Archive for July 14th, 2008
 Graphic courtesy of ABC News
The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll is not even close. John McCain beats Obama 72% to 48%
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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.
Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq, Iraq War, John McCain
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Michael Ramirez on Iraq Prime Minister al-Maliki
The question:Who is the bigger JACKASS?
Technorati Tags: Iraq, Barack Obama, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki
Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq Nuri Kamal al-Maliki
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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?
Tags: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, United Nations
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Posted by Flap in Animals
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:
Technorati Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain
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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:
Hoyt “Westworld Cowboy” Corkins


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

Evelyn Ng during a break with the Red Bull

Mike Matasou rushing to the VIP Lounge

The WSOP leader board

Allen Cunningham and Phil Hellmuth – fruit for break
Tags: World Series of Poker
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Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman
Technorati Tags: Joe Lieberman, John McCain
Tags: Joe Lieberman, John McCain
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 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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Technorati Tags: Day By Day, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
Tags: Bill Clinton, Day By Day, George W. Bush
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