Open Thread–11/9/2010

Yesterday I kept up to date with comments and returned a bunch of long overdue visits.  I didn’t visit my entire blogroll, but they don’t make days long enough for that. Today I hope to keep up with comments.  It’s a medical mayhem day with X-Rays, lung function tests and doctor visits, so I’ll be running like a Teabagger candidate at a reporters’ convention.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:14 (average 4:20).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Lefty Bloggers Plus Report – Week 9:

Scores:

Week 9	Score
Rob’s Roosters Recovering Republic…	87.8 96.7	Final
Greensburg Wombats Teabuggery Trashers	105.9 109.7	Final
Lionel Hutz + The H… elliot’s Team	91.0 83.3	Final
Jay’s Team Playin w/out a helm…	157.2 51.9	Final
Seahawks Rock hugos misfits	97.0 69.5	Final

Standings:

Team	W-L-T	Pct.	GB
Recovering Republic…	7-2-0	0.778	0.0
Lionel Hutz + The H…	6-3-0	0.667	1.0
Seahawks Rock	6-3-0	0.667	1.0
Jay’s Team	5-4-0	0.556	2.0
Greensburg Wombats	5-4-0	0.556	2.0
Teabuggery Trashers	5-4-0	0.556	2.0
Rob’s Roosters	5-4-0	0.556	2.0
Playin w/out a helm…	3-6-0	0.333	4.0
hugos misfits	2-7-0	0.222	5.0
elliot’s Team	1-8-0	0.111	6.0

I’m pleased to report that I won in all three leagues.  But those dang Republicans!!

Short Takes:

From HJuffington Post: A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday to block a new amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases.

U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange handed down the order after an Oklahoma man filed a lawsuit claiming the amendment stigmatized his religion and would invalidate his will, which he said is partially based on Islamic Law, also known as Sharia Law.

It will be interesting to watch this proceed, but I had hoped it would be on something that is more an affront to their hateful bigotry.

From Portland Examiner: Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell has been fired by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox after creating a blog attacking and harassing gay University of Michigan college student and Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) President Chris Armstrong.

Shirvell is the creator of an over the top homophobic blog titled "Chris Armstrong Watch," On the blog Shirvell has accused the MSA president of promoting a “radical homosexual agenda,” and of being a Nazi and Satan’s representative on thee assembly.

How typical for a Republican Theocon to be committing a hate crime, violating the rights of someone whose rights he has sworn to defend.

From McClatchy DC: President Barack Obama ended his three-day trip to India Monday with a call for raising the world’s biggest democracy to global power status by granting it a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

I disagree with this move.  I have no beef with India, per se, but no nation that has refused to sign and abide by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty should have a seat on the Security council.  Additionally, should the cold war between India and Pakistan turn hot, this would give India a veto against sanctions.

Cartoon:

After a week, have your eyes dried?