{"id":3608,"date":"2010-12-13T15:05:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T23:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2010-12-13T15:05:24","modified_gmt":"2010-12-13T23:05:24","slug":"open-thread12132010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/12\/13\/open-thread12132010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/13\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I managed to catch up on comments.  Tomorrow, it\u2019s not likely, because I have a doctor appointment two hours away from home.  So far, my attempt to change my sleep schedule seems to be working, but I feel pretty drained.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:14 (average 4:28).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"DenWeek14\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Never before in history have the Broncos failed to beat Arizona.  ARGH!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/font>With progressives demoralized by November’s election and Obama’s retreat on the Bush tax cuts, a group of activists are fighting back against the Glenn Becks, Andrew Breitbarts and the rest of the Fox News propaganda machine. Last week a new watchdog group, IndictBreitbart.org<\/a>, launched a campaign to encourage Baltimore’s new State’s Attorney to prosecute right wing activists Andrew Breitbart, James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles for violating a Maryland law, which prohibits surreptitious recordings and disclosure of those recordings. <\/p>\n

I encourage you to chick the link and sign the letter.<\/font><\/p>\n

From AP\/Google<\/a>: <\/font>Embattled GOP Chairman Michael Steele could disclose late Monday whether he’ll seek re-election to the two-year post as several challengers line up to try to succeed him.<\/p>\n

He is one of the few Republicans I will miss.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>In his final public remarks as head of President Obama’s National Economic Council on Monday morning, Larry Summers had nothing bad to say about himself.<\/p>\n

Summers shrugged off efforts by two reporters to get him to express regrets about his two-year tenure, during which big banks thrived, but ordinary Americans suffered.<\/p>\n

Good riddance to bas rubbish!  Go, Timmy, GO!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

OGIM!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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