{"id":6588,"date":"2011-12-30T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=6588"},"modified":"2011-12-30T00:00:32","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T08:00:32","slug":"open-thread12302011-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/30\/open-thread12302011-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/30\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was slow day for news, as the media are fixated on Iowa, but I worked on a holiday graphic for Sunday. I\u2019m current with replies.  Today I will be doing the work needed to ready my record keeping for 2012.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:42 (average 6:01).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>Two veteran Democratic congressmen — Toledo’s Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland — will square off in a 2012 primary race for the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District.<\/p>\n

Both filed petitions Wednesday in Cleveland to challenge each other in a district that snakes from Toledo to Cleveland.<\/p>\n

The representatives were matched against each other by the Republican-dominated Ohio General Assembly, which approved the new congressional district map.<\/p>\n

What a tragedy.  We cannot afford the loss of either.  This would not have happened had people on the left in Ohio had not stayed home and\/or voted for 3rd parties in 2010.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Baltimore Sun<\/a>: <\/font>With the Iowa caucuses just days away, the Republican crack-up threatens the future of the Grand Old Party more profoundly than at any time since the GOP’s eclipse in 1932. That’s bad for America.<\/p>\n

The crack-up isn’t just Romney-the-smooth versus Gingrich-the-bomb-thrower. Not just House Speaker John Boehner, who keeps making agreements he can’t keep, versus House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who keeps making trouble he can’t control. And not just the GOP establishment versus the tea partiers.<\/p>\n

The underlying conflict lies deep in the nature and structure of the Republican Party. And its roots are very old.<\/p>\n

This article by Robert Reich is well worth the read. Click through.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>There has been a thread of common wisdom which says the DOJ is turning a blind eye to police brutality, most recently with regard to the excessive force shown to Occupy protesters around the country.<\/p>\n

In fact, the opposite appears to be true.<\/p>\n

At least 17 police departments are under investigation for civil rights violations.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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