{"id":25755,"date":"2017-01-05T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T21:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25755"},"modified":"2017-01-05T13:05:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T21:05:30","slug":"open-thread-152017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/open-thread-152017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 1\/5\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m getting ready to leave for today’s Physical Terrorism with Courtney, aka Lady Torquemada.  It’s 21\u00b0 outside.  I’ll be wearing jeans, a heavy T-shirt, under a thermal sweatshirt top, under a hoodie, a faux fur Russian hat, and ski gloves.  This will be my coldest trip since losing my leg.  This is my only article today, as I’ll be quite tired when I return.  I’ll finish this then.<\/font><\/p>\n

I made it back safely with good news.  My progress is such that  Courtney is cutting me back from two sessions to one session monthly.  That will save me $25.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:09 (average 4:53).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: Surprise, surprise.<\/a><\/font><\/font> Congressional Republicans don\u2019t want to know\u2014or don\u2019t want the public to know\u2014just what exactly Russia did to influence the November elections, and Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the guys who were supposedly going to stand up to their fellow Republicans and demand an investigation, are backing down. McCain and Graham have been calling for a select committee, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that investigations through existing Senate committees are enough.<\/font><\/p>\n

Like I said a few says ago, McConJob and Lindsey Poo were just posturing to look better than they are. As I expected they are now goose-stepping in lock step with the Tangerine Traitor’s Republican Rectum Reich.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Amid reports that Charles Manson is ill, the Donald Trump transition team has removed his name from its list of potential Supreme Court nominees.<\/p>\n

For President-elect Trump, the development was a serious setback, since Manson had reportedly topped the short list of Supreme Court picks since his name was first floated last December.<\/p>\n

At that time, Trump said that Manson\u2019s extensive experience with the judiciary made him uniquely qualified to \u201cshake up the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dang Andy!! Charlie is a perfect match with Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Mexicans Are the Nafta Winners? It\u2019s News to Them<\/p>\n

The Gray Lady misses the point entirely. Whether Mexican workers are better off under NAFTA than American workers, or vice-versa is not what NAFTA is about. Neither are.  NAFTA benefits greedy 1% vulture capitalists.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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