Yesterday’s trip to the doctor turned out well. The tests were negative. All looks good. Pain is just a side-effect of becoming a bald-headed old fart. I’m current with replies. Tomorrow appears routine.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:23 (average 4:23). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From MoveOn: The 15 Wars Started By The GOP Since Obama Took Office
If it’s good for America, Republicans have a war against it!
From NY Times: In these closing weeks of the campaign, each side wants you to believe that it has the right ideas to fix a still-ailing economy. So here’s what you need to know: If you look at the track record, the Obama administration has been wrong about some things, mainly because it was too optimistic about the prospects for a quick recovery. But Republicans have been wrong about everything.
Paul Krugman hit the bullseye again!
From Christian Science Monitor: As a slew of Twitterers and bloggers pointed out yesterday afternoon, the search term "completely wrong" brings up a slew of pictures (big and small) of presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. CNN has traced the origin of the whole mess to an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News, wherein Romney attempted to distance himself from his infamous "47 percent" gaffe.
Once in a while, there is poetic justice in the universe
Cartoon:
14 Responses to “Open Thread–10/12/2012”
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Cartoon — Instead of just a dick?
LMAO!! 😀
3:21 Mooove, over, Tom. I Just eked this one out, but Jerry and Lynn are still in the running.
4:01 It's no bull. I was just a slower than an old cow today.
3:16 but I was udderly frustrated. And that's no bull!
Gee! I wasn't last for once!
MoveOn ~ Let's just call it the War on America, vbecause that's what it its.
NY Times ~ President Obama had a right to be optimistic about the recovery until he came up against the Grand Obstructionist Party in the House and Senate.
Christian Science Monitor ~ and the google search gets you this:https://www.google.com/search?q=completely+wrong&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&prmd=imvnsu&source=univ&tbm=nws&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=zVd4UMOZLPK90QHKzYDYAQ&ved=0CB0QqAI
Cartoon ~ I agree with Jerry.
Indeed!
Good point.
I think they meant an image search.
Me three!
Puzzle —- 3:16 This was udderly frustrating! 3 times I started this and 3 times I was interrupted by 25 pounds of feline friskiness! . . . not to mention that my lunch went flying to the floor! Arrrggghhhhhh!
MoveOn — I like that Patty — The Republican War on America! Hell, with the Republicans, the US doesn't need any foreign enemies . . . it has enough home grown enemies . . . they are called Republican/Teabaggers! I think it was Nameless that once said: Voting is like driving a car -'R' for reverse (Republican) and 'D' for drive forward (Democratic)!
NY Times — Krugman rules!!! I also liked a couple of points from one of the commenters on his article:
Christian Science Monitor — Poetic justice indeed! I googled and came up with several pages of references. Here's one from one of our major dailies, The Vancouver Province.
Cartoon — Didn't you have another cartoon similar in nature, especially when you consider Jerry's comment? It might have been with Scott Brown, but I can't remember for sure. 'Weiner' or 'dick', makes no never mind! Lyin' Ryan (and Multiple Mitt) are not fit for human consumption.
Kitty Kitty had a purrrfect way to get you the win.
Ditto!
Excellent!
I don't remember a similar one.
Had I finished any of the 3 interrupted starts, paint me last as they would have been in the 8-10 minute range. Want a Cat that looks a lot like you?
Nope. It;s a win. Looks like me? Why would I want an ugly cat? 😉
Just for fun, go to Google and simply type in "mathematically impossible" …
Wonderful!! I based an article on the one from the NY Times.