{"id":7388,"date":"2012-03-17T15:53:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T22:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7388"},"modified":"2012-03-17T15:53:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T22:53:06","slug":"open-thread3172012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/17\/open-thread3172012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/17\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today my eyes were sufficiently recovered to put together a slate of articles, albeit just barely.  This illness has my schedule turned around, so don\u2019t depend on me posting at a specific time, until my body lets me know what my sleep schedule will be.  I\u2019m not current on replies, and do not intend to catch up, but I am very grateful for all the good wishes and kind thoughts so many of you have left over the past week.  Tomorrow, I need to go out to run a couple errands.  When, if, and what I can post will depend on how my eyes are then.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

On 3\/10 it took me 3:31 (average 4:29).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  <\/font>On 3\/11 it took me 3:46 (average 4:35). To do it, click here<\/a>.  <\/font>On 3\/12 it took me 5:16 (average 6:42). To do it, click here<\/a>.  <\/font>On 3\/13 it took me 5:03 (average 6:02). To do it, click here<\/a>.  <\/font>On 3\/14 it took me 4:44 (average 5:24). To do it, click here<\/a>.  <\/font>On 3\/15 it took me 4:31 (average 5:02). To do it, click here<\/a>.  Yesterday<\/font> it took me 3:49 (average 4:19). To do it, click here<\/a>. Today<\/font> it took me 5:16 (average 6:50). To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>The One Question That Will Stump ALL Your Republican Friends<\/p>\n

\"17Trickledownbig\"<\/p>\n

The truth is that they create lies, not jobs.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Business Week<\/a>: <\/font>The Supreme Court rejected requests from news organizations Friday for live, televised coverage of this month’s historic arguments on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, but agreed to release audio recordings of the proceedings on the same day.<\/p>\n

The court will post audio files and transcripts on its website ( www.supremecourt.gov<\/a>) within two hours of the end of the proceedings on each of the three days set aside for argument, March 26-28.<\/p>\n

Those arguments should prove most interesting.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/font>After a<\/a> series<\/a> of<\/a> Republican ethics allegations, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched HouseOfScandal.com<\/a> on Monday. The website will feature the Republican members of Congress who have faced scandals and ethics questions since the GOP won the House in 2010.<\/p>\n

In a statement released Sunday, the DCCC contrasted the allegedly ethically-challenged politicians with House Speaker John Boehner’s "zero tolerance" policy for lawmakers who have breached ethical standards.<\/p>\n

"Voters are finding out that Republicans leaders have zero intention of carrying through on their zero-tolerance pledge for Republicans’ ethics scandals and corruption," said DCCC spokesman Jesse Ferguson.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a site to bookmark!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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