{"id":5661,"date":"2011-08-21T23:49:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T06:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5661"},"modified":"2011-08-21T23:49:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T06:49:40","slug":"open-thread8222011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/21\/open-thread8222011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/22\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday the heat was extreme, much worse than yesterday, limiting me severely.  Today I\u2019ll be sleeping if it cools off.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:37 (average 4:31).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Huffington Post<\/a>: Maxine Waters tells it!<\/font><\/p>\n

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Go Maxine!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>Muammar Gaddafi’s presidential guard has surrendered to Libya’s rebels.<\/p>\n

Whatever I don\u2019t like about our intervention in Libya, there will be no end to it while he remains.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), who in June told voters that he was \u201calso unemployed<\/a>,\u201d has applied for a permit to bulldoze his 3,000-square-foot, $12 million home<\/a> in La Jolla, California, and replace it with one nearly four times its size. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the new home will be two stories and more than 11,000 square feet. Romney also owns a $10 million estate<\/a> in New Hampshire. His campaign declined to comment on the renovation plans.<\/p>\n

Just a working stiff! \ud83d\ude44<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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