{"id":19546,"date":"2016-02-02T01:46:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T09:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=19546"},"modified":"2016-02-02T01:47:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T09:47:32","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-01022016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/02\/squatchs-open-thread-01022016\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch’s Open Thread 01\/02\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I said "I shant be lingering to do extra tutoring or Costco runs."  OK, I admit it, I lied. . . sort of.  We did our English lesson and then the kids started arriving home from school.  I ended up checking some math homework for Jonathan, filling out some school related forms for 2 of the kids, and snuggling Regina who got hit by a flying truck thrown by Simon (the baby) and was in tears.  When I scolded Simon, he went into tears and lay claim to the other knee and arm!  JD, I guess God is splitting a gut laughing!<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomorrow is less busy, or should I say, less stressful.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Huffington Post<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — <\/span>This is an interactive automaticupdateat the site where you can see in which precints a candidate leads or trails.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa Democratic Caucus<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Bernie Sanders was nearly tied with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race, while O’Malley suspended his campaign before all results were counted.<\/p>\n

Des MoinesCedar RapidsDavenportDes MoinesCedar RapidsDavenport<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Candidate<\/th>\nSDEs<\/abbr>∗<\/th>\nDelegates<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\"\"Clinton<\/td>\n667<\/td>\n28<\/p>\n

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\"\"Sanders<\/td>\n664<\/td>\n21<\/p>\n

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\"\"O'Malley<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n\n

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∗ The Iowa Democratic Party doesn't report vote counts. It reports State Delegate Equivalents (SDEs), predictions of who will attend the state-wide party convention.<\/p>\n

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3 of 52 delegates in play in Iowa.<\/p>\n

HuffPost counts unpledged delegates who have publicly stated their intent to vote for a candidate.<\/p>\n

1,604 of 1,681 precincts reporting<\/p>\n

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Iowa Republican Caucus<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Republican voters in Iowa turned out in record numbers for the GOP caucus, showing strong support for Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio finished a close third despite lagging well behind Donald Trump in the polls. Other candidates, like Jeb Bush, failed to gain traction with voters.<\/p>\n

Des MoinesCedar RapidsDavenportDes MoinesCedar RapidsDavenport<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Candidate<\/th>\nVotes<\/th>\nDelegates<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\"\"Cruz \u2713<\/td>\n51,047<\/td>\n8<\/p>\n

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\"\"Trump<\/td>\n44,837<\/td>\n7<\/p>\n

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\"\"Rubio<\/td>\n42,577<\/td>\n6<\/p>\n

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\"\"Carson<\/td>\n17,173<\/td>\n2<\/p>\n

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\"\"Paul<\/td>\n8,361<\/td>\n1<\/p>\n

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\"\"Bush<\/td>\n5,165<\/td>\n\n

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\"\"Fiorina<\/td>\n3,442<\/td>\n\n

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\"\"Kasich<\/td>\n3,441<\/td>\n\n

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\"\"Huckabee<\/td>\n3,305<\/td>\n\n

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\"\"Christie<\/td>\n3,247<\/td>\n\n

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\"\"Santorum<\/td>\n1,768<\/td>\n\n

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\"\"Gilmore<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n\n

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6 of 30 delegates in play in Iowa.<\/p>\n

HuffPost counts unpledged delegates who have publicly stated their intent to vote for a candidate.<\/p>\n

1,655 of 1,681 precincts reporting<\/p>\n

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Mike Huckabee<\/strong> annouced that he has <\/span>suspended his campaign<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.  With Upchuck Huck out of the race, it remains to be seen who else will bow out, if any, before the next round of primaries.  If you ask me, Gilmore, Santorum, and Fiorina should be bowing out next.<\/span><\/p>\n

I won't go into an analysis as I am sure that TC will have the final results and his expert indepth analysis tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

BTW, a pollster here in Canada was asking people today about what they thought of Trump in the White House. Nationally, 65% of Canadians fear that, while 80% of British Columbians don't want Trump in the White House.  He sure isn't making many friends north of the 49th!<\/span><\/p>\n

CBC<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — The protection of B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest is now assured, after a decade of complex negotiations between the province, First Nations and industry. <\/p>\n

Under terms of the agreement announced Monday morning by Premier Christy Clark, 85 per cent (3.1 million hectares) of the forested area of the northern wilderness will be completely — and permanently — protected from industrial logging.  …<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Spirit bears are the best known part of the unique flora and fauna of the Great Bear Rainforest that will be protected under an agreement finalized in B.C. Monday. Spirit bears, also known as Kermode bears, are black bears with a unique genetic variation that gives them their cream-coloured fur. (Ian McAllister)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Bear Rainforest stretches from B.C.'s Discovery Islands, north to Alaska's Tongass Rainforest. Along with Haida Gwaii, parts of which are protected under other agreements<\/a>, it represents the largest tracts of intact temperate rainforest on Earth. It is home to numerous species of plant and animals, including old growth trees, orcas, grizzlies and spirit bears.<\/p>\n

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Moss-covered trees stand the test of time. (Photo: National Geographic)<\/span><\/p>\n

From <\/span>Common Dreams<\/strong><\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It is "one of the most visionary forest conservation plans on Earth," said<\/a> Valerie Langer, solutions director at ForestEthics, one of the groups that signed on to the deal. "It is a principled approach that sets a new legal and science-based standard for sustaining healthy forests and maintains intact, old-growth that will keep millions of tonnes of carbon out of the atmosphere."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As old growth tropical rainforests in the Philipines and Indonesia have been decimated to provided space for palm plantations, so has the old growth temperate rainforest in Canada been decimated for its lumber.  These are not replacable.  I am very happy with this agreement and the process of inclusion that struck the agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raw Story<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — The New York Daily News wasted no time ripping Donald Trump’s surprise loss in Monday’s Iowa Republican caucus.<\/p>\n

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this is a full political science essay from the New York Daily News!  Do you think that the paper is not sold on Trump?<\/span><\/p>\n

The New Yorker<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — …<\/strong><\/span> Democrats have some messy internal business to deal with: Bernie Sanders, promoting an American version of People Power, has confirmed his capture of the Party’s under-forty wing, which means trouble for Hillary Clinton.  …<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking on CNN as it got late, David Axelrod, President Obama’s former campaign manager, made an acute point. One of Hillary’s problems is that her campaign is largely about herself—her experience, her electability, and her toughness. “I will keep doing what I have done my entire life,” she said in her non-victory speech. “I will keep standing up for you. I will keep fighting for you.” Sanders, on the other hand, rarely mentions himself in his speeches. His campaign is all about his message of taking American back from the billionaires. And as Axelrod pointed out, it is often easier to inspire people, particularly young people, with an uplifting theme than with a resumé.<\/p>\n

Bernie might be older than Clinton, but he is younger!<\/span><\/p>\n

My Universe<\/strong> —<\/span><\/p>\n

\"9d6ad78d-dc00-48d3-8aca-5162bc4a9fe7\"<\/a>Celebrate the Great Bear Rainforest agreement!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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