{"id":7258,"date":"2012-02-27T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2012-02-26T20:21:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T04:21:24","slug":"open-thread2272012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/27\/open-thread2272012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–2\/27\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I had a bad air day, with my COPD making it difficult to breathe, and my still-ailing rear end making it impossible to sleep with the severe coughing.  Therefore, this is today\u2019s only article, posted early and set to release just after midnight, so I can return to bed.  I am not current with replies and will catch up when I can.  Tomorrow is a paperwork day, but we\u2019ll see what the day brings.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

It\u2019s not out yet.  I\u2019ll post two tomorrow.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>President Obama is hosting a White House dinner tonight for the nation’s governors, but one prominent state executive won’t be there.<\/p>\n

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer.<\/p>\n

Brewer, whose finger-pointing confrontation with Obama last month has become a symbol for political polarization, told NBC’s Meet The Press that she has prior engagements.<\/p>\n

Bull!  Such discourteous behavior is not at all surprising from the Death Angel of Brewerstan, formerly Arizona.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over the reach of the Alien Tort Statute and a 20-year-old law that allows victims of torture to pursue civil lawsuits against the responsible individuals.<\/p>\n

Corporations and human rights groups are squaring off over whether foreign victims of war crimes, killings and other atrocities can sue multinational companies in American courts.<\/p>\n

The just outcome is a no brainer here.  However I have no confidence in SCOTUS to arrive at it.<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Rick Santorum\u2019s contention here Saturday that President Obama\u2019s plan to make college more accesible is really a scheme to brainwash people into becoming liberals<\/a> may have struck some outside observers as a little odd.<\/p>\n

But for the tea party crowd gathered here as part of an Americans For Prosperity rally, Santorum\u2019s words about higher education were right on point. <\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Obama wants everybody in America to go to college,\u201d Santorum said. \u201cWhat a snob!\u201d<\/p>\n

Educating people teaches them to think critically for themselves, making them less vulnerable to brainwashing.  To brainwash them, keep people ignorant, the way Santorum and the Republican Party prefer.  Santorum\u2019s contention is pure projection.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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