{"id":21434,"date":"2016-04-26T13:13:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21434"},"modified":"2016-04-26T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:13:57","slug":"open-thread-4262016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/26\/open-thread-4262016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/26\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I slept poorly last night, because the druggies partied into the wee hours on the street below and made a lot of noise.  So I took another Lona nap this morning.  Store to door called and I gave them my grocery order.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:18 (average 5:49).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/strong><\/font>Charles and David Koch, the billionaire industrialists who have spent decades acquiring a world-class collection of Republicans, revealed over the weekend that they are considering purchasing their first Democrat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve always bought Republicans, and our father bought Republicans before us,\u201d Charles, the elder Koch, said. \u201cThey\u2019re bred to be obedient, and they respond to simple commands.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that he and his brother had considered acquiring a Democrat only after determining that none of the Republicans on offer this year was worth adding to their collection.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Andy, both Bernie and Hillary are too principled to become Koch suckers.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>James Van Kuilenburg, a trans teenager, attended a Ted Cruz rally<\/a> with his mother on Thursday. His goal was to hear what Ted Cruz had to say, but also, as The Frederick News-Post reported<\/a>, "to show Cruz supporters that rhetoric about gay and transgender rights hurts real people, like him."<\/p>\n