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These are my links for March 31st from 18:52 to 18:55:

• Rudy Giuliani Blasts Obama on Libya Action – Rudy Giuliani told Laura Ingraham that "since this whole thing in the Middle East began," the Obama administration "doesn't know what it's doing."

  "This is probably the worst handled national security military action I have ever seen. From announcing — when he didn't know what to do — that Gadhafi must go to then making that speech the other night, which was internally contradictory. You cannot say we're there to protect the Libyan people, but we're not going to be for regime change with Gadhafi because the reason we are there to protect the Libyan people is because of Gadhafi."

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  Obama does not understand foreign policy and has no experience in it.

• President 2102: Can Obama Lose? – Perhaps – So what combination of factors in this complex system of politics must come together to cause a catastrophe for Obama politically that would result in his defeat?

  Only one Democratic president has lost a reelection bid.

  I see three, and all have to be in place and reinforce each other for Obama to lose. First, the economy in 2012 has to be either stagnant or in decline in the 10 or so key electoral states (especially the ones in the Midwest) as he heads into the election. This would mean that the economy is creating very few net jobs in 2012 and that prices (including food and gas) are still rising.
  Second, no new major international crisis arises that causes people to rally behind Obama because of his competent handling of it. And I emphasize the words “new,” “major,” and “competent.” Afghanistan and Iraq devolving again into a problem will not help Obama, and actually may hurt him because our country has basically moved on from the situation in both places.
  Third, a Republican nominee has to emerge who is charismatic; is a very good communicator; is in touch with the country’s economic and social needs; and is a new brand of GOP leader whom many younger voters can connect with. Think of what it took in 1980 to defeat the Democratic incumbent—Ronald Reagan and crises galore.
  All three factors must converge for Obama to lose, and two of them are needed to drive his job approval down to a place, as I have written before, that makes it difficult for him to win. As one can see, these three elements don’t include how much money the Democratic National Committee and Obama have at their disposal; how much cash the Republican National Committee or the Republican nominee raises; the quality of each campaign staff; the legislative machinations of Congress; or the use of modern technology in the campaigns (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.). Those are all tactical factors that, ultimately, will have little influence on whether Obama wins or loses.

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  It will have to be a new GOP candidate like Mitch Daniels or Chris Christie – not a retread like Huckabee or Romney.

These are my links for March 31st from 15:41 to 16:09:

• Union Leader Says a Boycott of Koch Industries Georgia Pacific is a Bad Idea | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Union Leader Says a Boycott of Koch Industries Georgia Pacific is a Bad Idea #tcot #catcot
• Senator Dianne Feinstein: Missiles won’t do it so … it’s time we arrest Gaddafi | Radio Vice Online – Senator Dianne Feinstein: Missiles won’t do it so … it’s time we arrest Gaddafi | Radio Vice Online
• Senator Dianne Feinstein: Missiles won’t do it so … it’s time we arrest Gaddafi | Radio Vice Online – I wish I were kidding with this headline, but I am not. The Senator from California knows air raids won’t cut it. So far so good. So she believes it’s time we … arrest him?

  My guess is if we could we would. And to be fair she does offer two more options. But it is interesting this is the first option that comes to her mind. Lefties stil think war is a police action but you can’t bring down a tyrant like Gadaffi by wishing and hoping, or by arresting,….

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  Senile and she is chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee – replace her before she spills defense secrets

According to the latest Strategic National Poll.

• Huckabee - 24.49%
• Gingrich - 21.94%
• Palin - 16.33%
• Romney - 13.78%
• Bachmann - 5.61%
• Pawlenty - 3.57%
• Santorum - 2.04%
• Barbour - 1.53%
• Huntsman - 1.53%
• Undecided - 9.18%

Ohio is a must win state for the GOP in the Electoral College against President Obama. Again, Mike Huckabee who has made little or no effort to declare himself a Presidential candidate is leading Mitt Romney who will be running.

Again, Sarah Palin trails but this time in the middle of the pack.

A hard-hitting ad by the California GOP that makes an apt point to California Democrats. Where have you been? Especially since they have had control of the California Legislature for decades and Brown has been around California politics for decades.

So, Jerry, why not negotiate with the Republicans and do YOUR job?

These are my links for March 31st from 11:41 to 11:56:

• President 2012 GOP: S.C. Republicans Escalate Election Calendar Feud – South Carolina Republican Party Chair Karen Floyd today brought into the open the simmering tensions between the traditional early states and the others — particularly Florida — jockeying to break into the primary calendar. 

  Floyd's demand: If Florida won't step aside, the RNC should move its convention out of the state. 

  She writes to fellow RNC members:

  Unfortunately, our Party stands on the precipice of our hard work being rendered meaningless, with the very real possibility looming that Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary may be held prior to March 1, in contravention of Party Rules – a move that would precipitate numerous other states similarly violating Party Rules.

  As conservatives, we believe in the rule of law, and that rules are made to be followed. To that end, I am sure we all appreciate our state Party counterparts in Florida advocating for the RNC rules being obeyed. But what is disconcerting is the apparent recalcitrance of Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature, which is in effect thumbing its nose at the RNC – and feels emboldened to do so because of the 2012 convention location….

  Simply put, if Florida does not respect the process by which our primary calendar was set, the RNC should not be bound to the process by which the convention site was selected.

  If Florida refuses to move its primary date into compliance with RNC rules, I am respectfully requesting that the Committee convene a special task force to select a new site for the 2012 Convention outside the state of Florida…

  She suggests the labor battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Ohio, or Indiana, Senate battlegrounds of Virginia, Missouri, or Michigan, or the Democratic convention spot of Charlotte as possible alternatives.

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  Florida is > than South Carolina

• The AARP America Doesn’t Know – An Investigative Report – AARP, formerly known as the American Association of
  Retired Persons, is a tax-exempt non-profit membership
  organization for those aged 50 years and older. As
  such, AARP has long been regarded as a protector and
  advocate of the nation’s senior community.
  What is less known is the extent to which AARP
  operates as a massive for-profit enterprise and how
  that conflicts with its legal requirements to “primarily
  operate to promote the common good and social
  welfare of a community of people.”
  This report highlights AARP’s increasing reliance on
  the “for-profit” sale of insurance, particularly health
  insurance, and the underlying implication for this storied
  “non-profit” organization. In conducting the research,
  one of the central questions became: Why would AARP
  aggressively advocate for the Democrats’ health care
  law last year which contained nearly one half-trillion
  dollars in cuts that independent analysts said would
  negatively impact seniors’ access to affordable health
  care services.

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