{"id":35898,"date":"2019-03-08T11:44:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T19:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=35898"},"modified":"2019-03-08T11:44:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T19:44:51","slug":"open-thread-3-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/03\/08\/open-thread-3-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 3\/8\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s another cold day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I have to do some intake paperwork, that never got done when they rushed me into this building, with the Asst. Mgr.&nbsp; That may put me be behind schedule.&nbsp; Happy International Women&#8217;s Day to all, and TGIF!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:10 (average 4:56).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-03-08-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; (Technicolor kitty farts?)&nbsp; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ufpAgpyW3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msnbcleanforward\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Jon Meacham: We May Have A President Who Is Enthralled To A Foreign Power<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_ufpAgpyW3g\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten has Putin in his pooter! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/433143-the-23-house-republicans-who-voted-against-the-anti-hate-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>: <\/font>Twenty-three Republican lawmakers voted against a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred on Thursday, arguing the measure was \u201cwatered down\u201d and failed to properly condemn Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/ilhan-omar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilhan Omar<\/a>\u2019s (D-Minn.) recent controversial remarks on U.S.-Israel relations.<\/p>\n<p>The 23 Republicans included: Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Mo Brooks (Ala.), Ken Buck (Colo.), Ted Budd (N.C.), Michael Burgess (Texas), Liz Cheney(Wyo.), Chris Collins (N.Y.), Mike Conaway (Texas), Rick Crawford (Ark.) and Jeff Duncan (S.C.).  <\/p>\n<p>The list was completed by Reps. Louie Gohmert (Texas), Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Tom Graves (Ga.), Pete King (N.Y.), Doug LaMalfa (Calif.), Thomas Massie(Ky.), Steven Palazzo (Miss.), Mike Rogers (Ala.), Chip Roy (Texas), Greg Steube (Fla.), Mark Walker (N.C.), Ted Yoho (Fla.) and Lee Zeldin (N.Y.).  <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who was stripped off his committee assignments for remarks he made regarding white supremacy earlier this year, voted present.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Steve King is the sleaziest Republican on the list. He&#8217;s the one trying to hide his sheet and hood. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/pentagon-may-tap-leftover-funds-from-military-pay-pensions-for-border-wall-1.571796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stars and Stripes<\/a>: <\/font>The Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his long-sought border wall, a top Senate Democrat said Thursday.  <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told The Associated Press, &#8220;It&#8217;s coming out of military pay and pensions. $1 billion. That&#8217;s the plan.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Republicans do not care about our troops. They want cannon fodder. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoons<\/strong>:<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0308Cartoon2.jpg\"><\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0308Cartoon.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s another cold day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I have to do some intake paperwork, that never got done when they rushed me into this building, with the Asst. Mgr.&nbsp; That may put me be behind schedule.&nbsp; Happy International Women&#8217;s Day to all, and TGIF! 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