{"id":20700,"date":"2016-03-18T14:06:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T21:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=20700"},"modified":"2016-03-19T14:33:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T21:33:23","slug":"open-thread3182014-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/open-thread3182014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/18\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I went to see my PCP’s PA.  It was mostly about going over test results.  My AIC was a 7.1, a little higher than I want it, but we3ll below the ganger range.  My white count was a little high.  Ellie thinks that was, because I was still recovering from pneumonia, and drew more blood to retest.  My LDL was fine, but my HDL was a bit low.  I ordered some fish oil caplets to boost my Omega 3s.  She authorized pain meds sufficient to meet my needs.  My poop test showed no evidence of colon cancer.  All things, considered, I’m a perky puddy tat.  I’ll retest in three months.  My LIFT bus came at the back end of my window, and picked up and dropped off several people, before I got home in mid-afternoon.  I had a late lunch and crashed.  After breakfast this morning I cooked suppers for three days.  A Lona Nap snuck up on me, so I’m running a bit behind.  Several of you know Carrie.  She asked me to let her friends know that she’s having Internet trouble.  I hope she can return soon.  TGIF!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:57 (average 6:03).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: \\<\/font>Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò<\/a> is a staunch conservative and was vocally opposed to same-sex marriage throughout his five-year tenure as the Vatican’s nuncio (ambassador) to the United States.<\/p>\n

He also sent an anonymous invite to Ms. Kim Davis<\/a>, of anti-equality fame, to the Pope’s DC visit. While people, here and elsewhere, initially thought this was a coup for Davis and bigotry, Pope Francis turned the other cheek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And now word comes that the incident is prompting The Vatican to replace Vigano<\/a>. A friend of the Pope’s claimed he was blindsided by the meeting, and the move caused the Vatican to distance itself from Viganò, leading many to believe the Pope would quietly replace him as his “statutory retirement age” was approaching. Viganò turned 75 in January; when bishops and archbishops reach that age, they are required to submit a letter of resignation to the Vatican.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the Pope is thinking about replacing the social conservative warrior with an advocate of immigration.<\/p>\n

Good riddance to a Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christian. I am not Catholic, and I am not even slightly interested in practicing Catholic dogma, but I keep liking this Pope more and more.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>President Obama is planning to take the nation’s nuclear launch codes with him when he leaves office, in January of 2017, the President announced in a nationally televised address on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The President was quick to acknowledge that his decision to hold on to the launch codes was unorthodox, but said that he was doing it “to reassure the American people.”<\/p>\n

“In recent weeks, there has been a rising level of alarm about who might have access to these codes going forward,” Obama said. “As a result, it occurred to me that the safest thing would be if I just held on to them for the foreseeable future.”<\/p>\n

The President stressed, however, that he would follow through on his plan to keep custody of the launch codes “only if it is necessary.”<\/p>\n

“We’re just going to have to see how everything plays out,” he said.<\/p>\n

LOL Andy!! He might briefly consider keeping them if Hillary is the next President, but if either Fecal Dump or TRUSed Uranus wins, it's a no-brainer.<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a>: <\/font>Robert Reich: How to Fix the Supreme Court<\/p>\n