Yesterday was not as hot, but still too hot to get much sleep. The temperature at my desk cooled off to 86° early in the morning, and rose from there, only reaching 98°. It is currently 93°. My AC is in Illinois. I had to go out to run errands. I’m current with replies. Today the quest for sleep continues.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 5:40 (average 6:12). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From ABC: New York prosecutors today filed a motion to dismiss sexual assault charges against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Now I’m not saying he did or didn’t get away with something here, but the rush to convict him in the press and the blogosphere, before even an evidentiary hearing had taken place, was sickening.
From Reuters: Republican Paul Ryan firmly ruled out a 2012 U.S. presidential bid on Monday, ending another round of speculation the congressman would make a late leap into the race.
Even without him, his plan is running for President.
From Common Dreams: The leader of Canada’s socialist New Democratic Party, Jack Layton, died Monday of cancer at his Toronto home, his family said. He was 61.
"We deeply regret to inform you that the Honorable Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, passed away at 4:45 a.m. today," a statement from his wife, Olivia Chow, and his children, Sarah and Michael said.
He was a truly great man. I offer my condolences to his wife, his family, and the people of Canada.
From Think Progress: Shery Lanford Smith, the chairwoman of Sumter Tea Party in South Carolina is under fire after posting a joke about killing President and First Lady Obama on her Facebook profile last Thursday. In the joke, the Obamas’ helicopter pilot says to his co-pilot, “I could throw both of them out of the window and make 256 million people very happy!” Smith continued, “If you’re one of [the] 256 million, pass it on,” which implies “she herself would be happy to see the Obamas killed.”
There were a few people on the left doing this when Bush was President, and I condemned it then. With Republicans, it has become the norm, and I condemn it now.
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That’s great news about PSK…now I can find me a woman and rape her go to jail for a day or two and then get released to a mansion in Manhattan. After all American justice is equal right. How in the fuck is anyone going to know what happened or see the evidence DNA evidence if a trial does not happen or a jury picked? Put the son of a bitch on trial and let American courts work, at least let the judge get paid like he was in congress.
Mark, I have to conclude that the prosecutor had no case against the man. Such high profile convictions have launched more than one prosecutor into a political career.
Sorry, I can’t muster any sympathy for DSK. His only contribution was to raise the discussion in France about sexual harassment. Just another case of blaming the victim in a sexual assault case. In the U.S., a woman must be Snow White if she’s raped; otherwise this is what we get. We really don’t know what occurred in that hotel room, but I’m pretty sure the maid did not proposition the guest in order to extort money from him — she loved her job and was a highly-praised employee.
Ann, this has to go deeper than that. Prosecutors do not give up cases on a whim.
4:59 Finally! You gave me a chance. You did the puzzle in less than a minute under the average. I am now 72 out of 235 (306).
Back to fighting for it today.
DSK has money to absolve himself from any sin he might deem possible to commit – probably a bit more than the lady whose plausibility will forever be denied – yes – being rich is fun isn’t it – if he hired a hooker it would have been too “noticed” – and there’d be a money trail, now for a few days of inconvenience – we’ll never know the truth
That’s an easy assumption Lee.
So I understand that Kapo Nazi Eric Cantor’s district had a 5.8 or 5.9 earthquake today. I guess the Lord is not very happy with Kapo Cantor’s treatment of the sick and infirm. And lets not forget all the rest of those whom fall under the Biblical verse that says “how you treat the least of these you did to me”.
http://www.bartleby.com/108/40/25.html
The Judgment of the Nations
31 ¶ When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, Mt. 16.27 then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: Mt. 19.28
32 and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 for I was ahungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee ahungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 for I was ahungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee ahungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Dan. 12.2
Kapo Cantor is a disgrace to both his Jewish Heritage and the Jewish Religion and he will continue to feel the wrath of the Lord.
AP, I must disagree. I do not believe God was an active player here.