Here’s your open thread.  Play nice and keep it clean.

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By Primo

JJ has already stocked the cupboard with posts, as she said, which was nice of her to do.  I will be doing some light housekeeping while she is gone, and adding a piece or two of my own.  But today, I’m going to leave this as an open thread for us all to relive our elementary school days and share a few things for which we are grateful.  Take this Thanksgiving Day to reflect on how this is still a pretty good country to live in, we’ve all got our aches and pains but we’re still here, and family can be a pain in the rump but, hey, they’re family and we’re glad to have ‘em.   Most of ‘em.

As a father I am thankful my kids are healthy and safe.  I’m thankful for daMrs, my wife, Teresa.  I’m thankful there’s 11 months of election left.  Like an old warhorse at the sound of gunfire, as a former professional political operative, I get excited the closer we come to joining battle.  I’m grateful for my extended, blended family, my friends and colleagues, and you, my fellow patrons of the WMDBS.  Together, we’re kind of a Greek Chorus of American Democracy. That’s a pretty cool gig.

I’m especially grateful to Susan – the leader of our band – for giving us this safe place to play, and rant, and sing our American hymns in the key of Free Speech.

Peace out!

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OI am going away for a long weekend to a place with no cell reception and no wifi.  I will be with the people I love the most and we will do fun stuff.  We will probably go into town once a day to pick up email and check to make sure everything is okay.

Da Chipster has agree to keep the shop open, which is a treat for everyone.  Before I leave, I will program a Do It Yourself Blog Post every day if case DaChipster gets a better offer.  Feel free to say anything you want to but keep it clean.

I’ve also scheduled a few things that will post at pre-determined times to entertain you.

I will be back next week sometime, rested and belching.

And don’t break into my house.  Marsha the retired parole officer will be staying here, with a big gun and a vicious dog named Precious.  They both have handled worse guys than you.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

It appears that the Benghazi committee did no damage.

But a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds the Democratic front-runner and former secretary of state is better-trusted on dealing with the terrorism threat, with her biggest edge over Donald Trump.

By 50 percent to 42 percent, more Americans say they trust Clinton to handle the threat of terrorism than Trump …

I dunno.  Running around playing bully seems like a really good idea.  The Raving Maniac Doctrine just might be Trump’s legacy.