{"id":8938,"date":"2012-09-25T07:08:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8938"},"modified":"2012-09-25T07:08:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T14:08:27","slug":"open-thread9252012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/25\/open-thread9252012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;9\/25\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday my COPD was severe, and I got little sleep last night.&#160; I had hoped to put up another article or two, but I need to try to sleep this morning, before I leave, so I\u2019m not wiped out at my CoDA meeting with prisoners.&#160; I\u2019m still not current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow I\u2019ll probably be wiped out, but I hope I can catch up on replies then.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:56 (average 4:33).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-09-25-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here\u2019s the news about our Fantasy Football League, Lefty Blog Friends.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; direction: ltr\">\n<table style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; width: auto; border-collapse: collapse; direction: ltr; border-top: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 0pt solid\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" valign=\"top\">\n<tbody style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"184\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">92.72<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"184\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">120.10<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Playing without a helmet<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"184\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>MittsMagicJock<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">96.42<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"184\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">95.38<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Progressive Underdogs<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"184\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Texans Will Rise Again<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">95.62<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"184\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">97.60<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; direction: ltr\">\n<table style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; width: auto; border-collapse: collapse; direction: ltr; border-top: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 0pt solid\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" valign=\"top\">\n<tbody style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Team Name<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>W-L-T<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Pct<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Streak<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Waiver<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">For<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Against<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1 (1)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">hugos renegades<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3-0-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1.000<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W3<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">330.46<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">275.24<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2 (2)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.667<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">314.64<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">310.76<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3 (3)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Playing without a helmet<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.667<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">308.80<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">306.76<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4 (4)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">MittsMagicJock<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.333<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">303.52<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">269.52<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5 (5)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Texans Will Rise Again<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.333<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">254.58<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">327.66<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6 (6)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Progressive Underdogs<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">0-3-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.000<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L3<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">280.32<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">302.38<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">What can I say?&#160; Tony Romo had 5 fantasy points. \ud83d\ude41<\/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\/how-would-you-feel-if-this-was-your-husband-and-mitt-romney-called-him-a-freeloader\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>How Would You Feel If This Was Your Husband And Mitt Romney Called Him A &#8216;Freeloader?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1uAlvD1Sf6E?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Lord Willard called him a freeloader, because that is what he and most of the rest of the 1% think of all people, who are not rich.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/09\/25\/opinion\/nocera-romney-and-the-forbes-400.html\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Thirty years ago, when Forbes published its first Forbes 400, a net worth of $75 million would get you on the list. Today it takes $1.1 billion. In the last year alone, the cumulative net worth of the wealthiest 400 people, by Forbes\u2019s calculation, rose by $200 billion. That compares with a 4 percent drop in median household income last year, according to the Census Bureau. One would be hard pressed to find a clearer example of how powerfully income inequality has taken root\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;The fundamental reason the Romneys pay so little in taxes is that the bulk of their income comes from investments and thus is taxed at the capital gains rate of 15 percent. Although Romney himself <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/USA\/Latest-News-Wires\/2012\/0602\/Romney-net-worth-remains-near-250-million\" target=\"_blank\">isn\u2019t close to being rich enough to join the Forbes 400<\/a>, his reliance on capital gains is a trait he shares with most of the ultrawealthy. It is the thread that ties together the Forbes 400. <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Perhaps, if the Republican Party had not rigged the system to favor them, the super-rich might make money by creating jobs!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/politics\/120925\/mitt-romney-mocked-asking-why-airplane-windows-dont-open\" target=\"_blank\">Global Post<\/a>: <\/font>At a Beverly Hills fundraiser on Saturday, Romney commented on his wife Ann&#8217;s recent scare in the air. Her plane was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/americas\/united-states\/120921\/ann-romney-plane-makes-emergency-landing\" target=\"_blank\">forced to make an emergency landing<\/a> in Colorado on Friday after the airplane&#8217;s cabin filled with smoke on its way to Los Angeles. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/politics\/la-pn-romney-beverly-hills-fundraiser-20120922,0,2317962.story\" target=\"_blank\">About the in-flight mishap Romney said:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appreciate the fact that she is on the ground, safe and sound. And I don\u2019t think she knows just how worried some of us were. When you have a fire in an aircraft, there\u2019s no place to go, exactly, there\u2019s no \u2014 and<strong> you can\u2019t find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft, because the windows don\u2019t open. I don\u2019t know why they don\u2019t do that. It\u2019s a real problem.<\/strong> [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Lord Willard is rich enough to build his own jet that has windows that open.&#160; He\u2019d find out how Seamus felt in short order.&#160; I\u2019ve got dibs on the video!! \ud83d\ude09<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"25Cartoon\" alt=\"25Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/25Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday my COPD was severe, and I got little sleep last night.&#160; I had hoped to put up another article or two, but I need to try to sleep this morning, before I leave, so I\u2019m not wiped out at my CoDA meeting with prisoners.&#160; I\u2019m still not current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow I\u2019ll probably be <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/25\/open-thread9252012\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-thread","category-personal","category-politics","category-35-id","category-3-id","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8938\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}