{"id":7826,"date":"2012-05-21T12:56:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T19:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2012-05-21T12:56:45","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T19:56:45","slug":"open-thread5212012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/21\/open-thread5212012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/21\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday my errands gave me a lot of trouble, so it\u2019s a good thing I got the blog up first.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Things will be dicey for the rest of the week, because I will be doing volunteer work in prison both Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings, so I\u2019ll be swamped Tuesday and Thursday and exhausted Wednesday and Friday.  Therefore, what I post and when is completely up in the air.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:38 (average 4:54).  To do it, click here<\/a>. How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>This Chart Would Be A Gross Exaggeration If It Wasn’t Spot On<\/p>\n

\"21Chart\"<\/p>\n

Spot on describes it perfectly.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Sometimes it\u2019s hard to explain why we need strong financial regulation \u2014 especially in an era saturated with pro-business, pro-market propaganda. So we should always be grateful when someone makes the case for regulation more compelling and easier to understand. And this week, that means offering a special shout-out to two men: Jamie Dimon and Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll come back shortly to the troubles at JPMorgan Chase, the bank Mr. Dimon runs. First, however, let me talk about Mr. Romney, whose remarks about those troubles were so off-point that they constitute a teachable moment. <\/p>\n

Click through. This editorial by Paul Krugman is too good to ignore.<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a>: <\/font>How Romney Creates Jobs<\/p>\n