{"id":5353,"date":"2011-07-10T01:58:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T08:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5353"},"modified":"2011-07-10T01:58:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T08:58:27","slug":"open-thread7102011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/07\/10\/open-thread7102011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/10\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was a busy day for me.  I\u2019m running a bit of a sleep deficit, because I cut my morning sleep short to run errands and started my evening sleep late to do the radio show.  I\u2019m current on replies to lots of comments.  Today I have more errands to run and Zzzzzzs to catch.<\/font><\/p>\n

Blog Talk Radio<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Yesterday Fred and Jed interviewed me on their radio show.  I had a fine time and thank them for the opportunity.  If you would like to hear the interview, you can at Fred and Jed<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:27 (average 4:58).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The House is scheduled to vote this week on a daft and destructive measure that \u2014 in the name of individual freedom \u2014 would repeal national energy efficiency standards for light bulbs enacted by Congress in 2007. Though utterly without merit, the bill stands a fighting chance in a legislative body where ideology now routinely trumps common sense. <\/p>\n

The standards save an average of $200 per household per year.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Three unnamed top U.S. officials told the New York Times<\/a> that the U.S. intends to cut or suspend hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to Pakistan, underscoring a shifting administration view that the troubled nation is an unreliable counter-terror parter. The aid in question encompasses equipment, training, reimbursements for activities on the Afghan border, and direct security aid.<\/p>\n

Finally!  We have paid for an enemy for too long.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>A socially conservative group has apologized for including a passage about slavery in a pledge it asked the Republican candidates to sign as a prerequisite for the group\u2019s endorsement in the presidential race.<\/p>\n

No comparable apology has come from Batsh*t Bachmann, who wholeheartedly endorsed the offending passage at the same time she signed the pledge.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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