{"id":5815,"date":"2011-09-10T00:07:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T07:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5815"},"modified":"2011-09-10T00:07:43","modified_gmt":"2011-09-10T07:07:43","slug":"open-thread9102011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/10\/open-thread9102011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/10\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday the heat wave continued, but seven degrees hotter than forecast.  I got a few hours sleep in the early AM when the inside temp dropped to the low 80s.  Running continuously, my little AC kept it out of the 90s all day, but just barely.  I\u2019m still heat exhausted.  I\u2019m current on replies to yesterday\u2019s articles only.  Tomorrow it should be even hotter.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:20 (average 5:30).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Op Ed News<\/a>: <\/font>President-Elect Obama’s advisers feared in 2008 that authorities would oust him in a coup and that Republicans would block his policy agenda if he prosecuted Bush-era war crimes, according to a law school dean who served as one of Obama’s top transition advisers.<\/p>\n

Given the level of hatred Republicans have expressed against Obama, and given the high number of activist Republican political appointees that burrowed into \u201cnonpartisan\u201d permanent positions at DoD, DOJ and the CIA, the fear was justified.  This is the first explanation I have heard that makes sense.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Examiner<\/a>: <\/font>In a move that might cause some conservatives to think the law of gravity was just repealed, Current TV’s Keith Olbermann called for a boycott of Starvingeyes Advergaming over their new online video game "Tea Party Zombies Must Die<\/a>!"<\/p>\n

The game is a first person shooter where one enters a post-apocalyptic Fox News and kills various Fox News personalities like Brit Hume and Bill O’Reilly and characters recognized as Tea Party leaders.  A Glenn Beck zombie is included, as well as Sean Hannity, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin.<\/p>\n

I looked at this game earlier today, and I agree completely with Keith.  To play at killing Republicans is hateful behavior.  The way to oppose Republicans is NOT to imitate them.  I urge you to boycott this game.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Republican leadership has continually blocked efforts by Obama and Congressional Democrats to invest in infrastructure improvements, and as a result, bridges and roadways in their states are crumbling. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, about 12 percent of the nation\u2019s bridges are considered \u201cstructurally deficient<\/a>,\u201d the same rating given to the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people.<\/p>\n

There is no reason to expect that it will be any different now.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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