{"id":5832,"date":"2011-09-13T00:03:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T07:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2011-09-13T00:03:43","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T07:03:43","slug":"open-thread9132011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/13\/open-thread9132011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;9\/13\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday was much cooler.&#160; The temperature at my desk is still in the 80s, and it might even make it into the 70s tomorrow as the building bleeds off heat.&#160; I had a ton of volunteer work to do in preparation for Wednesday\u2019s volunteer day in prison.&#160; I also caught up on replies.&#160; Tomorrow I\u2019ll be resting as much as I can to recover and recharge for Wednesday.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzles<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday\u2019s took me 3:20 (average 4:35).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-09-12-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; Today it took me 3:50 (average 4:51).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-09-13-CE2504A965A9\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/0912-Broncos20-Raiders23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"0912-Broncos20-Raiders23\" alt=\"0912-Broncos20-Raiders23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/0912-Broncos20-Raiders23_thumb.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Tea Party Debate Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The following is the complete list of everything said that was new, worthwhile, and\/or honest.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">[end of report]<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From Countdown: Worst persons \u2013 Bought-Bitch Mitch, No-Brain Nikki, Glenn Who?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/36s0L_9F1GI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">What a foul menagerie!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2011\/09\/12\/1016164\/-Cantor-insists-on-cuts-to-first-responders-to-offset-disaster-aid\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>House Majority Leader Eric Cantor clearly hates America. During the 10th anniversary of 9\/11, he is insisting that <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/politics\/2011\/09\/10\/316237\/on-eve-of-911-anniversary-cantor-insists-on-massive-cuts-to-first-responders-in-exchange-for-emergency-disaster-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\">first responders funding get the axe<\/a> to pay for President Obama&#8217;s request for $5.1 billion in disaster aid. <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The Republican logic here is that, if first responders can\u2019t do their job, fewer Americans will survive to need disaster aid.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hZQslgh59p07Pki9JRn_oJGelh7Q?docId=8ffb4acaba6e4762a649f3e3fd39a596\" target=\"_blank\">AP<\/a>: <\/font>Bank of America is slashing 30,000 jobs as part of an effort to reverse a crisis of confidence among investors. 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