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According to the latest PPP poll.

• Paul Ryan – 30%
• Mike Huckabe – 17%
• Newt Gingrich – 12%
• Sarah Palin – 9%
• Mitt Romney – 9%
• Ron Paul – 5%
• Tim Pawlenty – 4%
• Mitch Daniels – 3%

What is surprising is how poorly Mitt Romney is doing in Wisconsin, finishing tied with Sarah in fourth place. He does no better if you take Rep Paul Ryan out of the race, continuing to finish fourth.

If you take the Wisconsin favorite son, Rep. Paul Ryan out of the race then:

• Mike Huckabee – 23%
• Sarah Palin – 15%
• Newt Gingrich – 15%
• Mitt Romney – 12%
• Tim Pawlenty – 10%
• Ron Paul – 5%
• Mitch Daniels – 3%

Favorable Vs. Unfavorable:

• Ryan – 67% Vs. 10%
• Palin – 65% Vs. 25%
• Huckabee – 58% Vs. 18%
• Gingrich – 54% Vs. 23%
• Romney – 49% Vs. 25%

So, the race is bunched and two of the frontrunners, Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin are doubtful candidates.

Huckabee’s shaping up to be the strongest Republican candidate in the Big Ten states- in addition to his lead on this Wisconsin poll, he’s also led in every other every state we’ve polled in the region so far in 2011- Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Iowa. If Huckabee does end up running you’re going to have his strength in the South and Midwest butting up against Romney’s strength in the Northeast and West.

This is a bit of a broken record but still an important point: Republican voters love Sarah Palin but don’t want her to be their Presidential candidate. She has the highest favorability of the GOPers besides Ryan, 7 points higher than Huckabee’s and 11 points higher than Gingrich’s. But she still runs 8 points behind Huckabee on Presidential nomination choice and just ties with Gingrich. Liking someone and thinking they should occupy the White House are two very different things.

The entire poll is here.

These are my links for March 7th from 14:53 to 16:13:

• Video: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie – The Choice | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Video: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie – The Choice #tcot #catcot
• Video: The Game Is On, No, Not for President – Sarah Palin Vs. Kathy Griffin | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Video: The Game Is On, No, Not for President – Sarah Palin Vs. Kathy Griffin #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Links and Comments for March 7th from 14:20 to 14:26 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for March 7th from 14:20 to 14:26 #tcot #catcot
• Obama restarts Guantanamo trials – Yahoo! News – Obama restarts Guantanamo trials
• (500) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703362804576184903976465110.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_news&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter – Big Payday for Aides of Departing House Members

So, tell me Governor Christie is releasing the video to Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post and he is NOT thinking about running for the Presidency?

In other words, he gave the legislature a choice: If the legislature actually passes the health-benefit reform proposal that Christie unveiled in September, they can double the property tax rebate for New Jersey taxpayers.

This has been Christie’s pattern to date: Make a compelling conservative policy proposal, put the ball in the Democrats’ court, use his rock star status and communication skills to turn up the heat and force the Democrats to, in his words, “make a choice.” It was an effective approach in passing his first budget.

But is this only about his budget? For those who are thinking maybe, just maybe, there might be more to his video productions than just New Jersey politics, his latest video will only fuel those suspicious — and give hope to near-desperate Republicans looking the an impressive 2012 presidential candidate. It is this type of impressive media imaging that made Christie a GOP favorite, and might, if he wins another round with the state legislature, increase the pleas for him to throw his hat into the 2012 presidential ring. And if he succeeds in pushing through his agenda, it will be increasingly hard to believe, as he has said to put off those urging his nomination, that he isn’t “ready” to be president. If not him, who? If not 2012, when?

You know, Chris Christie has only been the New Jersey Governor for a year but was the New Jersey United States Attorney for over six years. As an attorney and POL he has plenty of executive experience – certainly more than Senator Obama when he won the Presidency.

It might be time to strike, Governor, when the iron is hot.

I guess folks watch “Glee” but I don’t and I don’t much care for Kathy Griffin either. But, Sarah Palin DOES know how to strike back and look forward to her smack downs on Fox News as she most probably declines a run for the Presidency.

You know, Kathy Griffin can do anything to me or say anything about me, because you know, she’s kind of this – she’s a 50-year-old adult bully is really what she is.

She’s kind of a has-been comedian and she can do those things to me. I would just ask for respect of my children. As she had stated on CNN that her New Year’s resolution was to destroy my 16-year-old daughter, that takes it a little too far.

Kathy, pick on me, come up to Alaska and pick on me, but leave my kids alone.

Game on Kathy, if you can take the heat from Mama Grizzly.

One cage fight, I would like to see………wait for it…..wait for it……….

Sarah Vs. Olby

These are my links for March 7th from 14:20 to 14:26:

• Obama restarts Guantanamo trials – President Barack Obama approved Monday the resumption of military trials for detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ending a two-year ban.

  It was the latest acknowledgement that the detention facility Obama had vowed to shut down within a year of taking office will remain open for some time to come. But even while announcing a resumption of military commission trials, Obama reaffirmed his support for trying terror suspects in U.S. federal courts — something that's met vehement resistance on Capitol Hill.

  "I strongly believe that the American system of justice is a key part of our arsenal in the war against al-Qaida and its affiliates, and we will continue to draw on all aspects of our justice system — including Article III courts — to ensure that our security and our values are strengthened," the president said in a statement.

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  What?

  I thought Gitmo was Bush's fault and Obama was going to close it?

  Liar Liar pants on fire…. what a train wreck Obama is.

• Big Payday for Aides of Departing House Members – Departing members of the House of Representatives awarded millions of dollars in extra pay to aides as they closed down their offices, according to lawmakers' spending records.

  The 96 lawmakers paid their employees $6.7 million, or 31%, more in the fourth quarter of 2010 than they did, on average, in the first three quarters of the year.

  That's about twice as much as the 16% increase awarded by lawmakers who returned to the 112th Congress, according to LegiStorm, an organization that tracks congressional salaries.

  The disparity suggests retiring or defeated members used remaining funds in their official expenses budgets to boost salaries for staffers before they left Washington, cash that might otherwise have been returned to the U.S. Treasury.

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  There needs to be some legislation here.

• Charlie Sheen Fired From ‘Two And A Half Men’ – Not WINNING – It's over for Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men. The series producer Warner Bros. TV just released the following statement: "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately."

  Just like the studio did with its previous statement announcing the cancellation of Two and a Half Men for the rest of this season, Warner Bros. TV stopped short of announcing the end of the series, meaning that continuing the sitcom with a new actor next season is a possibility. Two and a Half Men has one more season under a multi-year pickup at CBS. There has been a lot of speculation about CBS and Warner Bros. TV putting together a wish list of actors to potentially succeed Sheen on the show, with names like John Stamos and Rob Lowe bandied about.

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  John Stamos would be good in the role.

These are my links for March 7th from 12:59 to 13:13:

• Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker: Democratic senator’s border meeting idea ‘ridiculous’ - – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday dismissed as "ridiculous" a letter from a Democratic state Senate leader who suggested a meeting "near the Wisconsin-Illinois border" to discuss the state's budget impasse.
  Sen. Mark Miller sent the letter to Walker on Monday, offering a border summit as a way to resume stalled negotiations on the state's budget.
  Miller and 13 other Democratic senators left Wisconsin for Illinois on February 17 to prevent a vote on a budget plan that includes limits on public bargaining.
  But Walker said top Republican lawmakers and even members of his own staff have already met repeatedly with some of senators, including one meeting over hot chocolate at a McDonald's restaurant. Walker said the talks seemed to be making progress and the Democrats' return seemed imminent
  "Time and time again, the person standing in the way of making that possible is Sen. Mark Miller," Walker said.

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  The FLEEBAGGER's should return to Wisconsin and do what the taxpayers elected them to do – Represent and Vote.

• The LEFT Media Wants Sarah Palin Run For President – Most political observers are praying for Palin to enter the presidential race simply because, love her or hate her, Palin makes everything more exciting. However, this sort of thinking often comes with a pretty clear and cynical undertone, as many feel she is too polarizing a character, and that as Obama’s opponent, the sitting president will effortlessly sail towards a second term. Especially with established conservative power players like Karl Rove continuing to dismiss her as nothing more than a reality television star, it wouldn’t seem unlikely for even Palin to begin doubting her own abilities. Palin herself said she would only run for President “if there’s nobody else to do it, then of course I would.” I have arrived to tell you Sarah, there is nobody else who is planning to run that can be as universally inspiring to both the conservative and Tea Party movements, and no potential candidate who can combine your level of unpredictability with an ability to simply and directly communicate to the American people. But even more importantly though, Sarah — can I call you Sarah? — your time is now or never.

  The uninspiring cast of characters range from previous failed presidential contenders like Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani and Paul to charisma-free bores like Pawlenty and Daniels to “why even bother” candidates like Santorum and Bolton. So it should come as no surprise that Gingrich is a leading contender, because he at least is a “fresh” face to presidential politics and capable of occasionally being provocative. However, one problem underlying all of these candidates is that none of them can fire up a crowd like Obama. Palin can. Another problem is that none of those Republicans generate interest with every media interview like Obama always did as a candidate and continues to do as President. Can Palin generate generate interest with every media interview? Yes she can.

  The only Republican who can rival Palin in excitement is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and he has repeatedly stressed he is “not ready,” in other words, his chances for victory in 2016 are too hard to resist. And since Jeb Bush seems to be waiting for that time as well, Palin’s star will most certainly be eclipsed by then. The quest by Republicans to stop a second Obama term can be waged most dramatically by Palin and, dare I say, she might even be the only one to mount it successfully. However, it can only begin if and when she is convinced she should enter the race.

  Sarah, it is time to listen to your own advice. Don’t retreat, run for President.

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  Exactly why Sarah Palin will NOT run for President