{"id":2902,"date":"2010-09-17T01:44:17","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T08:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2010-09-17T01:44:17","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T08:44:17","slug":"open-thread-9172010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/09\/17\/open-thread-9172010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/17\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was a busy day.  I had a lot of paperwork to do, a dozen phone calls to make, three fantasy lineups to set and about fifty unanswered pieces in my email inbox.  I had some bad news as well.  I am now in the Donut Hole. :-(  Fortunately, I saw it coming and have been salting away part of my disability all rear to fill the void.  I nevertheless managed to catch up on replying to comments.  Catching up on returning visits is today\u2019s goal, after I get home from running errands.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:56.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>: (all good news today)<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>The Senate on Thursday passed a long-stalled bill aimed at providing the nation’s small businesses easier access to credit, the latest effort to create jobs and boost the struggling economy.<\/p>\n

The House is expected to accept the Senate version and send it to the President next week.<\/font><\/p>\n

From LA Times<\/a>: <\/font>An emergency relief well has successfully intersected BP’s damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well, federal officials announced Thursday night.<\/p>\n

It took long enough!<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Hill<\/a>: <\/font>A top Republican on financial issues said Thursday he was concerned that Elizabeth Warren would use a position in a new consumer protection agency to promote "social justice."<\/p>\n

Gregg, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee and a senior member of the Banking Committee, expressed dismay at President Obama’s decision to tap Warren as a key "adviser" to help set up the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency established in the Wall Street reform bill. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s always a good thing when a Republican leader inadvertently admits that his party opposes social justice.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>: from Cagle.com<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

\"17bagley\" <\/font><\/p>\n

TGIF!!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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