{"id":6206,"date":"2011-10-26T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/26\/open-thread10262011\/"},"modified":"2011-10-26T00:00:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T07:00:20","slug":"open-thread10262011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/26\/open-thread10262011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;10\/26\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I did prep work for today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s meetings.&#160; I\u2019m current on replies.&#160; Today is my volunteer day co-facilitating a therapy group for former prisoners.&#160; Color me scarce for the rest of the week, please.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today it took me 3:18 (average 4:26).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-10-26-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here\u2019s the latest from our fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scores<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; direction: ltr\">\n<table style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; width: auto; border-collapse: collapse; direction: ltr; border-top: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 0pt solid\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" valign=\"top\">\n<tbody style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Playing without a helmet<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">98.16<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">77.90<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Progressive Underdogs<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">93.24<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">88.10<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Texans Will Rise Again<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>ManOnDogSantorum<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4.00<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">140.22<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Standings<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; 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vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Points<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Team Name<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>W-L-T<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Pct<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Streak<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Waiver<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">For<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Against<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1 (1)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Progressive Underdogs<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.857<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">852.44<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">756.90<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2 (2)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">ManOnDogSantorum<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.714<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">868.54<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">715.88<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3 (3)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">hugos renegades<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4-3-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.571<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">815.68<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">763.66<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4 (4)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.429<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">845.50<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">774.82<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5 (5)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Playing without a helmet<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.429<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">747.68<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">789.08<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6 (6)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Texans Will Rise Again<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">0-7-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L7<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">565.02<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">894.52<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I finally won another.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/front.moveon.org\/this%2Dpowerful%2Dclip%2Dis%2Dexactly%2Dwhy%2Dwe%2Dsupport%2Doccupywallstreet\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn.Org<\/a>: Why Occupy Wall Street<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wK1MOMKZ8BI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Click through to join the mailing list for videos like this.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/congress\/top-dems-oppose-policy-on-detaining-terror-suspects-in-defense-bill-exposes-senate-divisions\/2011\/10\/24\/gIQA82a8CM_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>The heads of the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees say they oppose a sweeping defense bill\u2019s policy on handling terror suspects and are urging the top Senate Democrat to take it out.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter last week, Democratic Sens. Patrick Leahy and Dianne Feinstein rejected a provision that would require military custody for terror suspects linked to al-Qaida and involved in an attack on the United States. Leahy and Feinstein said mandatory military custody is \u201cunwise and will harm our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eleven Democratic senators joined them in criticizing the provision. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has delayed work on the defense bill because of the provision, which the Obama administration opposes.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Civilians have managed custody of terrorists without incident, so I agree with Leahy, Feinstein and Obama.&#160; I suspect that Leg Hound Harry Reid, who we need to replace as Majority Leader, has been humping Republican legs again.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/health\/2011\/10\/25\/352994\/insurer-complains-that-penalty-for-failing-to-obtain-health-care-coverage-isnt-high-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\">Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Politico\u2019s Pulse flagged this story, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibj.com\/insurance-mandate-lacks-teeth-wellpoint-cfo-says\/PARAMS\/article\/30328\" target=\"_blank\">from the Indianapolis Business Journal<\/a>, of WellPoint chief financial officer Wayne DeVeydt complaining that the penalty for not obtaining health care coverage may be set too low in the Affordable Care Act. (Those without coverage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kff.org\/healthreform\/upload\/8061.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">pay a tax penalty<\/a> [PDF]of the greater of $695 per year up to a maximum of three times that amount \u2014 $2,085 \u2014 per family or 2.5% of household income )<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Of course Big Insurance wants it higher, but the penalty is not intended to force people to buy health insurance, as dishonest or misinformed opponents of the ACA claim.&#160; Its purpose is to recover some of the cost of providing emergency care for people who do not provide for their own.&#160; Long term the only real solution is single-payer such as Medicare for all.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"26Cartoon\" alt=\"26Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/26Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I did prep work for today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s meetings.&#160; I\u2019m current on replies.&#160; Today is my volunteer day co-facilitating a therapy group for former prisoners.&#160; Color me scarce for the rest of the week, please. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today it took me 3:18 (average 4:26).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/26\/open-thread10262011\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-thread","category-personal","category-35-id","category-3-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6206\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}