{"id":21040,"date":"2016-04-02T12:40:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T19:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21040"},"modified":"2016-04-02T12:40:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T19:40:34","slug":"open-thread422016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/02\/open-thread422016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/2\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just as I gave up yesterday and lay down to take a Lona nap, Lu showed up.  I finally got my shower and am, once again, a pure puddy tat.  We spent the rest of the day doing the dreaded task, cleaning, and researching her personal issues.  I just heard from JD that Carrie B had unexpected abdominal surgery last night.  The word is that she\u2019ll be OK, but she\u2019ll be hospitalized for a few days and wants you informed.  Please join me in prayer for her or however you connect to the infinite.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:24 (average 5:33).  To co it, click here<\/a>,  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>:  <\/font>John Kasich has managed to make himself look like the responsible moderate in the horror movie that is the Republican presidential primary, but it\u2019s important to recognize that he\u2019s neither responsible nor moderate. If he seems that way to you, it\u2019s a measure both of how awful and extremist his competitors are and of how effectively Kasich has flown beneath the radar. Kasich showed off some of his reality<\/a>, though, in a Wednesday night town hall, blaming high infant mortality on \u201cthe minority community:\u201d<\/p>\n

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I will tell you this: The issue of infant mortality is a tough one. We have taken that on, and one of the toughest areas to take on is in the minority community, and the community itself is going to have to have a better partnership with all of us to begin to solve that problem of infant mortality in the minority community, cause we\u2019re making gains in the majority community. We don\u2019t ignore any of this, Chuck. These are serious issues and they need to be addressed and I don\u2019t put my head in the sand and if I\u2019ve got to get people upset doing it, that\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Way to spin worsening racial disparities as the fault of the people being left behind! <\/p>\n

He’s no moderate! He’s KKKasich!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>The first mystery guest on The Late Show\u2019s wheel of news Thursday night was Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. Host Stephen Colbert put Sanders in the hot seat and grilled him on asking Hillary Clinton\u2019s superdelegates to switch. <\/p>\n