{"id":6503,"date":"2011-12-13T00:03:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T08:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/13\/open-thread-12132011\/"},"modified":"2011-12-13T00:03:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T08:03:59","slug":"open-thread-12132011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/13\/open-thread-12132011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread-12\/13\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I was still sick, but must have been a little better, as I at least knew what year it is. <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-embarrassedsmile\" alt=\"Embarrassed smile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/wlEmoticon-embarrassedsmile.png\" \/>&#160; I had to run a couple errands and had trouble covering the half mile needed to do so.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Today I plan to rest.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today it took me 3:45 (average 4:25).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-12-13-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>,&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From Me: <\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">Elizabeth Warren Takes on Turd Blossom.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4-_nCQKCME\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethwarren.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Support Elizabeth Warren!<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-of-arizonas-restrictive-immigration-law\/2011\/12\/12\/gIQA4UYepO_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>The Supreme Court on Monday said it would review Arizona\u2019s restrictive immigration law that sparked a national controversy and inspired similar state efforts across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The review will add to one of the court\u2019s most high-profile caseloads in years, and probably will be heard around the same time as justices consider the constitutionality of President Obama\u2019s health-care overhaul. The court on Friday said it also would intervene in a deeply partisan battle over Texas redistricting.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">To make matters worse, Elena Kagan has recused herself, and rightly so, on the Arizona law, because she was the Solicitor General challenging it.&#160; If only Thomas or Scalia had that level of integrity.&#160; Find someplace with Vaseline on sale and stock up.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/rss\/breaking_news\/747164\/once_called_blackwater,_firm_changes_name_again\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>The US security firm formerly known as Blackwater, which was barred from Iraq over a deadly 2007 shooting, renamed itself a second time Monday.<\/p>\n<p>USTC Holdings, the investor consortium that acquired ex-Blackwater firm Xe Services in December 2010, announced ACADEMI as the new name and brand for Xe Services.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">They want to bribe Maliki to get back into Iraq in a way that the people will not know who they are, but by whatever name, this company remains the Republican SS and is a threat to freedom everywhere.&#160; If Republicans take power, rest assured that they will unleash these thugs on Americans again.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"13Cartoon\" alt=\"13Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/13Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I was still sick, but must have been a little better, as I at least knew what year it is. &#160; I had to run a couple errands and had trouble covering the half mile needed to do so.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Today I plan to rest. 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