{"id":5633,"date":"2011-08-18T01:09:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T08:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5633"},"modified":"2011-08-18T01:09:17","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T08:09:17","slug":"open-thread8182011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/18\/open-thread8182011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/18\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I got a haircut, paid bills, and ducked the heat.  I am current on replies.  Today is one of my volunteer days at Oregon State Penitentiary.  On this trip, I\u2019ll be providing a CoDA group for prisoners.  I will not get home until the time I normally wake up to finish my day\u2019s research, so if I am able to post any articles at all tomorrow, they will probably be late.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:48 (average 5:04).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MSNBC<\/a>: Rachel on America\u2019s most hated governor.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

It couldn\u2019t happen to a viler Republican, or could it?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Boston Globe<\/a>: <\/font>Elizabeth Warren, whose potential Senate candidacy has piqued national interest, began a \u201clistening tour\u2019\u2019 this week, convening a set of invitation-only events where she has shown her fiery side to small groups of friendly Democratic activists desperate to defeat Republican Scott Brown.<\/p>\n

I would love to see her in the Senate, face to face daily with the bought-off Republicans who have been sliming her all along.<\/font><\/p>\n

From AMERICAblog<\/a>: <\/font>[I]n data we have recently collected, the Tea Party ranks lower than any of the 23 other groups we asked about \u2014 lower than both Republicans and Democrats. It is even less popular than much maligned groups like \u201catheists\u201d and \u201cMuslims.\u201d Interestingly, one group that approaches it in unpopularity is the Christian Right.<\/p>\n

Remembering that Teabaggers are nothing more than the Republican base, it\u2019s nice to see that Teabuggery is about as popular as getting a case of the crabs.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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