{"id":28603,"date":"2017-07-16T12:57:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T19:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=28603"},"modified":"2017-07-16T12:57:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T19:57:41","slug":"open-thread-7162017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/16\/open-thread-7162017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 7\/16\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I get very far with this, Wendy will be here to help with assorted tasks and fumigate the TomCat.  It’s just in time too, because the authorities were about to evacuate the Squatch north of the Arctic Circle for her own defense, if the wind had shifted.  Tomorrow will be my last day in the saddle, before my cataract surgery.  I hope to be back in the saddle on Thursday, but we’ll see how I see.  Later: Wendy has left and we have everything ready for Tuesday.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:41 (average 4:42).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>The former chief G W Bush speechwriter has a column in today\u2019s Washington Post that shows the spreading impact of people processing the events since Saturday when the story of Trump Jr. , Kushner, and Manafort met with the Russian lawyer broke into the public consciousness.  Titled In Trump\u2019s world, innocence is proved by guilt<\/a>, it is very much shaped by the release of the email chain earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Yes, it is true the Gerson was never a fan or supporter of Donald J. Trump, but this piece is very pointed, and given who reads Gerson likely to have an impact on a some of the \u201cmore reasonable\u201d Republican officers.<\/p>\n

Click through to read his take down. I’m sure I disagree with him on many other issues, but seeing a Republican express an ethical position is so rare, I have to applaud it, when I do. As for the rest of the Republican Reich\u2026 RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>A powerful rule finalized last week<\/a> by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will allow consumers to join together in class-action lawsuits against banks, credit card companies and other lenders over price gouging, predatory lending, abusive loan terms and other mistreatment.<\/p>\n

Some congressional Republicans have vowed to use special legislative procedures to repeal the rule, which could take effect next year. A quick kill would be of a piece with other efforts to weaken financial regulation and allow firms to operate without accountability to customers or judges.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether a congressional majority will vote to overturn a rule of such obvious benefit to consumers. What is certain is that killing the rule would be an injustice.<\/p>\n

Liz Warren’s CFPB may be the only thing Republicans hate as much as ObamaCare and voting rights. I suspect they will overturn the rules in short order. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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Click through to read the entire report. What better case could there be for Medicare for all? RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"0716Cartoon\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Republicans in Congress refuse to allow the residents any power to govern themselves.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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