{"id":6362,"date":"2011-11-23T00:17:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T08:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/23\/open-thread11232011\/"},"modified":"2011-11-23T00:17:05","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T08:17:05","slug":"open-thread11232011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/23\/open-thread11232011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;11\/23\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I did some computer work, but mostly I rested.&#160; I did not watch the Republican Foreign Policy Debate, because I spent almost two weeks in a sick bed the last time I exposed myself to such vile garbage, and because I was asleep.&#160; Suffice it to say that the failures of the last Republican administration brought us 9\/11 and torture.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow I have errands to run and plan to cook as much of my Thanksgiving dinner in advance as I can.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today it took me 4:21 (average 5:13).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-11-23-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\">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>Progressive Underdogs<\/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; 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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\">85.40<\/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\">110.06<\/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>ManOnDogSantorum<\/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; 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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\">9-2-0<\/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\">.818<\/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\">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\">1327.94<\/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\">1163.50<\/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\">7-4-0<\/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\">.636<\/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\">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\">1229.34<\/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\">1133.86<\/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\">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\">6-5-0<\/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\">.545<\/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\">1271.70<\/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\">1169.96<\/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\">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\">6-5-0<\/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\">.545<\/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\">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\">1211.28<\/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\">1089.82<\/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\">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\">5-6-0<\/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\">.455<\/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\">L2<\/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\">1189.70<\/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\">1155.44<\/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\">0-11-0<\/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\">L11<\/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\">809.42<\/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\">1326.80<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This is the fourth time I have lost with the second highest score in the league. \ud83d\ude41<\/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%2Dvideo%2Dmakes%2Dit%2Dperfectly%2Dclear%2Dwhy%2Dkarl%2Drove%2Dis%2Dterrified%2Dof%2Delizabeth%2Dwarren\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn.org<\/a>: Elizabeth Warren\u2019s latest ad.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kE_wj6NHdEQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Republicans have good reason to fear her.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/politics\/la-pn-gingrich-polls-20111122,0,169126.story\" target=\"_blank\">LA Times<\/a>: <\/font>But in Quinnipiac\u2019s survey of likely Republican voters, Gingrich leads the field of GOP contenders, with 26% support compared to 22% for Romney and 14% for Cain.&#160; And he wins a head-to-head matchup with Romney, 49% to 39%. <\/p>\n<p>A new CNN poll has the two tied &#8212; Gingrich wins 24% compared to 20% for Romney &#8212; within the margin of error of 5 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I guess it\u2019s time to Newter him again.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/headline\/2011\/11\/22-4\" target=\"_blank\">Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>A new survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University has found that viewers of Fox News are less informed about world events than people who do not watch any news.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">There it is.&#160; Watching no news informs Americans better that the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"23Cartoon\" alt=\"23Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/23Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I did some computer work, but mostly I rested.&#160; 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