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Dilbert May 26, 2011 – Fall Back
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Flap’s Links and Comments for June 12th on 14:48
These are my links for June 12th from 14:48 to 14:49:
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 12th on 14:41 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for June 12th on 14:41 #tcot #catcot
- Romney camp responds to Pawlenty’s "ObamneyCare" dig | Brian Hughes | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner – Romney camp responds to Pawlenty's "ObamneyCare" dig
- Untitled (http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/12/3693986/dan-walters-californias-dropout.html#mi_rss=Dan%20Walters?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) – California's dropout numbers signal big crisis
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Flap’s Links and Comments for June 12th on 14:41
These are my links for June 12th from 14:41 to 14:48:
- Romney camp responds to Pawlenty’s "ObamneyCare" dig – Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty issued his sharpest attack against presumed Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney on the eve of the GOP debate in New Hampshire on Monday, tying the former Massachusetts governor to President Obama's health care overhaul.
In the process, he coined a term likely to dominate his stump speches and the debate: "ObamneyCare."
"President Obama said that he designed Obamacare after Romneycare and basically made it ObamneyCare," Pawlenty said on "Fox News Sunday." "What I don’t understand is that they both continue to defend it."It didn't take long for Romney's campaign to respond to what will certainly become a common critique among Republican contenders.
"Republicans should keep the focus on President Obama's failure to create jobs and control spending," Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams said in an e-mail to The Washington Examiner. "People are looking for leadership on the economy and the budget. Mitt Romney wants to be that leader."
The aggressive message is an about-face for Pawlenty, who essentially vowed not to throw elbows, but has failed to gain significant traction in the polls. It could also set the stage for a feisty GOP debate, the first in which Romney has participated, Monday in Manchester. - California smash-up: Redistricting winners and losers – The GOP Losers:
Rep. Jeff Denham
Denham is positioned to run in a Stanislaus County district that’s far less GOP friendly than the seat he currently holds. Denham can also take one for the team and run against either Democratic Rep. Dennis Cardoza or Democratic Rep. Jim Costa. But that would pit him against a sitting incumbent in a Democratic-leaning district – which doesn’t sound too appealing.
Rep. Jerry Lewis
Lewis, a 17-term veteran, has been at the top of retirement watch lists – doing little fundraising and not committing to run for reelection. But the new lines could add some fuel to his tank, with the commission drawing up a new Republican-friendly Inland Empire seat that would seem to fit Lewis perfectly.
Rep. Elton Gallegly
There’s no denying that Gallegly is in a tough spot. Under the draft map, Gallegly is drawn into a Los Angeles-area with powerful House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon. Some Republican officials are privately suggesting that Gallegly could alternatively run in a Democratic-oriented Central Valley district, but neither option seems great for the 67-year-old congressman.
Rep. David Dreier
Things look bleak for Dreier, the 16-term House Rules Committee chair who’s been placed in a Democratic-leaning, Latino-majority seat that makes him ripe for a challenge. Dreier could alternatively run for a nearby Ontario-based district, but that would put him in firmly Democratic territory. One option some Republicans suggest: Dreier could work out a deal with Lewis and run for the Inland Empire seat. But Dreier has raised little money, and the new lines are bound to increase speculation that he’s looking to throw in the towel.
Rep. Gary Miller
Miller faces few good options. He’s been drawn into the same heavily Asian American and Democratic-oriented seat as Democratic Rep. Judy Chu – a no-go for him. Miller could try to run against fellow GOP Rep. John Campbell for an Orange County-based district, but that seems like a stretch because Campbell would have plenty of his own money to spend.
Rep. Dan Lungren
Lungren, who’s already on Democratic target lists, just became that much more vulnerable. The nine-term congressman has been drawn into a slightly GOP-leaning, Sacramento-area seat that offers him less protection against Democratic physician Ami Bera, who’s running against Lungren again after waging a strong challenge last year. This race goes to the top of the watch list.
- California’s dropout numbers signal big crisis – The bedrock goal of any public elementary and high school system should be awarding high school diplomas to as many youngsters as possible.
Therefore, one might expect that with the tens of billions of dollars California spends each year to educate 6 million kids, and with the vital role schools play in the state's social, political and economic health, we'd know how we're doing.
However, we don't know. We use several methodologies to estimate graduation rates and their counterpart, dropout rates. But hard data are lacking, a statewide computerized student tracking system that's supposed to provide concrete numbers is incomplete, and Gov. Jerry Brown wants to eliminate its appropriation.
So we are left with inexact methodologies that give us approximate numbers. As fuzzy as they may be, they still indicate that California has a big-time dropout problem.
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Why?
Illegal immigration and the children do not speak English. There is no reason for them to learn and assimilate in school.
It will cost $ billions to educate the children of immigrant workers, while productive citizens and companies leave California due to high taxaton and regulatory costs.
- Romney camp responds to Pawlenty’s "ObamneyCare" dig – Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty issued his sharpest attack against presumed Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney on the eve of the GOP debate in New Hampshire on Monday, tying the former Massachusetts governor to President Obama's health care overhaul.
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Day By Day June 10, 2011 – Flesh Mob
Twitter queen indeed.As New York Rep. Anthony Weiner heads off the rehab – (didn’t we all know that was coming?) more embarrassing photos of his online sexploits surface.
Rep. Anthony Weiner took several pictures of himself grabbing his privates, part of a new batch of embarrassing photos that surfaced online Sunday morning.
The gossip website TMZ.com posted 11 photos it claimed were taken in the House member’s gym, a private exercise facility in the Capitol complex that is open to current and former lawmakers.
The photos show Weiner standing in front of a mirror, his BlackBerry pointed forward snapping shots of bare chest, often with just a towel draped over his genitals. There are also shots of him in the middle of the exercise room, with empty elliptical trainers behind him.
The online gallery of Weiner’s bizzare shots was posted the day after the New York congressman rejected calls from a slew of Democratic Party leaders for him to resign his seat amid the drip-drip-drip of a sex scandal that has captivated Washington and New York for more than two weeks now. Each day brings an embarrassing new revelation for Weiner, who said Saturday that he would take a leave of absence and seek professional treatment while he charts his next move.
But, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats have a problem on their hands as long as Weiner holds office. But, maybe Weiner thinks he can survive like Rep. Barney Frank?
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Mark Steyn: Obama’s Road to Nowhere
Obama’s Road to Nowhere – This is Main Street, Obamaville: All bumps, no road.The American Dream, 2011: You pay four bucks a gallon to commute between your McJob and your underwater housing to prop up a spendaholic, grabafeelic, paramilitarized bureaucracy-without-end bankrupting your future at the rate of a fifth of a billion dollars every hour.
In a sane world, Americans would be outraged at the government waste that confronts them everywhere you turn: The abolition of the federal Education Department and the TSA is the very least they should be demanding. Instead, our elites worry about sea levels.
The oceans will do just fine. It’s America that’s drowning.What a great piece, as always from Mark Steyn – read it all. -
Flap’s Links and Comments for June 12th on 01:01
These are my links for June 12th from 01:01 to 03:02:
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-12 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-12 #tcot #catcot
- CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 17:01 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 17:01 #tcot #catcot
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-12
- The Saturday Drill: June 11, 2011 http://bit.ly/lbXuN8 #
- RE: Except…this is a special election in 30 days.
In 2012 there will be a new Congressional District which may pro… http://disq.us/288kvt #
- Day By Day June 9, 2011 – Pains http://bit.ly/mRCFyh #tcot #catcot #
- foursquare http://4sq.com/mcbM26 #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 00:02 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/kWpcYy #
- CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/kEP2l2 #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 08:26 http://bit.ly/ild2cj #tcot #catcot #
- Post run breakfast with Alice, Tara, Nancy and Mary (@ Ronnie's Diner w/ 4 others) http://4sq.com/ktxKFm #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 00:02 http://bit.ly/k9jZqR #tcot #catcot #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-11 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/k5XfQ4 #
- CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/lFF7qM #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 10th on 16:02 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/mmD44B #
- Off soon to Santa Monica and LA Running Club. Today = 8 easy miles with temps around 60 with clouds. Breakfast @ Ronnie's after #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-11 http://bit.ly/iE3otx #tcot #catcot #
- California Citizen’s Redistricting Committee Draft Maps: Congressional Winners and Losers | Flap's Blog – Fullos… http://bit.ly/iCkWVS #
- CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/kXx3MB #
- Dilbert May 25, 2011 – Compare | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://bit.ly/moUjSy #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 10th on 16:02 http://bit.ly/jAkzdt #tcot #catcot #
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Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 17:01
These are my links for June 11th from 17:01 to 20:00:
- Flap’s Saturday California Collection: June 11, 2011 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Saturday California Collection: June 11, 2011 #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Saturday Drill: June 11, 2011 – The Saturday Drill: June 11, 2011
- CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – RE: Except…this is a special election in 30 days.
In 2012 there will be a new Congressional District which may pro…
- Day By Day June 9, 2011 – Pains | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day June 9, 2011 – Pains #tcot #catcot
- CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – CA-36 Poll Watch: Craig Huey in TIGHT Race Against Janice Hahn | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 08:26 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for June 11th on 08:26 #tcot #catcot