{"id":7670,"date":"2012-05-05T11:20:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T18:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7670"},"modified":"2012-05-05T11:20:15","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T18:20:15","slug":"open-thread552012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/05\/open-thread552012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;5\/5\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Last night, my COPD flared up, causing me to miss sleep, and since I still have errands to run, I\u2019ll be brief today.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow is a rest day.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:43 (average 4:49).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-05-05-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/front.moveon.org\/one%2Dhilarious%2Dgraphic%2Dmakes%2Dus%2Dwant%2Dto%2Dcheck%2Dcongress%2Dcredentials\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>One Hilarious Graphic Makes Us Want To Check Congress&#8217; Credentials<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"5obgyn\" border=\"0\" alt=\"5obgyn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/5obgyn.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">And the couple that actually are live by the Oath of Hypocrites.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsbt.com\/health\/sns-rt-us-usa-abortion-arizonabre84402y-20120504,0,6662801.story\" target=\"_blank\">WSBT<\/a>: <\/font>Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill banning abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving money through the state, her office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-backed Whole Woman&#8217;s Health Funding Priority Act cuts off funding for family planning and health services delivered by Planned Parenthood clinics and other organizations offering abortions.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">And the Republican War on Women continues.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/blog\/2012\/05\/04\/weekly-address-new-chapter-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\">The White House<\/a>: <\/font>After signing an agreement that details our future relationship with Afghanistan, President Obama explains that we must now focus on the type of nation our troops return home to, and calls on Congress to take the money we are no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the other half to rebuild America.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8nIFExKIhLA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Although I think we should be withdrawing from Afghanistan MUCH more quickly, we certainly need to use the money to rebuild America.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"5Cartoon\" alt=\"5Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/5Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, my COPD flared up, causing me to miss sleep, and since I still have errands to run, I\u2019ll be brief today.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow is a rest day. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today\u2019s took me 3:43 (average 4:49).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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