{"id":37692,"date":"2019-09-20T09:43:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T16:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37692"},"modified":"2019-09-20T09:43:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T16:43:29","slug":"open-thread-9-20-2109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/09\/20\/open-thread-9-20-2109\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/20\/2109"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a muggy day here in the Cat-Box, and I feel very tired.  The high humidity woke me up, and I slept poorly.  TGIF Hugs to all.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:19 (average 4:59).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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This is how Republicans support our veterans.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Donald Trump is sowing discord among his foreign-policy advisers with a controversial plan to send a drone to the Middle East, White House insiders report.<\/p>\n

According to sources familiar with the heated discussions, the opposition to Trump\u2019s plan stems from the belief of many in his inner circle that the drone proposed for the mission is totally ill-equipped and doomed to miserable failure. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere is virtually no enthusiasm for this particular drone,\u201d one source said. \u201cTrump is the only person who thinks that it has any use whatsoever.\u201d <\/p>\n

Fears abound that, if the drone were employed in the Middle East, it would immediately stray off course, due to its near-total lack of an even rudimentary guidance system. <\/p>\n

Dang, Andy! Do you have Kushner (the drone) pegged or what?  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (CSPAN Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Secretary Chao on California Fuel Economy Standards (only 41 sec.)<\/font> <\/p>\n

Barf Bag Alert!!<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n