about his priorities. <\/p>\n

Rossi is a former gubernatorial nominee, and national Republicans are stoked about him now that he’s decided to run for Senate against incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D).<\/p>\n

If he wins, he will have no trouble adjusting to his new role.  Helping the rich bilk the poor is the GOP raison d’\u00eatre<\/em>.<\/font><\/p>\n

From News Hounds<\/a>: <\/font>Last week (6\/10\/10), Glenn Beck looked into the Fox News camera and announced, in his sincere voice, that President Obama’s administration has given so much power to 1960’s radicals, that they can now accomplish their former goal of killing off 10% of the U.S. population.<\/p>\n

Beck said, "We had a group (in the United States) whose goal it was to eliminate 10% of the U.S. population. Why? Because that’s what anarchist, Marxist, communist, revolutionaries, Maoists do to be able to gain control."<\/p>\n

Geez!  Beck continues to fill his role as the poster child for the GOP\u2019s brown-shirts and as the epitome of Teabuggery.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>: from Cagle.com<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

\"18matson\"<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

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

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