{"id":7981,"date":"2012-06-08T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T18:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7981"},"modified":"2012-06-08T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T18:11:16","slug":"open-thread682012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/08\/open-thread682012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;6\/8\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today I have another routine day, but things get busy next week.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow should be routine, except for dreaded laundry.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jug Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:21 (4:24 average).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-06-08-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\/the-message-congress-sends-when-it-can-only-be-influenced-by-the-lobbyists\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>The Message Congress Sends When It Can Only Be Influenced By The Lobbyists<\/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=\"8Lobbyists\" border=\"0\" alt=\"8Lobbyists\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/8Lobbyists.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"753\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">With Republicans in the majority it\u2019s the best Congress money has bought.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=70tav9QveOM\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>: Obama\u2019s Latest Ad<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/70tav9QveOM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">He should say Congressional Republicans, not just Congress, but unlike Rmoney ads, this is true.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3096434\/#47730646\" target=\"_blank\">MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">Sometimes things too absurd to be true are.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><object width=\"592\" height=\"346\" id=\"msnbc7c9ff2\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" target=\"_blank\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0\"><param name=\"movie\" target=\"_blank\" value=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"launch=47730646^0^533734&amp;width=592&amp;height=346\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><embed name=\"msnbc7c9ff2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\" width=\"592\" height=\"346\" FlashVars=\"launch=47730646^0^533734&amp;width=592&amp;height=346\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" wmode=\"transparent\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 5px; width: 592px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; color: #999; font-size: 11px\">Visit msnbc.com for <a style=\"border-bottom: #999 1px dotted; height: 13px; color: #5799db !important; font-weight: normal !important; text-decoration: none !important\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\" target=\"_blank\">breaking news<\/a>, <a style=\"border-bottom: #999 1px dotted; height: 13px; color: #5799db !important; font-weight: normal !important; text-decoration: none !important\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3032507\" target=\"_blank\">world news<\/a>, and <a style=\"border-bottom: #999 1px dotted; height: 13px; color: #5799db !important; font-weight: normal !important; text-decoration: none !important\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3032072\" target=\"_blank\">news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I hope Garland Peed on Kreep for InsaniTEA!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"8Cartoon\" alt=\"8Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/8Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I have another routine day, but things get busy next week.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow should be routine, except for dreaded laundry. Jug Zone Puzzle: Today\u2019s took me 3:21 (4:24 average).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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