{"id":4963,"date":"2011-05-31T01:29:24","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T08:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=4963"},"modified":"2011-05-31T01:29:24","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T08:29:24","slug":"open-thread5312011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/31\/open-thread5312011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/31\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another month is coming to an end, kids are getting out of school, and blogs normally slow down for the summer months, as people spend more time away from their computers.   Yesterday I rested, and felt frustrated over continued pain and difficulty eating.  Today I have paperwork and cleaning to do.  I am current on replies.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:59 (average 5:02).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Deutch Welle<\/a>: <\/font>But in the wake of the tsunami and the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the rejection of nuclear energy by the German public has become even more pronounced.  Bearing that and a series of important state elections in mind, Merkel and other leading Christian Democrat and FDP political leaders have instead done an about-face, swinging toward a rapid nuclear phaseout.<\/p>\n

America should take heed to Germany\u2019s good sense.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Daily News<\/a>: <\/font>Rep. Anthony Weiner isn’t laughing at what he’s calling an Internet "prank" – and he’s hired an attorney to explore civil or criminal charges.<\/p>\n

Weiner’s office is playing off the lewd photo posted on his Twitter account Friday as the handiwork of a rabble-rousing hacker, but says the congressman can’t take any chances.<\/p>\n

Weiner should sue the Republican bastard that did thie.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>A Government Accountability Office investigation set for release Tuesday found that at least 3,700 recipients of $24 billion in contracts and grants from the ec the corporationomic stimulus program owe more than $750 million to the government.<\/p>\n

Corporate income taxes were $417 million, or about 55 percent of the estimated unpaid taxes, the GAO said. Payroll taxes were $207 million, or about 27 percent, of the total; unpaid excise, unemployment and other taxes totaled an additional $133 million.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m waiting for the Republicans to introduce a bill allowing the corporations to keep the $417 million.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

May the last day of May be the first day of the end of the Republican Party.  (That was intended to be a factual statement.)<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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