{"id":33035,"date":"2018-07-09T12:56:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T19:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=33035"},"modified":"2018-07-09T12:56:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T19:56:54","slug":"open-thread-7-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/09\/open-thread-7-9-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 7\/9\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a slow day for news, dominated by speculation over Trump’s choice of fascists this evening.  I had a busy morning juggling medical mayhem.  I rescheduled my Cat Scan.  After thinking it over, I decided that I could not inflict myself on them, stripped down after three days in the 90\u00b0s without a shower.  I rescheduled to a Thursday, the day after shower day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:49 (average 4:22).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Current Affairs<\/a>: <\/font>[F]or a person who runs a \u201ccurrent affairs\u201d magazine, I often know embarrassingly little about what is going on in my immediate vicinity. I\u2019m often preoccupied with the national and international at the expense of the local. So I did not realize, until I bumped into it while wandering through my neighborhood, that New Orleans was going to have a demonstration against Trump\u2019s immigration policies yesterday. I came upon it entirely by surprise. Which, in retrospect, was entirely the best way to find it. There is nothing quite like walking alone through a city and suddenly finding yourself surrounded by thousands of sympathetic comrades and friends, demonstrating for an important humanitarian cause.<\/p>\n

That author is a lucky fellow! RESIST<\/strong>!! VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>Normally, I don’t buy into "lesser-of-two-evils" politics. If Democrats nominate a corrupt reactionary Blue Dog I’m at least as incensed as I am over a Republican. That’s not going to change either. And, I’m still saying that "normally" no longer applies, not with Trump and his Congressful of enablers and rubber stamps. I’m telling friends and relatives– my sister lives in Jeff Van Drew’s district– to just hold their noses and vote for anyone with a "D" next to their name.<\/p>\n

As Digby has been saying since he moved into the White House, we’re in existential territory here. Boxing in Trump is more important than anything\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026That said, there’s no need to stop reminding the establishment Democratic Party that we need them to stop turning off the base with their Blue Dog\/New Dem agenda and their uncontrollable hatred for the Democratic grassroots, for progressives and for the kind of reform that will cut off the spigots of money and power that motivates the careerism of the Hoyers, Wasserman Schultzes, Crowleys (buh bye) and the mirror images the DCCC keeps recruiting as candidates.<\/p>\n

The DCCC is now whining how progressives have to get on board the unity train and pull together to elect a Democratic Congress to stop the boogie man in the White House. They’re correct. What they’re not correct about is that that’s a one-way street.The same thing is happening with progressive primary winners all over the country– including in must-win swing districts! Blue America has a page for that: <\/strong>Abandoned By The DCCC<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are men and women– mostly women– on this list who won their primary races and who the DCCC is refusing to recognize while they’re asking progressives to support wretched Blue Dogs and New Dems because… "TRUMP!" [emphasis original<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Establishment Democrats need to support progressive nominees. Progressives need to support establishment Democratic nominees.  We can fight amongst ourselves after Trump and his Reich are defeated. RESIST<\/strong>!! VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Caller<\/a>: <\/font>Conservative groups are rolling out million dollar ad buys Monday evening immediately after President Donald Trump announces his pick to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.<\/p>\n

Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), a conservative political organization, is launching a $1.4 million ad campaign Monday evening in Alabama, Indiana, North Dakota, and West Virginia. The ads will start right after Trump announces his nominee at 9 p.m. Monday night, featuring an introductory bio on the nominee. In addition to running in those four states, the ads will run on national cable and digital media.<\/p>\n

The buy comes after JCN rolled out a seven-figure ad<\/a> campaign supporting Justice Neil Gorsuch \u2014 Trump\u2019s first nominee to SCOTUS. The ad, much like Monday\u2019s, targets vulnerable Democratic senators up for re-election in November in states Trump won in 2016.<\/p>\n

In total, JCN will spend $2.4 million backing Trump\u2019s nominee in national cable, broadcast and digital media.<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t care which, because they are all goose-steppers, and all will trash YOUR rights. RESIST<\/strong>!! VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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