{"id":6456,"date":"2011-12-07T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/07\/open-thread1262011-3\/"},"modified":"2011-12-07T00:05:30","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T08:05:30","slug":"open-thread1262011-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/07\/open-thread1262011-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/7\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday drained me pretty well.\u00a0 I had to run errands and, in the process, walk about a mile and a half.\u00a0 My COPD, already exacerbated from an upper respiratory infection, flared up severely.\u00a0 Other than this Open Thread, I have only one article, but it\u2019s a biggie.\u00a0 I\u2019m current, albeit brief, with replies.\u00a0 Today I will be recovering from yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Yesterday it took me 5:12 (average 6:06).\u00a0 To do it, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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129.16<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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166.58<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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123.86<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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98.46<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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140.16<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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68.96<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1 (1)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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10-3-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.769<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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1562.74<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1352.88<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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8-5-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.615<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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1453.52<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1297.60<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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8-5-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.615<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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1425.48<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1318.84<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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7-6-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.538<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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1477.00<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1379.24<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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6-7-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.462<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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1510.18<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1454.92<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6 (6)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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0-13-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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L13<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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939.20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1564.64<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The second highest production has earned me fifth place.\u00a0 ARGH! \ud83d\ude41<\/span><\/p>\n

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

From CBS<\/a>: <\/span>President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday that the United States will now use foreign aid as a tool to improve Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights abroad.<\/p>\n

I applaud this move.\u00a0 Hopefully it will do some good, including defusing C-Street Republican support for Uganda\u2019s bill to execute gays.<\/span><\/p>\n

From ABC<\/a>: <\/span>Senate Republicans rejected a new, tweaked Senate Democratic payroll tax<\/a>\u00a0 cut extension proposal because they say it is not, as billed by Democrats, a compromise bill.<\/p>\n

This is exactly as I called it yesterday.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t require rocket science.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Democratic Party of Oregon<\/a>: <\/span>Rob Cornilles – Anti-Choice Republican<\/p>\n