{"id":7413,"date":"2012-03-19T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7413"},"modified":"2012-03-19T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T22:06:00","slug":"open-thread3192012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/19\/open-thread3192012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/19\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

My eyes are still bothering me, but I got my research done.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow I have an appointment that will keep me out almost all day, so it\u2019s probable that I will post no articles tomorrow.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:15 (average 5:33).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>The Truth About The Minimum Wage That Will Make You Gasp<\/p>\n

\"19MW\"<\/p>\n

I bet you can guess which party opposes raising the minimum wage.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Christian Science Monitor<\/a>: <\/font>"There is a cavernous gender gap in the horse-race poll\u2026. Obama leads [GOP front-runner Mitt] Romney by 20 points among female voters. And [Obama] leads [candidate Rick] Santorum by 26 points among female voters."<\/p>\n

Gee!  I wonder why! \ud83d\ude09<\/font><\/p>\n

From NewsOK<\/a>: <\/font>With the Obamacare hearing less than a month away, the United States Supreme Court’s approval rating has hit an all-time "new low" according to a new poll.<\/p>\n

"[F]ewer voters than ever view the high court positively," according to Rasmussen Reports<\/a>. "Nineteen percent rate the highest court in the land as poor."  Rasmussen added that "28 percent give the Supreme Court good or excellent ratings."<\/p>\n

Given Rasmussen\u2019s right-bias, it\u2019s probably even worse.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"19Cartoon\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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