{"id":30940,"date":"2018-01-02T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T20:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=30940"},"modified":"2018-01-02T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T20:31:12","slug":"open-thread-1-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/02\/open-thread-1-2-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 1\/2\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m still feeling a bit under the weather, so please forgive my brevity.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took m 4:52 (average 5:39).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Salon.com<\/a>: <\/font>President Donald Trump is staring down the barrel of a very, very unfavorable political climate in 2018.<\/p>\n

The foremost problem is the prospect of a Democratic sweep in the upcoming midterm elections, according to Axios<\/a>. One source told the site that when it comes to the possibility that Democratic victories in November could both thwart the GOP’s legislative agenda and make Trump vulnerable to impeachment, the president "gets it."<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Reince Priebus, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee and Trump’s former chief of staff, has been telling Republican Party leaders that they need to have access to the entire data and ground operation for every single congressional district. He also encouraged them to not be thrifty, arguing that they must "spend whatever needs to be spent as if 2020 relies on it."<\/p>\n

They will have lots to spend, as Banksters and Billionaires fear losing their Tax Scam welfare, and will contribute heavily. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Retail cannabis shops in California opened their doors on Monday for the first time, inaugurating what proponents say will become the world\u2019s largest market for legalized recreational marijuana.<\/p>\n

A transaction that remains illegal in many parts of the country seemed almost banal on Monday for the customers at a dispensary in Oakland who picked out their marijuana, showed their driver\u2019s licenses and walked into the brisk morning air with their drugs in a paper bag.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a whole new world opening up,\u201d said Diana Gladden, 48, who bought marijuana for herself and her aging parents. \u201cMy mother, a very strict Southern Baptist, now thinks it\u2019s O.K. because it\u2019s legal.\u201d<\/p>\n

One customer left with more than $1,000 worth of cannabis in a large grocery bag.<\/p>\n

Dang!! The Oregon Weather Bureau predicts that the cloud from the south will arrive this evening. Don’t RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Fired former FBI Director James Comey made another dig at President Donald Trump on Twitter over the weekend, writing on New Year\u2019s Eve that he hopes 2018 brings \u201cmore ethical leadership focused on truth and lasting values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amen James! RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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