{"id":37895,"date":"2019-10-11T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T17:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37895"},"modified":"2019-10-11T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T17:41:15","slug":"open-thread-10-11-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/11\/open-thread-10-11-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/11\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another busy day here at the CatBox.  WWWendy was a bit late last night, and we had extra stuff to do in preparation for her trip, so I made it to bed about three hours after my normal time, so I slept in an extra hour this morning.  She’s stopping by on the way to the airport to drop off my packages that she forgot to bring yesterday.  She just came and went.  She’ll be gone until Tuesday.  I’ve noticed that m heartburn seems to have gotten worse since I started omeprazole and I’ve also had persistent Republicosis and nausea.  I looked up side-effects, and there they were.  I discontinued taking it with last night’s dose.  I don’t know about the Republicosis, but the nausea is gone, and the heart burn is not as bad as it was yesterday.  Don’t you hate going to doctor to get sicker?  TGIF!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s too me 2:56 (average 4:23).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>A nonpartisan study published by the University of Minnesota has found that the nation could save \u201cuntold millions\u201d of taxpayer dollars by impeaching Mike Pence at the same time as Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n

The study, entitled \u201cOperation bogo,\u201d makes a compelling case for commencing an impeachment inquiry into Pence \u201cas soon as possible,\u201d its author, Davis Logsdon, said on Thursday. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe cost of impeaching Trump alone or Trump and Pence together is virtually identical,\u201d Logsdon, an economics professor, said. \u201cThis is all about economy of scale.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cTaxpayers are already paying Adam Schiff to investigate Trump,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m fairly sure Schiff could be persuaded to throw in Pence for free.\u201d <\/p>\n

When it comes time to publish articles of impeachment against Trump, Logsdon noted, \u201cIt would cost almost nothing in terms of paper or ink cartridges to add the words \u2018and Pence, too.\u2019 \u201d <\/p>\n

Amen, Andy! Doesn’t that mean we get to dump two tons of shit for the price of one? RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (CNN Channel<\/a>): <\/font>See Elizabeth Warren’s simple response to a marriage equality question <\/p>\n