{"id":7779,"date":"2012-05-17T12:22:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7779"},"modified":"2012-05-17T12:22:43","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:22:43","slug":"open-thread5172012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/17\/open-thread5172012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;5\/17\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">My apartment is finally bleeding off the heat.&#160; It\u2019s 45\u00b0 outside, 69\u00b0 in the breezeway enclosure, and 78\u00b0at my desk with fans going.&#160; My COPD is still pretty severe.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; For tomorrow, we\u2019ll see how today goes.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Special Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I spoke with Lee Evans on the phone.&#160; He is still without a computer and misses you all.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 4:12 (average 4:44).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-05-17-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\/brilliant%2Dshort%2Dfilm%2Dexplains%2Dsecret%2Dto%2Dhappiness%2Dand%2Dit%25E2%2580%2599s%2Dnot%2Dwhat%2Dyou%2Dthink\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>BRILLIANT! Short Film Explains Secret To Happiness\u2014And It\u2019s Not What You Think<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oGab38pKscw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I represent this because, during the time I was rich, I was also the least fulfilled and most miserable.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/05\/17\/opinion\/the-grand-old-party-and-the-sea.html\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Add fish and oceans to the long list of environmental issues that House Republicans do not much care about. Last week, the House voted to deny further financing to a federal program that helps regulate commercial fisheries and has been increasingly important to the recovery of several at-risk species. For good measure, it also killed financing for a worthy effort by the Obama administration to improve the health of America\u2019s coastal waters. <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">If Republicans take power, all we have to lose is the planet.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/OTUS\/dennis-kucinich-opts-washington-state-race-retire\/story?id=16363027#.T7UhUcVQQXI\" target=\"_blank\">ABC<\/a>: <\/font>Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday he has decided against running for Congress in Washington state, where activists had urged him to launch a campaign. In a statement, Kucinich signaled the end of his 16-year congressional career.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I\u2019m sorry to see Dennis go.&#160; I could not support him for the Presidency, after he said his choice for VP would me that malignant corporate racist, Ron Paul, but he was a strong voice in the House for peace.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"17Cartoon\" alt=\"17Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/17Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My apartment is finally bleeding off the heat.&#160; It\u2019s 45\u00b0 outside, 69\u00b0 in the breezeway enclosure, and 78\u00b0at my desk with fans going.&#160; My COPD is still pretty severe.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; For tomorrow, we\u2019ll see how today goes. 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