Open Thread–11/16/2010

Yesterday I did catch up on comments after getting back from my errands.  I hope to stay up to date today plus return a few visits.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:38 (average 4:41).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Lefty Bloggers Plus Report – Week 10

Scores

Week 10	Score
Recovering Republic… Playin w/out a helm…	76.9 89.5	Final
elliot’s Team hugos misfits	57.4 136.2	Final
Seahawks Rock Greensburg Wombats	91.4 142.4	Final
Jay’s Team Rob’s Roosters	126.6 108.9	Final
Lionel Hutz + The H… Teabuggery Trashers	104.8 42.1	Final

Standings

Team	W-L-T	Pct.	GB
Recovering Republic…	7-3-0	0.700	0.0
Lionel Hutz + The H…	7-3-0	0.700	0.0
Jay’s Team	6-4-0	0.600	1.0
Greensburg Wombats	6-4-0	0.600	1.0
Seahawks Rock	6-4-0	0.600	1.0
Rob’s Roosters	5-5-0	0.500	2.0
Teabuggery Trashers	5-5-0	0.500	2.0
Playin w/out a helm…	4-6-0	0.400	3.0
hugos misfits	3-7-0	0.300	4.0
elliot’s Team	1-9-0	0.100	6.0

Did I get my butt handed to me or what?

Short Takes:

From Washington Post: Rep. Heath Shuler (N.C.) formally launched his long-shot bid Monday to oust Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) as the leader of House Democrats, beginning to ask fellow lawmakers to support his more centrist campaign to be minority leader.

If that GOP-flea-infested Bush Dog wins, color me Independent.

From TPM:  In a sign that Democrats hope to do a better job claiming credit for their accomplishments, and emphasizing the differences between themselves and the GOP, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has merged the Senate Dems’ policy and communications shops, and tasked Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with chairing the new office as a member of party leadership.

Schumer has developed a reputation among his colleagues, and across Washington, as a shrewd political strategist and a master of message control.

Message control is useless without the balls to back it up.

From Portland Examiner: Saturday Neo-Nazis marched to the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Court Building in Phoenix, AZ to protest a federal judge’s decision to block several provisions of the state’s controversial immigration law, SB-1070.

The march was disrupted by equal rights activists, and the event quickly devolved into a small riot. Police, in riot gear, used tear gas and pepper spray on the activists in an apparent attempt to protect the Neo-Nazis.

What we have here is a case of Republican police protecting Republican racists.

Cartoon:

How are you handling your post-election blues?