{"id":4878,"date":"2011-05-20T01:49:38","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T08:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2011-05-20T01:49:38","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T08:49:38","slug":"open-thread5202011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/20\/open-thread5202011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/20\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I slept most of the day, I\u2019m still in quite a bit of pain, but have been able to eat cottage cheese and apple sauce,  scrambled eggs and cheese, milk soaked angel food  cake and ice cream.  I\u2019m finding it quite hard to focus, but the speech is too important not to cover it.  I caught up on replies but am slightly behind again.  My activity level remains touch and go.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:58 (average 6:18).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From AP\/Google<\/a>: <\/font>The Senate’s top Democrat on budget matters said Thursday that he’s holding off on advancing a Democrats-only budget plan.<\/p>\n

Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he’s waiting to see the results of bipartisan talks involving Vice President Joe Biden on legislation to allow the government to borrow to pay its bills.<\/p>\n

Conrad said the annual congressional budget process might be needed to expedite passage of the so-called debt limit measure without threat of a filibuster by Republicans.<\/p>\n

If I had my way, that damn DINO would be moved to the Senate Select Committee on Outhouse Restoration.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Salon<\/a>: <\/font>Bachmann is expected to announce sometime in the next month that she\u2019ll form an exploratory committee for president \u2014 senior aides say she\u2019s "very likely to run" — and the congresswoman told MinnPost that if she does indeed run, she will retain her House seat throughout at least the primary campaign.<\/p>\n

May she humiliate herself sufficiently to lose her House seat.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Several Congressional Republicans, including Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), have posited that failing to raise the debt ceiling \u2014 and thus forcing the U.S. to default on some of its obligations \u2014 would not be bad for the economy. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to have an adverse impact on the economy for the days or weeks or perhaps even months that this would continue,\u201d Toomey said.<\/p>\n

If this had been a full article here, I\u2019d have put him in a tinfoil hat.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

Michelle \u201cBatshit\u201d Bachmann for Dog Catcher! (That was not intended to be a factual statement, and I apologize to dogs.)<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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