{"id":5498,"date":"2011-08-01T01:40:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T08:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2011-08-01T01:40:37","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T08:40:37","slug":"open-thread812011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/01\/open-thread812011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/1\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I tried to follow the quagmire, while doing some housework, getting some rest, and fighting off the heat.  I overslept, so these articles are a bit late today.  I\u2019m up do date with comments.  Today will be quite busy with collecting the data needed to prepare tomorrow\u2019s monthly report for July.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:07 (average 5:16).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The Daily Mail<\/a>: <\/font>Donald Trump has said that he may now run for president after all despite ruling himself out of the race just a couple of months ago.<\/p>\n

‘The Donald’ said he will reconsider becoming a candidate if the economy ‘continues to be bad’ and \u2018if the Republicans pick the wrong candidate’.<\/p>\n

Horsefeathers!<\/font><\/p>\n

From International Business Times<\/a>: <\/font>AT&T announced on Friday that it will throttle heavy users on its unlimited data plan starting October 1.<\/p>\n

"We’re taking steps to manage exploding demand for mobile data," said the company in a statement.  The ultimate solution to the network capacity crunch, however, is "nothing short of completing the T-Mobile merger," stated AT&T.<\/p>\n

What a load of bull.  They are throttling heavy users out of greed.  Completing the merger, which I oppose, will not increase the available bandwidth one iota, as T-Mobile\u2019s current bandwidth is barely sufficient for their current customers.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>The White House has one important tool in its arsenal to influence congressional talks over further deficit reduction measures in the coming months: the expiry of Bush-era tax cuts at the end of 2012.<\/p>\n

After President Barack Obama presented the outlines of a deficit-cutting deal<\/a> on Sunday, White House officials stressed that he would veto any attempt to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans beyond next year unless other measures to reform the U.S. tax code were agreed.<\/p>\n

Obama was telling the truth as I sat in the audience in October, 2010 and he made the same promise then, but he gave in to GOP blackmail.  I can\u2019t help but wonder what Republicans will take hostage in 2012.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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