{"id":29689,"date":"2017-09-30T12:32:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T19:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=29689"},"modified":"2017-09-30T12:54:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T19:54:02","slug":"open-thread-9302017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/30\/open-thread-9302017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/30\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got to bed late again last night.\u00a0 As I plugged my iPhone in to recharge, it notified me that it needed to update to sync.\u00a0 I learned long ago that, if I don’t babysit it to input pins and password on prompt, it tends to upfuckticate instead of update.\u00a0 It took an hour.\u00a0 I overslept this morning, so I’m skipping my nap and will probably publish a little early.\u00a0 My Quicken substitute, CountAbout, is starting to come together, although the documentation is poor and the learning curve is steep.\u00a0 However, their tech support, unlike Quicken, is quick and efficient, and after my free trial expires, it will cost only $40 a year.\u00a0 Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.\u00a0 My Broncos will be hosting the Raiders, and it may be televised here.\u00a0 Teams are still TBA.\u00a0 It is also a Wendy day.\u00a0 Fantasy Players, make changes in your lineup before 6:30 AM Pacific, as there is another London game.\u00a0 Monday is my four week cataract follow up, so the Monthly Report for September will be several days late.\u00a0 In international terms, I’m putting 2 kilos of kitty shit in a one kilo bag.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:48 (average 5:51).\u00a0 To do it, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

From CNN<\/a>: <\/span>President Donald Trump launched an attack on San Juan Mayor Carmen Yul\u00edn Cruz on Saturday for criticizing the White House’s hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico, accusing her of “poor leadership” and suggesting that the island’s residents are not doing enough to help themselves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump,” the President tweeted from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is spending the weekend. “… Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan<\/strong>, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help. They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.” [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Here is what Mayor Cruz had said and why.<\/span><\/p>\n