Open Thread–11/1/2010

Another day, another month.  Where has it gone?  Yesterday morning I watched football and yesterday afternoon I did Blog Talk Radio with Gwen.  Today I may fall even further behind, because it’s time for the quarterly surgery on my foot.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:22 (4:53 average).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Religious Agony:

Short Takes:

From Waskington Post: At least seven Iraqi Christian worshipers and seven Iraqi security forces were killed Sunday night after commandos stormed a church in Baghdad where a band of suicide bombers had been holding parishioners hostage, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said.

As Iraqi troops stormed the Our Lady of Salvation Church in the upscale Karradah neighborhood shortly after 9 p.m., some of the assailants detonated suicide vests, said Lt. Col. Eric Bloom, a U.S. military spokesman.

The mayhem underscored how dangerous the Iraqi capital remains.

When I thought I had been wrong about the Bush/Republican surge being a failure. I said I was wrong.  Now that it turns out I was right, I take it back.

From News Hounds: During Sarah Palin’s appearance on Fox News Sunday yesterday (10/31/10), Host Chris Wallace cited Karl Rove’s less-than-complimentary comments about her potential presidential candidacy. Wallace was referring to a recent interview in which Rove suggested that Palin’s upcoming TLC reality television show indicated that she lacked the gravitas to become president. Palin responded by rhetorically asking, "Wasn’t Ronald Reagan an actor?"

Obviously, Drill Baby Dingbat, the Tebuggerer of the Tundra, is no Ronald Reagan.  In fact, today’s Republicans would drum Reagan out of the Reich.

Cartoon:

OGIM!