{"id":1932,"date":"2010-06-19T01:51:17","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T08:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2010-06-19T01:51:17","modified_gmt":"2010-06-19T08:51:17","slug":"open-thread-6192010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/19\/open-thread-6192010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 6\/19\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday turned out to be a pretty busy day.  I answered three days of accumulated email, assembled and set up an indoor outdoor thermometer (so I don\u2019t have to hang my head out the window with a hand held), emptied my cabinets and put stuff back organized, backed up this entire site and upgraded to WordPress 3.0.  Then I replied to 48 comments here.  After all that, I was too pooped to do any visiting, so I watched a movie.  Today I hope to get in quite a bit of blog visiting, but I have a grocery delivery to put away when it comes.  With my COPD, that can be quite tiring.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:55.  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 LA Times<\/a>: <\/font>Embattled BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward, who endured a ferocious daylong grilling this week on Capitol Hill, was replaced Friday as the point man for the day-to-day response to the gulf oil disaster, a move that drew praise from BP critics and suggested the company was growing increasingly concerned with damage to its image.<\/p>\n

BP’s chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, told Sky News television in Britain that Hayward was handing over daily operations to managing director Robert Dudley, a Mississippi native who started his career at Chicago-based Amoco Corp.<\/p>\n

It looks like BP sent Tony \u201cI know nothing\u201d Heyward\u201d to Congress as a sacrificial goat, not caring how angry Congress became at him, as he was about to be pulled back.  Congress should immediately subpoena Dudley and ask him all the same questions.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>The US government would be barred from buying any Chinese goods or services under legislation unveiled Friday by US senators angry at Beijing’s policy of buying only from domestic sources.<\/p>\n

The prohibition would last until China, a World Trade Organization (WTO) member for nearly 10 years, signs on to the WTO’s "Agreement of Governmental Procurement," enabling Washington to challenge Beijing’s procurement rules.<\/p>\n

I would support this legislation.  The US has been bleeding jobs to China, ever since we allowed them into the WTO, by removing our veto.  Due to the lower cost of living and lower worker pay in China, it\u2019s difficult for the US to compete.  In those areas where we can compete, we cannot allow China to deny us that opportunity through unfair trade practices.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Pelosi has it right.  While we, myself included, have been pointing the finger at Barton, we need to recognize that Barton was merely expressing the GOP party line.  I would be very surprised, if he did not do so under orders.  Other Republicans threw him under the bus, only when they saw how vehemently the public reacted to his vile statement.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"19parker\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

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What are you up to?<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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