{"id":7845,"date":"2012-05-24T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7845"},"modified":"2012-05-24T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T17:20:00","slug":"open-thread5242012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/24\/open-thread5242012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/24\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was very tired and slept most of the day.  Today I slept late and will be spending the afternoon and evening in prison helping with victim impact meetings.  Again this Open Thread is all for today. I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow will probably be the same, because I will not return home until late tonight.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:27 (average 4:20).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>Seven Statistics Will Make You Question If Congress Understands Your Interests<\/p>\n

\"24-7stats\"<\/a><\/p>\n

My only disagreement is that I’d like to see Congress more educated than it is.<\/font><\/p>\n

From: Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation late Wednesday to protest the Obama administration’s refusal to share information about controversial trade negotiations with the senator. <\/p>\n

The administration’s blockade against Wyden, who chairs a subcommittee on international trade, conflicts with its prior statements to the press, and raises concerns that President Barack Obama’s administration is selectively icing out critics of the administration’s trade strategy.<\/p>\n

Hat-Tip: Lisa G<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Either Obama has some bas appointees, or this is happening because so many Republicans politicos, who were appointed to temporary partisan jobs, burrowed into permanent nonpartisan staff positions during the Bush Regime. <\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>G.O.P. Nightmare Charts<\/p>\n

\"24Nightmare\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Their nightmares are our wet dreams!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"24Cartoon\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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