{"id":36957,"date":"2019-07-03T10:22:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=36957"},"modified":"2019-07-03T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:22:19","slug":"open-thread-7-3-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/07\/03\/open-thread-7-3-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 7\/3\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a busy day here at the CatBox.  Another unit is about to open at the Madrona Studios, and federal screeners are about to get my paperwork to get me approved for it.  Thoughts and prayers please.  If it works, I’ll be moving in a month or less.  Needless to say, I’m busier than a long=tail TomCat in a rocking chair showroom.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:44 (average 5:39).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Rep. Duncan Hunter\u2019s lawyers are asking a judge to keep the jury in Hunter\u2019s campaign finance violations trial from hearing that he spent campaign money<\/a> on his affairs with five different women. And the lawyers, saying that Hunter was<\/a> \u201ca married man mixing business with pleasure,\u201d have come up with a line of argument that\u2019s \u2026 creative.<\/p>\n

Hunter is on trial for having spent campaign money for personal reasons, including not just affairs but vacations, clothes, and video games. His expenditures on affairs, then, are entirely relevant to the charges he faces. But! Hunter carried on these affairs with three lobbyists, a staffer in his own office, and a Republican National Committee official. So his lawyers are arguing that the money he spent in the course of having affairs with them should count as a legitimate political expenditure. <\/p>\n

On a scale of 1 to 10\u2026 Bullshit over the top. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>President Donald Trump Angrily Tweets After He Surrenders On Census <\/p>\n