{"id":5841,"date":"2011-09-14T00:45:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T07:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2011-09-14T00:45:50","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T07:45:50","slug":"open-thread9142011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/14\/open-thread9142011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/14\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was still so bleary-eyed from heat exhaustion that I thought today was my volunteer day when it\u2019s really Thursday.  I got some much needed rest, caught up on email, and am current on replies.  Today I have errands to run and need to rest up for Thursday.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:33 (average 5:02).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Lefty Blog Friends, our fantasy football league, had our first game last weekend.<\/font><\/p>\n

Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Progressive Underdogs<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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105.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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103.20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Texans Will Rise Again<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Playing without a helmet<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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96.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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107.48<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ManOnDogSantorum<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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117.18<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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130.96<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Points<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rank<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Team Name<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W-L-T<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pct<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Streak<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Waiver<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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For<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Against<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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hugos renegades<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1-0-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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130.96<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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117.18<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Playing without a helmet<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1-0-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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107.48<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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96.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Progressive Underdogs<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1-0-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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105.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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103.20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ManOnDogSantorum<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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117.18<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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130.96<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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103.20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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105.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Texans Will Rise Again<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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96.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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107.48<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I lost \ud83d\ude41<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>The median income of U.S. households fell 2.3% in 2010 to the lowest level since 1996 after adjusting for inflation, the Census Bureau reported.<\/p>\n

The annual report also said the number of families living in poverty rose 2.6 million to 46.2 million, the largest increase since Census began keeping track 52 years ago. Long-term unemployment has left millions of people out of work and struggling to find jobs.<\/p>\n

This is the product of Republican voodoo economics.  The economy is booming for the people Republicans represent, but the Republican recession goes on for the rest of us, and Republicans are determined to keep it that way.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/font>The former director of the Republican National Committee’s infamous Young Eagles program, Allison Meyers, has joined the campaign of West Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney (R). According to disclosure forms Maloney released in late August, Meyers has been on the campaign’s payroll as a fundraising consultant since May, earning $5,000 per month in June and July, and slightly less in May. <\/p>\n

Meyers’ new role comes a little more than a year after she made national headlines for spending nearly $2,000 at a lesbian bondage-themed club in Los Angeles<\/a>. The evening was part of the RNC’s Young Eagles initiative, designed to cultivate younger GOP donors, but the visit to the club was an impromptu afterparty with a number of the contributors. Meyers submitted a reimbursement form to the RNC for the tab, which was then disclosed in FEC filings.<\/p>\n

This is an excellent time to invest in lesbian bondage clubs in WV. \ud83d\ude09<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Judge Christopher Conner issued an opinion this morning striking down part of the Affordable Care Act<\/a>. Prior to his appointment to the bench by President George W. Bush<\/a>, Conner was a major GOP donor<\/a> \u2014 giving over ten thousand dollars to GOP candidates and campaign committees between 1997 and 2000. <\/p>\n

This decision does not matter, because it is at the lowest federal level, and it\u2019s clear that this will go to the Supreme Court.  The point here is that it\u2018s criminally unethical that Connor did not recuse himself.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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