{"id":19452,"date":"2016-01-27T13:39:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T21:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=19452"},"modified":"2016-01-27T13:39:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T21:39:26","slug":"open-thread1272016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/27\/open-thread1272016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–1\/27\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I learned that I\u2019m making such good progress that I will no longer qualify for home health care after February 12th.  I can go out for PT and OT, but I\u2019ll have to do it much less frequently, because of the copay and having to pay for transit,  The big hurt is that I\u2019ll lose my shower-aide.  Medicare does not pay for long term personal care, and I make just  little too much too much to qualify for Medicaid.  I\u2019m searching for a solution.  The dreaded task did not get done, because the building\u2019s elevator has been out since Sunday night.  It was supposed to be fixed yesterday afternoon, but it was not.  We\u2019ve actually had three day\u2019s of relatively nice weather, and I’ve been trapped here.  ARGH!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:05 (average 5:28).  Do I get a double dawg<\/em>burger?  To di it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Carrie: <\/font>Donald Trump Fan ?<\/p>\n

A teacher asked her 6th grade class how many of them were Donald Trump fans.
Not really knowing what a Donald Trump fan is, but wanting to be liked by <\/p>\n

the teacher\u200b, all the kids raised their hands except for smart Little Johnny.<\/p>\n

The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different…<\/p>\n

Little Johnny said, "Because I’m not a Donald Trump fan."<\/p>\n

The teacher asked, "Why aren’t you a fan of Donald Trump?"<\/p>\n

Johnny said, "Because I’m a Democrat."  The teacher asked him why he’s a Democrat.<\/p>\n

Little Johnny answered, "Well, my Mom’s a Democrat and my Dad’s a Democrat, so I’m a Democrat."<\/p>\n

Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, "If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?"<\/p>\n

With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, "That would make me a Donald Trump fan".<\/p>\n

FOMCROTFPIMPLMAO!!!<\/font><\/h1>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>This has been a difficult diary to write\u2014not because it is a difficult subject, but because it was so hard to narrow it down to just four governors. Describing the damage that the 31 current Republican governors have done to the United States (and to their own states) would likely take a tome the length of War and Peace. You don\u2019t have the time to read that, and as these men and women are still in office it would be impossible to keep up with the garbage legislation they keep unleashing on their citizens. So let\u2019s just keep it to the top (er, bottom) four:<\/p>\n

4. \u2014 Maine Gov. Paul LePage. This is a man who does not have the qualifications to be the county dog catcher. Yet inexplicably, he\u2019s the governor of Maine. He is so petty that shortly after he took office he ordered murals representing working men and women<\/a> taken down, as they were \u201cpro-union.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, if that was all he did he would not have made this list. But Gov. LePage is the gift that just keeps on giving. He has no filter when talking about his opponents\u2014think Donald Trump, but worse<\/a>. In short, he is a bully. Oh, and a racist too<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But no, we aren\u2019t done yet: He used his political power to have an opponent fired<\/a> from a job at a charter school. This brief write-up only scratches the surface of Gov. LePage. He is an awful human being, on top of being a lousy governor.<\/p>\n

LePage is just number four. Click through for the bottom three Governors in the US, Republicans, of course.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>One of the first women of country to really "tell it like it is" was singer Loretta Lynn. She was never shy about her life.<\/p>\n

Her song "The Pill" \u2014 released in 1975, 15 years after the birth control pill was introduced<\/a>\u2014 was no exception. Take a listen: <\/p>\n