{"id":6373,"date":"2011-11-24T00:22:59","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T08:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/24\/open-thread11242011\/"},"modified":"2011-11-24T00:22:59","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T08:22:59","slug":"open-thread11242011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/24\/open-thread11242011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/24\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I pushed myself a little too hard, so I\u2019m only putting up one other article today.  I did get out to run my errands, and I did prepare tomorrow\u2019s cheese mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and broccoli\/cauliflower hollandaise, leaving only the turkey, dressing and gravy to make today.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Today is not only Thanksgiving, but also a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, so while stuffing the bird and I, I shall be \u2026umm\u2026 meditating.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:43 (average 4:34).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font> <\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn.org<\/a>: We are the 99%.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Isn\u2019t it sad that we must often go to foreign media for honest coverage?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>The point man for carrying out President Barack Obama\u2019s health care law will be stepping down after Republicans succeeded in blocking his confirmation by the Senate, the White House announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Medicare chief Don Berwick, a Harvard professor widely respected for his ideas on how to improve the health care system, became the most prominent casualty of the political wars over a health care overhaul whose constitutionality will be now decided by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Praising Berwick for \u201coutstanding work,\u201d White House deputy press secretary Jamie Smith criticized Republicans for \u201cputting political interests above the best interests of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is mire mindless obstruction.  Berwick is not a controversial ideologue.  Once, even Newt endorsed him.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Examiner<\/a>: <\/font>Nicholas E. Purpura and Donald R. Laster Jr, both of Monmouth County [NJ], yesterday filed a motion for recusal in their case, Purpura et al. v. Sebelius et al.<\/a> (Docket No. 11-7275). They contend that Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor should not take part in any deliberation, either on whether to grant certiorari in their case, or in hearing oral argument, or in deciding their case or any motion thereon. The reason: both these Justices owe their jobs to Barack H. Obama, and both would lose their jobs should the Court uphold one of their fifteen counts against the massive health care reform bill.<\/p>\n

Extending the logic (?) of these idiots, every Justice who was appointed by either a Republican or a Democrat should be forced to recuse.  Note that they have no problem about Teabag Thomas pocketing $thousands from his wife\u2019s lobbying against the ACA.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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