{"id":20592,"date":"2016-03-13T12:10:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T19:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=20592"},"modified":"2016-03-13T12:10:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T19:10:25","slug":"open-thread3132016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/03\/13\/open-thread3132016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/13\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many years ago I started dealing with birthdays following the example of Jack Benny.  I\u2019m 39.  If you don\u2019t get it, rejoice!! You\u2019re still comparatively young.  My birthday present to me is a Dominos pizza for supper.  Tomorrow I have a follow up appointment with Megan, my Primary Care Physician, so expect no more than a Personal Update, please.  Note:  Due to server issues with out HSP, the site was down for about two hours this morning.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:19 (average 5:26).  (Who sent them a pic of me?)  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan hired a law firm using up to $800,000 in taxpayer money to help his administration navigate through a throng of civil and criminal investigations. Both candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have called for him to resign.<\/p>\n

On Thursday he faces a grilling by a congressional committee in Washington. And as voters went to the polls on the state\u2019s Primary Day last Tuesday, a group led by a Detroit pastor began an effort to recall him in a statewide referendum, a repeat of the movement that in 2012 targeted a fellow Republican, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Using taxpayer funds for his own criminal defense is itself a crime. May the recall of Sturmbannf\u00fchrer Snyder be more successful than it was with the Fartfuhrer of Fitzwalkerstan.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>Rachel Maddow: It is \u2018impossible\u2019 to call clash at Trump\u2019s Chicago rally an accident<\/p>\n

Enough Hairball to necessitate Barf Bag Alert!!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n