{"id":3395,"date":"2010-11-18T04:18:41","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T12:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2010-11-18T04:18:41","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T12:18:41","slug":"open-thread11192010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/18\/open-thread11192010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/19\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was another bad air day.  By the time I finished my online grocery shopping, I was done for the day and returned to bed to rest.  Today I have to get a haircut in the morning, but when I get back, I hope to at least catch up with comments.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 5:07 (average 5:38).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Bloomberg<\/a>: <\/font>House Democrats yesterday elected Pelosi to be minority leader over Representative Heath Shuler of North Carolina on a 150-43 vote that reflected divisions over their best path forward when they cede control to Republicans in January. The vote, in a closed-door meeting, came as Republicans in their own gathering united to designate John Boehner of Ohio to be the next House speaker. <\/p>\n

Half that news is good.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Today, Senate Republicans voted unanimously against legislation to close the pay gap between women and men. The Senate voted 58-41 against allowing debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help end discriminatory pay practices against women. It had already passed the House.<\/p>\n

This was another Republican filibuster, so 58 was the losing vote.  The winning vote of 41 included every Republican and Ben Nelson (DINO-NE).<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) — yes, that Sen. John Ensign — thinks he can convince the voters of Nevada to grant him another term in office in 2012.<\/p>\n

Broke and under investigation for trying to cover up an affair by allegedly funneling contracts to his mistress’ husband, Ensign doesn’t have the kind of resume recruiters generally look for when trying to populate the ballot.<\/p>\n

This is Republican ethics.  I can\u2019t wait for the Ensign\/Angle primary fight. \"Devil\" <\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

What\u2019s your story today?<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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