{"id":5591,"date":"2011-08-12T00:16:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T07:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5591"},"modified":"2011-08-12T00:16:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T07:16:54","slug":"open-thread8122011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/12\/open-thread8122011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/12\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I slept late, did chores, and cleaned up my email backlog.  I ordered groceries online for delivery Sunday.  I did not watch the Ames debate, because it was on the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, aka Fox, it does not matter, and I had forgotten to stock up on barf bags.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Today I have errands to run and more chores to do.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it too me 3:24 (average 4:53).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Business Week<\/a>: <\/font>House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi named three of her most trusted allies to the special committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in budget savings, amid growing doubts about the panel reaching a compromise.<\/p>\n

Democratic Representatives James Clyburn, Chris Van Hollen and Xavier Becerra will join Republican counterparts Dave Camp, Fred Upton and Jeb Hensarling. The Senate team includes Republicans Jon Kyl, Pat Toomey and Rob Portman and Democrats Patty Murray, John Kerry and Max Baucus.<\/p>\n

If only the Nevada Leg Hound, Harry Reid, had done his job like Nancy did.<\/font><\/p>\n

From LA Times<\/a>: <\/font>Campaigning in Iowa on Thursday, Mitt Romney told a heckler, \u201cCorporations are people, my friend\u201d\u2014words immediately seized upon by Democrats in what they termed as a possible defining statement by the presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

He will never live that down.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>According to new research from MIT<\/a>, the most recent global climate report fails to capture trends in Arctic sea-ice thinning and drift, and in some cases substantially underestimates these trends\u2026.<\/p>\n

After comparing IPCC models with actual data, [lead author Pierre] Rampal and his collaborators concluded that the forecasts were significantly off: Arctic sea ice is thinning, on average, four times faster than the models say, and it\u2019s drifting twice as quickly.<\/p>\n

I doubt that Mother Earth will vote Republican.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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