{"id":7704,"date":"2012-05-08T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7704"},"modified":"2012-05-08T11:20:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:20:53","slug":"open-thread582012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/08\/open-thread582012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/8\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, installing my new UPS went smoothly.  It has a desktop widget that displays power information in real time.  I watched it for 20 minutes, and input voltage ranged from 93 to 122 volts.  In less than 24 hours it had to intervene 3 times.  Today my groceries for May are being delivered.  I hope to get the blog up and lings distributed first, but that’s very unlikely.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow is a R&R day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:46 (average 4:37).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>Reason Number 203 That The GOP War On Women Is Very Real<\/p>\n

\"8Women\"<\/p>\n

That’s right. Almost all voted to trap women as second class workers.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Rick Santorum told [Frothmeister delinked] his supporters in an e-mail Monday night that he was endorsing Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential candidate and that \u201call hands on deck\u201d would be needed to defeat President Obama in the fall.<\/p>\n

This makes RMoney the Frothmeister designee.<\/font><\/p>\n

From CBS<\/a>: <\/font>Democrats in Wisconsin today will nominate the candidate to face off against the contentious Republican Gov. Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election. <\/p>\n

The most recent poll shows Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the lead — and with just four weeks left before the recall, Barrett and Walker are already taking swings at each other.<\/p>\n

If a mangy, flatulent chimp, with BO and halitosis, who masturbates in public and throws feces at voters during campaign events, wins this primary\u2026 SUPPORT THE APE!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"8Cartoon\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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