Open Thread–March 6 2010

Yesterday it took me almost three hours to unpack and put away my grocery delivery.  By the time I was done, I was exhausted.  Another day of craving, but I’m up to date on comments.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:10 (4:55 average).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From NY Times: Mr. Romney makes the case, in private meetings with business owners and in appearances like a dinner speech here Saturday, that the halting economic recovery — even after solid job growth in February, the unemployment rate remains at 8.9 percent — provides a compelling rationale that he is the strongest candidate to create jobs and take on President Obama.

There they go again.  Another Republican lying by promising the same jobs GW Bush promised in 2000.

From Washington Post: Military jailers are forcing Bradley Manning, the 23-year-old soldier accused of passing classified documents to WikiLeaks.org, to strip naked in his cell at night and sleep without clothing, a requirement his attorney says was imposed after Manning made a "sarcastic quip" about his confinement.

Such treatment of a convicted felon is inexcusable, bet alone a man still legally innocent.

From Houston Chronicle: The Texas Nationalist Movement marked Texas Independence Day with a rally on Saturday at the Capitol urging Texans to save the state by seceding from the United States.

Bu-Bye!!

Cartoon:

May you have a week without being Teabuggered!