{"id":6903,"date":"2012-01-27T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=6903"},"modified":"2012-01-26T10:55:20","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T18:55:20","slug":"open-thread1272012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/27\/open-thread1272012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–1\/27\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

If everything works as planned, I will be asleep when this article appears, having just returned from prison after my volunteer work.  I\u2019m writing it early in the morning of 1\/26, before leaving and setting it to auto-publish so there is at least something for you at the regular time. Obviously I am not current on replies.  Friday is a rest and catch up day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

It\u2019s not up yet, and I shall post two on the Open Thread for the 28th.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>The Big Secret About Mitt Romney’s Tax Plan In One Chart<\/p>\n

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Talk about Rmoney!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Truth-Out<\/a>: <\/font>So what the story of Mr. Romney and the auto bailout actually shows is something we already knew from health care: He\u2019s a smart guy who is also a moral coward. His original proposal for the auto industry, like his health-care reform law in Massachusetts, bore considerable resemblance to what Mr. Obama actually did. But when the deed took place, Mr. Romney \u2014 rather than having the courage to say that the president was actually doing something reasonable \u2014 joined the rest of his party in whining and denouncing the plan.<\/p>\n

And now he wants to claim credit for the very policy he trashed when it hung in the balance.<\/p>\n

That Romney lies so much that he\u2019s a \u2026 Republican!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>In the end, they just didn\u2019t have the votes.<\/p>\n

For two legislative sessions, Indiana Democrats fought the divisive labor measure known as right-to-work. They offered amendments aimed at changing the bill. They sought to put the issue before voters in a referendum. And in their most high-profile gambit, House Democrats staged occasional boycotts to deny the Republican-dominated chamber enough members to conduct business.<\/p>\n

But that all ended Wednesday when the minority party acceded to the mathematical reality of the Republican\u2019s 60-40 majority in the chamber. Democrats showed up, and the Indiana House voted 54-44 to make Indiana the 23rd right-to-work state.<\/p>\n

This is a sad day for Labor and for working people everywhere.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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