{"id":38560,"date":"2019-12-28T07:49:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38560"},"modified":"2019-12-28T07:49:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T15:49:02","slug":"open-thread-12-28-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/12\/28\/open-thread-12-28-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 12\/28\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a queasy day here in the CatBox.  I’m just barely in the saddle today, but I did manage to keep half a bowl of cereal down this morning.  Tomorrow is a WWWendy Day, so please expect no more than a Personal Update.  Tomorrow is also a Holy Day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  My Broncos are playing WWWendy’s team, the Raiders in the afternoon game.  Miracle of miracles, the game will be televised here.  May the divine Orb shine its blessed light on your team, unless they are pirates with patches.  Have a great, safe weekend.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:47 (average 5:48).  To do it, click here<\/a>.   How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Paul Begala, one of Bill Clinton\u2019s most trusted political strategists, has a metaphor to explain how the Biden campaign team views the choice voters should be given in the 2020 race. He calls it \u201cthe steaming pile of shit theory,\u201d and he explained it to Ryan Lizza of Politico last week (Why Biden\u2019s Retro Inner Circle Is Succeeding So Far):<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou\u2019re sitting down for breakfast and there\u2019s a steaming pile of shit on your table and you say, \u2018Can we get this shit off of my table?\u2019\u201d he told me recently. \u201cAnd Elizabeth says, \u2018I\u2019m going to build you a new house!\u2019 And Bernie says, \u2018I\u2019m going to build you a new city!\u2019 And I\u2019m like, no, just get this fucking shit off my kitchen table and we\u2019ll get back to normal life!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You may think Begala\u2019s theory is overly-vivid or disgustingly crude, but I think it is an accurate metaphor for how Joe Biden and his campaign believe that the only major issue Democratic voters are interested in is getting rid of Trump. <\/p>\n

Biden has repeatedly stated that he thinks Trump as president is a temporary disturbance in the American political system. Once the aberration of Trump is gone, Biden believes, the Republican Party will return to \u201cnormal\u201d \u2014 \u201chave an epiphany\u201d \u2014 and the supposed pre-Trump environment of bi-partisan comity and cooperation will return to once again make the nation\u2019s capitol a fun place to reach across the aisle and practice the art of the deal. <\/p>\n

The Biden campaign is so full of shit that we know where the steaming pile on the table went. Hillary Clinton partially ignored people’s needs to focus on defeating Trump*. That’s a significant reason why Trump* got close enough for Putin and the KKK to steal the White House for him.  Also, “normal” for the Republican Reich, before Trump* was appointed, was for Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch to steal Obama’s Supreme Court appointment, voter suppression, racism, welfare, and more.  A Republican epiphany is BS!   RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Shocking Testimony About SEAL Pardoned By Trump Leaked To NYT <\/p>\n