{"id":216,"date":"2009-11-04T03:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=216"},"modified":"2009-11-04T03:22:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-04T11:22:00","slug":"open-thread-1142009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2009\/11\/04\/open-thread-1142009\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 11\/4\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Medicare card arrived yesterday.  I spent my limited recourses of energy starting to get health care squared away after going virtually without for years.  Thus I didn\u2019t even reply to comments here, let alone visit.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to dedicate an article to election coverage.  I anticipated the results in NJ and Virginia.  I was pleased with the 23rd of NY.  I was saddened over Maine\u2019s proposition one.  While I agree with the right that people don\u2019t deserve special right just because they are LGBT, I also recognize the statement as the smoke screen that it is.  Permission to marry the consenting adult of your choice is not a special right.  It is equal protection under the law.  Maine became the 31st state to vote to deny a basic Constitutional right to LBGT Americans.  Shame!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Jig Zone puzzle took me 4:44.  To do it, Click Here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s your cartoon:<\/p>\n

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by Cameron Cardow<\/a> – Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com<\/a> – Email this Cartoon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Happy hump day to all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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