{"id":6323,"date":"2011-11-09T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/09\/open-thread-11-9-2011\/"},"modified":"2011-11-09T00:00:23","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T08:00:23","slug":"open-thread-11-9-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/09\/open-thread-11-9-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread 11-9-2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I caught up some paperwork and got some extra rest.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Tomorrow I have errands to run.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:49 (average 5:01).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Here\u2019s the latest from our fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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103.36<\/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 (1)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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8-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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W4<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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1072.02<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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

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5-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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W3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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1071.52<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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

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5-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.556<\/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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1038.16<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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

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5-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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L2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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1006.62<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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

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4-5-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.444<\/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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957.82<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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6 (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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0-9-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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L9<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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1132.56<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s three in a row for me, but Rob will ne hard to catch.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Boston Globe<\/a>: <\/font>A conservative-leaning appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care law, as the Supreme Court prepares to consider this week whether to resolve conflicting rulings over the law’s requirement that all Americans buy health care insurance.<\/p>\n

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a split opinion upholding the lower court’s ruling that found Congress did not overstep its authority in requiring people to have insurance or pay a penalty on their taxes, beginning in 2014.<\/p>\n

I think that the appeals court made the correct decision.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has told President Giorgio Napolitano that he will resign after the new budget law currently making its way through parliament is approved, the head of state’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The budget law is expected to be passed by the end of this month, but its passage might now be accelerated.<\/p>\n

Napolitano said Berlusconi was aware of the consequences of a vote in parliament on Tuesday in which his center-right coalition failed to secure a majority in the lower house.<\/p>\n

Good riddance to bad rubbish.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Nation<\/a>: <\/font>At a White House staff meeting yesterday, chief of staff Bill Daley made a surprising announcement [Murdoch delinked]: his role in the administration going forward will be reduced, and veteran aide Pete Rouse will take over day-to-day management of the West Wing. The Wall Street Journal notes [Murdoch delinked] \u201cIt is unusual for a White House chief of staff to relinquish part of the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unusual, but it is good news for progressives. There is no doubt that Daley\u2019s hiring represented a tack to the right, and towards a more corporate-friendly approach, and this demotion could reflect at least a partial retreat by the White House from that approach.<\/p>\n

This is a start, but the solution to Daley is a complete flush.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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