{"id":9925,"date":"2013-02-06T04:51:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=9925"},"modified":"2013-02-06T04:51:16","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T12:51:16","slug":"open-thread262013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/02\/06\/open-thread262013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;2\/6\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I was pleased that I could return to full time blogging.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; It looks like I\u2019ll be OK to keep going.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 5:19 (average 6:10).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2013-02-06-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/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\/whens-the-last-time-you-saw-a-super-bowl-commercial-about-something-this-controversial\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>When&#8217;s The Last Time You Saw A Super Bowl Commercial About Something This Controversial?<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mLzwe-D9vUE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I wonder how many Republicans turned off the game after seeing this.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/06\/us-usa-guns-colorado-idUSBRE91504320130206\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>Owners and makers of assault-style weapons would face civil liability under a package of measures unveiled on Tuesday by top lawmakers in Colorado, a state shaken by some of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>The bills, introduced by Democrats who control the state legislature, could push Colorado to the forefront of a national gun control debate reignited by several mass shootings last year, including massacres of schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut, and moviegoers in suburban Denver.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I think that, depending on the specifics, this could be an excellent idea. Concurrent with the right to own a gun, there is a responsibility to care for it in a manner that prevents irresponsible use.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/160307\/americans-widely-support-immigration-reform-proposals.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Gallup<\/a>: <\/font>At least two-thirds of Americans favor each of five specific measures designed to address immigration issues &#8212; ranging from 68% who would vote for increased government spending on security measures and enforcement at U.S. borders, to 85% who would vote for a requirement that employers verify the immigration status of all new hires. More than seven in 10 would vote for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants now living in this country. <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Click through. Note that the least popular of the five is the only one that Republicans support.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"6Cartoon\" alt=\"6Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/6Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I was pleased that I could return to full time blogging.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; It looks like I\u2019ll be OK to keep going. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today\u2019s took me 5:19 (average 6:10).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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