{"id":8051,"date":"2012-06-16T11:36:09","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T18:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8051"},"modified":"2012-06-16T11:36:09","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T18:36:09","slug":"open-thread6162012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/16\/open-thread6162012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/16\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was a crazy day.  In addition to the hours I spent trying to resolve the editor problem (no response from the author yet), I spent three more in chat with my ISP, because their DNS servers were not connecting to my HSP email accounts.  To make matters worse, the temperature at my desk reached 94\u00b0, and today will be worse.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Tomorrow I have a monthly grocery delivery, and my bad shoulder will make unpacking and storing them more difficult than normal.  Still I plan to blog normally.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:46 (average 4:35).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>Here’s The Sad Story Of A Guy Who Believed The Bush Tax Cuts Were Going To Lead To Jobs<\/p>\n

\"16bushtaxcut\"<\/p>\n

People who think so will look just like that before "Trickle Down" stops gushing up.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Sen. John McCain said in an interview posted online Friday that \u201cforeign money\u201d was helping fellow Republican Mitt Romney\u2019s presidential hopes and singled out one of his ally\u2019s most generous supporters.<\/p>\n

McCain, the GOP\u2019s 2008 presidential nominee, suggested casino magnate Sheldon Adelson\u2019s $10 million contribution to a pro-Romney super PAC was a conduit for Adelson to use profits from properties in Macau to shape American elections. McCain also criticized the Supreme Court ruling that allows individuals and corporations to make such unlimited donations to nominally independent political action committees.<\/p>\n

Republicans are honest so infrequently, that it’s noteworthy when one tells the truth. Kudos.<\/font><\/p>\n

From AP\/Google<\/a>: <\/font>A Republican Wisconsin state senator asked Friday for a recount in the election that could hand Democrats their only victory in this month’s six recalls, and at least a temporary majority in the state Senate.<\/p>\n

An official canvass this week showed incumbent Racine Republican Van Wanggaard trailing Democratic challenger John Lehman by 834 votes, or 1.2 percent of the nearly 72,000 votes cast.<\/p>\n

Democrats had called on Wanggaard to concede, saying a recount would only waste taxpayer money and delay the inevitable. But Wanggaard’s campaign said it was concerned about reports of voting irregularities and wanted to ensure the outcome was accurate.<\/p>\n

The law does not require a recount unless the difference is less than 1%.  If the totals were reversed, and the Democrat was asking, it would not happen.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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