{"id":8130,"date":"2012-06-23T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8130"},"modified":"2012-06-23T11:51:09","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T18:51:09","slug":"open-thread6232012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/23\/open-thread6232012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/23\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a lazy Saturday.  Rmoney is too busy grubbing $millions and making corrupt deals to provide us with Willardisms.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow appears routine.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:00 (average 4:50).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>This Is The Effect Obama REALLY Had On The Private Sector <\/p>\n

\"23PrivateSector\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Just before the effect Obama had, you can see the effect Bush had and Rmoney would have, since their policies are so similar.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The Supreme Court\u2019s ruling this week in Knox v. Service Employees International Union<\/a> is one of the most brazen of the Roberts court. It shows how defiantly the five justices act in advancing the aggressive conservatism of their majority on the court. <\/p>\n

The court\u2019s moderate liberals were rightly dismayed by the majority\u2019s willingness to breach court rules in pursuit of its agenda. In this labor union case, there is no getting around that the legal approach is indistinguishable from politics. The court\u2019s five conservatives ruled that in 2005, Local 1000 of the Service Employees International Union should have sent a notice to all nonmembers it represented when it imposed a temporary 25 percent increase in union dues for public-sector employees in California to fight two anti-union ballot measures. <\/p>\n

As long as Republicans are able to appoint Injustices like the fascist five, SCOTUS will be a place, where the Constitution takes a back seat to plutocratic dogma.<\/font><\/p>\n

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>If there was any doubt that Mitt Romney’s business record would be an election issue, President Obama’s team is erasing it this weekend.<\/p>\n