{"id":2020,"date":"2010-06-25T07:23:19","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T14:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2010-06-25T07:23:19","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T14:23:19","slug":"open-thread-6252010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/25\/open-thread-6252010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 6\/25\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m running way behind schedule today, because I did not get home from the prison until quite late last night.  The men there always inspire me with their dedication to change.  One of the personal highlights for me was watching a man who spent three years on death row, before being resentenced to life without possibility of parole, give a brief presentation on how he had empowered himself to change.  I knew him well, because he is one of the people who helped me turn my life around.  He has dedicated himself to helping others change, before they make the same mistakes he did.  I\u2019m proud to call him a friend.  Sometimes the awe and extreme respect with which these men treat me is difficult for me to accept.  I see me as just a regular person trying to do what I can to help.  They se me as one who made it, and look to me as an example of how they can make it too.  Please don\u2019t expect too much of me today.  I\u2019m worn out.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:07.  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 NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The House on Thursday approved legislation to curtail the ability of corporations and other special interest groups to influence elections by requiring greater disclosure of their role in paying for campaign advertising… <\/p>\n

…The vote was 219 to 206, with just two Republicans joining Democrats in favor. Opposed were 170 Republicans and 36 Democrats. Republican leaders assailed the bill as an infringement on free speech and the First Amendment, and its chances are shaky in the Senate.<\/p>\n

I expect the GOP to filibuster this in the Senate.  When they do, we need to paint them with it.<\/font><\/p>\n

From LA Times<\/a>: <\/font>Senate Republicans on Thursday once again blocked legislation to reinstate long-term unemployment benefits for people who have exhausted their aid, prolonging a stalemate that has left more than a million people without federal help.<\/p>\n

Have you friends that are unemployed?  Mobilize them to remove Republicans from office in November.  Their survival depends on that, because Republicans care to preserve the profits of their billionaire buddies and to return to power.  While they will create millions of jobs, jobs in Asia won\u2019t help people here that are suffering from the GOP recession.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"25bagley\"<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

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

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