{"id":7587,"date":"2012-04-19T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T21:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7587"},"modified":"2012-04-19T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T21:31:45","slug":"open-thread4192012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/19\/open-thread4192012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/19\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have spent a lot of time today trying to sort through a problem with Reddit, a site where I post links to my articles.  They have just banned me from posting in politics, unless 90% of my submissions come from other sources than this blog.  This is contrary to my agreement with them that I would submit at least 50% from other sources.  Reddit was our biggest source of readership and will impact our ratings negatively.  In the past few months our second biggest source of readership (Buzzflash.net) has gone dark, our third biggest (StumbleUpon) has changed their format, making it far less popular and cutting visits from there to about 33% of what it used to be.  Care2 is the one bright light in this mix.  I\u2019m feeling pretty frustrated.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Today\u2019s chores have been moved to tomorrow.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:35 (average 4:10).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>The Secret That Colonel Sanders Gets But Women Who Vote Republican Don’t.<\/p>\n

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

\u2026or like a black man joining the KKK.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>A new revelation of young American soldiers caught on camera while defiling insurgents\u2019 remains in Afghanistan has intensified questions within the military community about whether fundamental discipline is breaking down given the nature and length of the war. <\/p>\n

In my view, this behavior is symptomatic of low morale, caused by putting troops in mortal danger with no legitimate hope of success.  Withdrawal should begin immediately.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Politico<\/a>: <\/font>Despite hesitation from some conservatives about Mitt Romney\u2019s candidacy, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Thursday that House Republicans are \u201cexcited\u201d about rallying behind the former Massachusetts governor in his bid to oust President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

Excited over Switch Hit Mitt, who bats from both sides of every plate?  Put a load of that in your garden.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

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