{"id":37806,"date":"2019-09-30T10:03:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T17:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37806"},"modified":"2019-09-30T10:10:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T17:10:44","slug":"open-thread-9-30-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/09\/30\/open-thread-9-30-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/30\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another chilly day here at the CatBox.  The humidity interfered with my sleep again so I feel very tired.  I schedules my Cardiologist for 11\/22.  Oh God, it’s Monday (OGIM) Hugs to all.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:19 (average 5:51).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

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For the second week in a row, a bad call late in the 4th quarter cost my Broncos the game.  Von Miller hit the Jags QB just before the ball left his hand.  (I reviewed this in freeze-frame slow-motion.)  The ref mistakenly called Von for a late hit.  The pass was complete but way short of a first down.  The Broncos should have taken possession there, but the call gave the Jags a first down.  A few plays later, the Jags kicked the winning FG.  ARGH!  Even more exasperating, the Squatch is kicking my ass big time!  Oh… the shame!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a><\/font>: <\/font>In a move that raised eyebrows in the nation\u2019s capital, the Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, announced on Monday that the United States Senate would be closed until the year 2021, \u201cfor repainting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calling the current state of the Senate\u2019s paint job \u201ca national disgrace,\u201d McConnell said that repainting the Senate was \u201cthe most urgent problem facing our democracy today.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Democrats can waste their time with all their usual hijinks and tomfoolery, but I cannot stand idly by and watch the walls of this hallowed chamber grow dingy and chipped,\u201d McConnell said. <\/p>\n

Dang, Andy! It would not surprise me if Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch did just that! RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (CNN Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Gergen: If someone targets whistleblower, it’s on Trump <\/p>\n