{"id":8710,"date":"2012-08-30T07:23:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T14:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8710"},"modified":"2012-08-30T07:23:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T14:23:03","slug":"open-thread8302012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/30\/open-thread8302012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/30\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I slept most of the day on and off, leaving me quite groggy this morning.  This is today\u2019s only article, as I have to leave for an ultrasound on my bad leg.  I\u2019m not current with replies, but will cat65ch up soon.  Barring unforeseen circumstances,  I\u2019ll be blogging normally tomorrow.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:51 (average 4:54).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>10 Things The Romney Campaign Doesn’t Want You To Know About Paul Ryan<\/p>\n

\"30REVEALED_PaulRyan\"<\/p>\n

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The party that claims to have all the answers on Medicare seemed to have no interest in sharing them with the American people at its convention on Wednesday. The session, devoted to the theme of \u201cWe Can Change It,\u201d never went any deeper than that slogan or a few others: Reform Medicare. Strengthen Medicare. Protect Medicare.<\/p>\n

All without the slightest hint of how that supposed reform or strengthening would take place, regarding that program and many others. \u201cWe will not duck the tough issues; we will lead,\u201d said Representative Paul Ryan, in his speech accepting the vice-presidential nomination<\/a>. \u201cWe will not spend four years blaming others; we will take responsibility.\u201d <\/p>\n

Sounds great, except that the speech ducked the tough issues and blamed others for the problems. <\/p>\n

Also consider this.<\/font><\/p>\n