{"id":3860,"date":"2011-01-15T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-15T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2011-01-15T11:22:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-15T19:22:02","slug":"open-thread1152011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/15\/open-thread1152011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–1\/15\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is a football day, but I\u2019m up to date with comment and have some good material for you. despite this lingering illness.  Unlike most of America, we\u2019re having a warm spell.  It\u2019s 72\u00b0 in my apartment even though they have not turned on heat in the building since Wednesday night.  I have a lot of volunteer work to catch up, but it won\u2019t be today.  I just don\u2019t have the strength for it.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:53 (average 4:22).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From News Hounds<\/a>: Here\u2019s Sean Hannity with Republican foreign policy.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Iraq should thank us for destroying their country?  We should invade Kuwait?  I wish he\u2019d stop bogarting whatever he\u2019s smoking!<\/font><\/p>\n

From ABC<\/a>: <\/font>A Walgreens in Tuscon, Ariz. turned over to police racy photos of gunman Jared Loughner with a Glock and a G-string that were taken to the store to be developed the night before the shooting rampage that left six people dead and 14 wounded.<\/p>\n

Who else do we know that think guns are sexy?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Politico<\/a>: <\/font>Members of the Republican National Committee sent a clear message Friday to the rest of the GOP when tahey elected Reince Priebus as their new chairman: There\u2019s at least one corner of the Republican Party that\u2019s beyond House Speaker John Boehner\u2019s reach.<\/p>\n

:<\/font>I\u2019m going to miss Michael Steele.  We\u2019re losing a great source of entertainment now that Republicans no longer feel the need to say, \u201cWe have one too.\u201d<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"Bruce<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

Get ready for Congress next week!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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