{"id":3294,"date":"2010-11-07T00:57:56","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T07:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2010-11-07T00:57:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-07T07:57:56","slug":"open-thread1172010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/07\/open-thread1172010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/7\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I slept so late that most of my day was gone before I got up.  As a resault, I was not sleepy at bedtime and am posting a little earlier than usual.  I did catch up on replying to comments.  Today\u2019s holy day for the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb is less sacred for me, because the Denver congregation has a day of rest, aka a bye week.  This afternoon I plan to join the conversation with Gwen, Jack and others on the Here Be Monsters<\/a> show on Blog Talk radio.  It starts at 3:00 PM PST (6:00 PM EST), if you’d like to listen or call in.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:27 (average 4:47).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>In a letter to colleagues, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who is seeking to remain as minority leader despite her party\u2019s steep election losses, urged House Democrats to unite behind her and even said she hopes to help ousted lawmakers return to Congress in two years.<\/p>\n

I approve.  Pelosi did her job, unlike the leg hound.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Right Wing Watch<\/a>: <\/font>Last week, leaked results from the Pentagon’s survey revealed that most soldiers were unopposed to repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.<\/p>\n

So, if you are the Family Research Council, it can only mean that the survey is flawed and cannot be trusted.<\/p>\n

Leave it to the Theocons of the American Taliban to insist on inventing their own facts when the real ones conflict with their bigotry.  Unless we do this in the lame duck<\/em> session, repeal is dead for two years.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>The Seattle Chamber of Commerce, being a local organization in a liberal city, with many liberal members represented, wants to make it crystal clear that they are not in any way associated with [ads aired by] the the U.S. Chamber, which spent millions in the state to pick up the open 3rd district seat, and to oust Patty Murray.<\/p>\n

This is a worthy sentiment, but lip-service is not enough.  As long as they are members of and pay dues to the US Chamber, they must weat the green letter. <\/font>$<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"Dan<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

Pray (or whatever you do) for America!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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