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2669858274 3a52325782 John McCain Beats Barack Obama in Commander in Chief Test

Graphic courtesy of ABC News

The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll is not even close. John McCain beats Obama 72% to 48%

.2669037861 369d61336f John McCain Beats Barack Obama in Commander in Chief Test

So, what has happened?

Iraq War success and American voters recognize that John McCain was RIGHT about the war all along.

America will NOT support surrender in Iraq. Obama’s flip-flop on his Iraq War position is validation of this – even Obama recognizes the anti-war left has an untenable position.

As Iraq War success increases so will John McCain in the polls.


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2668355153 e1303eea84 o Barack Obama Watch: My Plan for Iraq

Michael Ramirez on Iraq Prime Minister al-Maliki

The question:

Who is the bigger JACKASS?


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2668099747 fcdd3dd506 o Iran President Ahmadinejad to Visit New York for United Nations General Assembly

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly planning to visit New York again this Fall for the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

Remember last year’s visit?

Iran and the Mullahs who pull President Ahmadinejad’s strings just love to screw with the United States -especially at Presidential election time.

Flap wonders if Barack Obama will agree to meet with Ahamdinejad – you know without preconditions?


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2667871531 7527007c01 Presidential Race All Tied Up

Senators and presumptive Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama

Flap knows it is early in the Presidential race but John McCain is showing surprising strength in national polling – particularly in a down GOP year.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows Barack Obama attracting 44% of the vote while John McCain earns 42%. The candidates had been tied at 43% for the past two days.

When “leaners” are included, it’s Obama 47% and McCain 46%. For most of the past month-and-a-half, Obama has led McCain by approximately five percentage points (see recent daily results). Tracking Polls are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day (see recent demographic highlights). McCain’s improvement in the polls comes as more Americans believe it is possible for the U.S. to win the war in Iraq.

Obama’s bounce after defeating Hillary Clinton a few weeks ago appears to be finished. And, Obama’s flip-flop on the Iraq War, coupled with American success there, appears to validate John McCain’s strength of character, resolve and political judgment.

Update:

Looking at the Electoral College Maps Obama continues to enjoy an advantage:


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Here are some of Flap’s photos from the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event from Day 4 of the tournament, July 11, 2008.

Day 4 ended with a number of notable pros, including Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham and Mike Matasou still very much in contention.

As everyone now knows this would NOT hold up.

The photos:

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Hoyt “Westworld Cowboy” Corkins

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Allen Cunningham on a roll – Flap saw him quadruple up with Q-Q, J-J and J-J in about 90 minutes

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Evelyn Ng during a break with the Red Bull

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Mike Matasou rushing to the VIP Lounge

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The WSOP leader board

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Allen Cunningham and Phil Hellmuth – fruit for break

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mccainlieberman07zt7 Joe Lieberman Watch: Democrat Divorce?

Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman

A trial balloon for the Lieberman-Democrat Party divorce and switch to the GOP caucus?

The Democrats know the divorce is coming and some on the LEFT want to press the issue before the September GOP convention. But, Joe Lieberman will be patient and will make a choice of his own choosing.

Lieberman may be more effective for John McCain if he remains in the Democrat Caucus – at least for now.

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Will Joe Lieberman Caucus with the GOP?


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2667773094 69153f4a51 o Day By Day by Chris Muir July 14, 2008

Day By Day by Chris Muir

The Bill Clinton pardons, Hillary Clinton’s fundraising and now George W. Bush’s Presidential Library scandals are especially egregious examples of PAY TO PLAY politics.

But, do American voters expect NO LESS from their pols?

Sadly so, unless they demand Congress change the ridiculous methods the pols find to avoid transparency of corruption.

Which ……. they won’t.

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In blogging matters, Flap is now home in Thousand Oaks, California after a whirlwind the last two days of World Series of Poker (WSOP), World Poker Tour (WPT) and live play poker in Las Vegas.

Yes, Flap won some coin.

Photos will be posted throughout the day.

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