{"id":5573,"date":"2011-08-10T02:39:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T09:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5573"},"modified":"2011-08-10T02:39:35","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T09:39:35","slug":"open-thread8102011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/10\/open-thread8102011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/10\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I did my housework chores and installed a new plugin here called sendlove.to.  It recognizes famous people in my articles and gives you an opportunity to vote them up or down on a national network and to make comments about them in addition to the comments here.  To see it in action open the comments in any article.  I found a bug early this morning.  It interfered with our nested indents.  I\u2019ll report it.  I am current on replies, but exhausted from missing sleep to track Wisconsin.  Tomorrow, I\u2019m hiding.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:18 (average 4:54).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>An offshoot of the South Florida Tea Party called "Tea Party In Space" is looking to break apart the government’s socialist takeover of the final frontier.<\/p>\n

Andrew L. Gasser launched Tea Party In Space [InsaniTEA delinked] in June as a way to "bring fiscal responsibility" into the space program, he told TPM Tuesday. He called the group, which was formed in conjunction with the South Florida Tea Party, the first "issue-specific" tea party in the country.<\/p>\n

In matters pertaining to outer space and space cadets, Teabaggers may have a natural advantage.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Tom Delay Wants a Government Shut Down Next Month<\/p>\n