{"id":8433,"date":"2012-07-22T12:27:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8433"},"modified":"2012-07-22T12:27:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T19:27:10","slug":"open-thread7222012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/22\/open-thread7222012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/22\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday the weather surprised me.  The sun hit the breezeway and superheated the air.  At my desk, it reached 90\u00b0 before noon, so I feel pretty tired and may be brief.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow appears routine.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:48 (average 5:39).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>Bernie Sanders On Why Some Billionaires Are Running For The Border<\/p>\n

\"22Bernie\"<\/p>\n

And they call us un-American for opposing their unethical, and often illegal, predation.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>There\u2019s much to savor in the quadrennial spectacle of the Olympics, which will begin in London next weekend, but perhaps nothing more exhilarating than the way it showcases and celebrates the athleticism of women almost as much as it does the athleticism of men. <\/p>\n

That may drive Republicans away!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Mitt Romney\u2019s presidential campaign may be buying up Twitter followers<\/a> to pad the former Massachusetts governor\u2019s online presence. <\/p>\n

@MittRomney [plutocrat delinked] has already attracted more than 100,000 new followers on Saturday, far more than his average 1,000 \u2013 6,000 per day, and the new followers \u201cseem to have major trouble with spelling<\/a> simple English words, have names that sometimes seem to be random assortments of syllables, and have no (or very few) followers themselves\u201d.<\/p>\n

There seems to be no lie to low for Willard to buy it.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"22Cartoon\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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