{"id":7208,"date":"2012-02-20T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7208"},"modified":"2012-02-20T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T08:00:17","slug":"open-thread2202011-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/20\/open-thread2202011-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–2\/20\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I rested as much as I could.  I\u2019m current with replies.  I\u2019m scheduled for a colonoscopy on Tuesday morning.  No worries.  It\u2019s routine, because of my age.  Because of it, I\u2019m likely to be gone for two days, so expect no more articles, until early Thursday morning.  This morning and early afternoon, I\u2019ll sleep all I can.  This afternoon and tonight I\u2019ll be taking the medications to purge me for the test.  I will not be able to sit on one place long enough to concentrate on anything, except for the place made of porcelain.  I\u2019ll be up all night taking medicine.  During the test I\u2019ll be under a twilight anesthetic, so I\u2019m likely to he groggy afterwards, in addition to sleepy from being up all night.  By Wednesday I should be able to research again.  I am not looking forward to this at all.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:39 (average 4:23).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From CBS<\/a>: <\/font>Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum stood by comments he made Saturday opposing prenatal testing, saying it leads to selective abortions, and he said the president is "continuing" policies that encourage such abortions.<\/p>\n

How much more invasive into privacy can these Republicans get?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Minnesota Public Radio News<\/a>: <\/font>Mitt Romney returned to Salt Lake City on Saturday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2002 Winter Games he helped lead, but the GOP presidential candidate has come under attack for urging the federal government to provide big bucks for Olympic expenses. <\/p>\n

Republicans believe in limited government spending, but not on anything they want.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>During an appearance on Fox News Sunday this morning, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) couldn\u2019t explain why the public rejects large parts of the Republican legislative agenda and instead blamed Democrats for opposing it. <\/p>\n