{"id":3221,"date":"2010-10-29T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=3221"},"modified":"2010-10-29T00:00:40","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T07:00:40","slug":"open-thread-10292010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/10\/29\/open-thread-10292010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/29\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I caught up on replying to comments before going to do volunteer work at Oregon State Penitentiary.\u00a0 There I spoke to around one hundred prisoners on domestic violence, how it leads to more crime, and how we are not at fault for the conditions in our childhoods and the damages they caused to our ability to lead fulfilled lives.\u00a0 But the point I made is that, although we may not be at fault for our mental and emotional backgrounds, we are responsible for repairing them, because they won\u2019t be fixed until we make an unqualified commitment to do whatever it takes to change.\u00a0 That\u2019s the short version.\u00a0 In any case, I did not het home until after I normally wake up to start my nightly research, so I did just enough for this Open Thread, and barring something breaking, this will be my only article for Friday, and when it\u2019s up, I\u2019m dragging my exhausted butt to bed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:23 (average 4:22).\u00a0 To do it, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

From Minneapolis Star Tribune<\/a>: <\/span>Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek on Thursday denied reports that he agreed to drop out of the Floridaa Senate race under pressure from former President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n

Clinton last week while campaigning in Florida tried to talk Meek into quitting, and the congressman agreed twice to drop out and endorse independent candidate Gov. Charlie Crist, Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna confirmed.<\/p>\n

I disagree.\u00a0 Although I\u2019d hard time voting for him In good conscience. I think Meek should stay in the race.\u00a0 Helping Crist would not be worth it, because, even if he did caucus with the Democrats, he\u2019d be another LIEberman.\u00a0 A Meek withdrawal would hurt Alex Sink\u2019s excellent chance to win the race for Governor.\u00a0 Do we really want Republicans in charge of counting Florida ballots in 2012?<\/span><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/span>On Thursday, a government investigation panel said that Halliburton might have played an important role in the April explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico by supplying cement that the company knew was unstable to BP, which used it to seal the well. Halliburton has repeatedly blamed BP, the owner of the well, of failing to test the cement and making other errors that led to the accident, which killed 11 people and spewed millions of barrels of crude oil into the gulf.<\/p>\n

I predicted at the time that Halliburton, that still represents the Cheney legacy, would be to blame for much of this.\u00a0 But I repeat that there should be no more deep water drilling until we fully understand how it happened and how to keep it from happening again.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/span>US companies are hoarding nearly one trillion dollars of cash that they are unlikely to use for expansion amid a muddled outlook on economic recovery, rating agency Moody’s said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Companies are not expanding production, because US consumers can\u2019t afford to spend, because too few have jobs, because companies are not expanding production, because\u2026 How do you spell S-T-I-M-U-L-U-S?!!? \ud83d\ude44<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\"Rob<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

TGIF!!<\/span><\/p>\n

Vote!<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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