{"id":38645,"date":"2020-01-09T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38645"},"modified":"2020-01-09T09:04:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:04:04","slug":"open-thread-1-9-2019-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/09\/open-thread-1-9-2019-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 1\/9\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another tired\/busy day, here in the CatBox.  WWWendy was stuck in a traffic jam on the freeway last night, so she arrived late, I ate late, and I got to bed late.  It’s a grocery delivery day from Store to Door, so I have to put them away.  I hope they come in the Noon to 1:00 range, instead of mid afternoon, but I never know.  I’m queasy every day, but I held lunch, supper and breakfast down.  I hope your day is full of love and resistance against the Republican Reich.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:47 (average 5:05).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Donald J. Trump is \u201cincredibly angry\u201d at Iran for taking the American people\u2019s attention away from his impeachment for only about two days, Trump told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I did that drone strike, I was under the impression that it would knock impeachment out of the news for at least a month,\u201d a visibly enraged Trump said. \u201cInstead, it\u2019s Wednesday and we\u2019re back to this Pelosi garbage.\u201d <\/p>\n

Trump said that he had hoped that Iranians would react to his provocation in a way that might have forced Democrats to forget about impeaching him altogether, but \u201call I got for my trouble was a chickenshit couple of days.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, Iran reacted like it was Belgium or something,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n

Spot-on, Andy! You made it clear that the so-called “terrorist” side of the conflict is more sane than Republican side.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose health has become a preoccupation of the American public as the Supreme Court hews rightward under President Trump, announced this week that she was cancer-free. <\/p>\n

Justice Ginsburg, 86, one of four liberal justices on the nine-member court, told CNN in a wide-ranging interview<\/a> on Tuesday that treatment for a malignant tumor on her pancreas had been successful. <\/p>\n

God bless Justice RBG and keep her alive, safe and healthy, at least until Putin’s Pervert* is no longer the impeached Resident, and Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch is no longer Senate Majority Fuhrer.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Congress Unimpressed By Trump Admin Explanation For Iran Attack <\/p>\n