{"id":5505,"date":"2011-08-02T01:26:39","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T08:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5505"},"modified":"2011-08-02T01:26:39","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T08:26:39","slug":"open-thread822011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/02\/open-thread822011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/2\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I spent most of the morning collecting and organizing the data for today\u2019s monthly report, and analysis of the Satan sandwich continued into the afternoon.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Today I have my annual \u201cWellness Exam\u201d.  I know it\u2019s necessary, but I\u2019ll be spending four hours traveling for a half hour doctor\u2019s appointment.  It cuts into my morning sleep time.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:00 (average 4:47).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Salon<\/a>: <\/font>Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores. <\/p>\n

The requirement is part of a broad expansion of coverage for women’s preventive care under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Also to be covered without copays are breast pumps for nursing mothers, an annual "well-woman" physical, screening for the virus that causes cervical cancer and for diabetes during pregnancy, counseling on domestic violence, and other services. <\/p>\n

Benefits like these are the reason this plan is an improvement over what was, and why Republicans hate it so much.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/font>The Obama administration Monday sued to block enforcement of Alabama’s new immigration law, widely considered to be the toughest measure in the United States to try to crack down on illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n

On immigration, this administration has a terrible track record.  We still need reform that includes a path to citizenship for the undocumented people here now.<\/font><\/p>\n

From SPLC<\/a>: <\/font>The discovery of a six-page essay written by civil rights icon Rosa Parks, in which she recounts the attempted rape of a black housekeeper by a white neighbor, has ignited an impassioned response from the Council of Conservative Citizens<\/a> (CCC). Not only has the CCC attacked the Associated Press for being \u201canti-white,\u201d it has taken the opportunity to malign black men as serial rapists.<\/p>\n

The CCC is a modern Republican replacement for the KKK.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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