{"id":37855,"date":"2019-10-05T09:54:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T16:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37855"},"modified":"2019-10-06T07:43:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T14:43:43","slug":"open-thread-10-5-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/05\/open-thread-10-5-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/5\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox.\u00a0 I woke up shortly after midnight, as usual, to relieve myself, but could not get back to sleep.\u00a0 Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.\u00a0 My Broncos are Californicating themselves to meditate with the Chargers.\u00a0 The game won’t be televised here.\u00a0 May the divine Orb shine its blessed light on your team, unless they fart lightning bolts.\u00a0 Tomorrow is also a WWWendy Day.\u00a0 That yucky TomCat will need extra de-stinking!\u00a0 So please expect no more than a Personal Update from me tomorrow.\u00a0 Pooped hugs to all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:07 (average 5:53).\u00a0 To do it, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/span>In an unexpected twist in the impeachment drama engulfing Washington, leading congressional Democrats have begged Donald Trump to stop impeaching himself so that they have something to do.<\/p>\n

In a press conference on Friday morning, Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, both implored Trump to stop relentlessly spewing impeachable offenses, complaining that this practice was rendering their jobs irrelevant.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. President, as much as we appreciate your help, please, stop doing our work for us,\u201d Pelosi said. \u201cGive us a reason to get up in the morning and go to the office.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy, I fear their plea has fallen on deaf ears. Committing impeachable offenses is the prime Republican pastime. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/span>FEC Chair Sets The Record Straight On Foreign Interference In An Election<\/p>\n