This morning I caught up on comments before going to the doctor’s office for a routine visit. I left at 9:20 AM, spent 15 minutes with the doctor, and returned at 1:10 PM. Other than chasing my hat for two blocks and being drenched in a downpour waiting for a bus, the trip was uneventful. I don’t know what I’ll do tomorrow, because I’m scheduled to do volunteer work at the therapy group in the morning.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 4:44 (average 5:09). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Lefty Bloggers Plus – Playoff Report – Quarterfinals
It was a day for underdogs. With one exception, all the favorites were knocked out. Due to my feline proclivities, I could not take on a dawg persona, even that of an underdawg, so I got my butt kicked. At least I’m in the semis in both my other leagues.
Short Takes:
From The Nation: On Fox & Friends this morning, Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson Jr. launched into a passionate attack on “Congress” and “the US Senate” for killing health benefits for 9/11 rescue workers. “Last week, Congress told them they could drop dead,” Johnson said, to the mournful chords of September Song. “Shame, embarrassment, outrage, anger—all the proper reactions to the conduct of our senators who…have turned their back on American heroes.” Worse, they’ve been betrayed by the same “politicians who couldn’t take enough pictures with them.” Right on, Peter.
But in his three-and-a-half-minute rant, Johnson didn’t once mention who in Congress could be such heartless hypocrites. The 57-to-42 vote was three short needed to break a filibuster, as every Republican voted against even bringing the bill to a vote.
I’m amazed they didn’t say Democrats voted against it.
From The Colorado Independent: Muhammad Ali Hasan, a member of the wealthy and influential Colorado Republican Hasan family and a past state House and treasurer candidate, said he is switching parties. Speaking at the University of Colorado-Boulder on his experience growing up Muslim in the American West and later in conversation with the Colorado Independent, Hasan said he is ending his affiliation with the party for the bigotry he believes has shaped Republican politics over the last year. The FOX News regular and founder of Muslims for Bush said he met recently with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the controversial Democratic leader won him over.
It was in his own self interest to do so. Now if only all Muslim, black, Hispanic, gay, female, poor, and middle class people were that smart!
From Think Progress: Today, the Indian press reported on an incident last month in which Houston, Texas airport security officials detained Indian’s UN envoy Hardeep Puri in a holding room for 30 minutes because he was wearing a turban.
I wish folks would learn that Al Dubya is a greater threat to America that Al Queda ever was.
Cartoon:
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4 Responses to “Open Thread–12/14/2010”
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Hardeep Puri is a Sikh. They are absolutely not Muslim. However, it makes no difference considering he should have diplomatic immunity. My hubs worked with the Sikhs in Eugene at Golden Temple. Don’t Touch My Turban is practically a Sikh bumper sticker. Traditionally, he’d have a dagger, so he must have left that in luggage. Totally freaked if he decided to wear it as a good Sikh should. So, he already made a big concession with that already.
I know, Marva. I understand their hair dogma. But Texas has changed since your father was a boy there. Never has such a big state dumbed down so fast.
5:24 I do better in the mornings, well sometimes anyway.
So do I. 🙂