{"id":5184,"date":"2011-06-23T01:28:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T08:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5184"},"modified":"2011-06-23T01:28:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T08:28:47","slug":"open-thread6232011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/23\/open-thread6232011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;6\/23\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday the denturist redid my lower impression.&#160; I slept poorly because of heat, but I am current on replies\u2026 really!&#160; Thanks to Nameless for the heads up on a whole thread I missed.&#160; Today I have three routine medical appointments, so I\u2019ll be busy all day.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today it took me 4:27 (average 5:47).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-06-23-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcarfans.com\/111062234391\/us-republicans-still-believe-auto-bailout-was-a-bad-idea\" target=\"_blank\">World Car Fans<\/a>: <\/font>Most Republican Party candidates for president think the auto bailouts that saved GM and Chrysler and kept afloat a large part of the U.S. industrial base were a bad idea.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It\u2019s better for us that they do.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/rss\/breaking_news\/622552\/wisconsin_democrats_find_attack_on_sean_duffy_in_financial_disclosures\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has found a new line of attack on the fiscal life of Rep. Sean Duffy&#8217;s (R-WI), months after jibes over his claim that he was struggling to live on his $174,000\/year congressional salary began to burn out. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats are fond of taking on Duffy over money, and after his latest financial disclosure form was released to the press, they think they&#8217;ve found their next soft spot to poke. <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Awwww\u2026 The poor widdle Wepuglican!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/headline\/2011\/06\/22-10\" target=\"_blank\">Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>China has released world-famous artist Ai Weiwei on bail after more than two-and-a-half months of detention and a sustained international campaign calling for his freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese police have released detained artist Ai Weiwei on bail after he confessed to tax evasion and because he suffers from a chronic disease, according to the state-run news agency. (Photograph: Peter Parks\/AFP\/Getty Images) &quot;I&#8217;m back with my family,&quot; Ai told the Guardian. &quot;I am very happy. I&#8217;m fine.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He said he could not comment further on his detention as he had been released on bail, adding &quot;please understand&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I have signed several petitions and sent emails on his behalf.&#160; I\u2019m glad he\u2019s home with his family.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"23Cartoon\" alt=\"23Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/23Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"472\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the denturist redid my lower impression.&#160; I slept poorly because of heat, but I am current on replies\u2026 really!&#160; Thanks to Nameless for the heads up on a whole thread I missed.&#160; Today I have three routine medical appointments, so I\u2019ll be busy all day. 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