{"id":41944,"date":"2020-11-21T11:05:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T19:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=41944"},"modified":"2020-11-21T11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T19:05:24","slug":"open-thread-11-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/11\/21\/open-thread-11-21-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 11\/21\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox, but I am eating well.  Tomorrow is a Holy Day in the Church Of the Ellipsoid Orb.  My Broncos will be playing the Dolphins, but the game won’t be televised here.  On Monday I have my Oncologist appointment, my infusion at the hospital, and a full WWWendy Day, so tomorrow I want to get as much rest as I can in preparation.  Because Trump* is circling the drain, Saturday had become CATurday again,  Happy CATurday!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:49 (average 4:38).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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Compared to Trump*, Nixon’s crimes are chicken feed.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>A coalition of Democrats, Native Americans and liberal activists is urging President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to nominate one of Congress\u2019s first Native American women to head the Interior Department, putting an American Indian in control of vast swaths of the continent and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.<\/p>\n

The nomination of Representative Deb Haaland, Democrat of New Mexico, as Interior secretary would have undeniable symbolic power. If confirmed, a Native American for the first time would oversee 500 million acres of public lands, including national parks, oil and gas drilling sites, and endangered species habitat, and control the federal agencies most responsible for the well-being of the nation\u2019s 1.9 million Indigenous people. <\/p>\n

Ms Haaland and Sharice Davids of Kansas made history<\/a> in 2018 as the first two Native American women elected to Congress, and Ms. Haaland would do so again as the first Native American cabinet secretary. But her lack of policy experience worries some Biden advisers, who have suggested another Native American candidate: Michael L. Connor, a deputy Interior secretary in the Obama administration, whose experience is unquestioned, even if he lacks the star power of Ms. Haaland. <\/p>\n

I think filling that position with a Native American is a great idea and that either Haaland or Connor would be an excellent choice for the post.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Lawrence O\u2019Donnell Thanks Rachel Maddow For Her Powerful Covid-19 Message<\/font><\/p>\n