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These are my links for August 26th from 18:21 to 18:39:

• California State Democratic Party targets mail vote to boost L.A. turnout – Los Angeles County is crawling with Democrats – 2.3 million, in fact, far more than the six San Francisco Bay Area counties combined and the foundation of blue clout in an overwhelmingly blue state.

  But all those L.A. Democrats have a peculiarity: They don’t like voting by mail.

  In part, that stems from county election officials who over the years were not aggressive in developing a vote-by-mail system, Democrats say.

  “First, it’s because (former registrar) Connie McCormack made it very difficult for vote by mail and, second, minorities are less trustful in general of voting by mail,” said Democratic consultant Steve Maviglio.

  “It’s a giant county and you literally have to open all those things (mailed ballots). In terms of manpower, it’s difficult,” he added. “But a lot of counties have figured out that vote-by-mail actually saves money.”

  The logistics of L.A. are daunting, particularly for those Democrats who may have long commutes and longer work days, and who find it difficult to get to the polls.

  Getting a ballot to them could make a major difference, said Eric Bauman, chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

  “The voting day is over by the time they get home,” Bauman said. “That’s the kind of voter, the occasional voter, that you have to work hard to get out to vote. So the solution is to put a ballot in their hands, and that’s the starting point.” That means mailing registration forms to their addresses, then following up with a personal knock on the door.

  Another approach: Go to the swearing-in ceremonies for new citizens and encourage voter registration. For Democratic registrants, some nine out of 10 newly registered Democrats opt for vote-by-mail, Bauman said.

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• Capitol Weekly: Big Daddy – Hey Big Daddy,
  So, finally, for the first time in modern history, there may be two-thirds Democratic majorities in each house after next year’s elections. Are you happy?
  –Wondering in Westminster

  Dear Wondering,
  I’m so happy I could spit.

  It’s been a long-time coming, as my favorite pock-marked singer noted in the 1960s. When you follow the money, as I do feverishly with every waking moment, the only way you get to Heaven is with two-thirds majorities, although it helps to have a Democratic governor to make sure you’re spending enough. But lately, Heaven has had to wait.  Looks like 2012 may be a magic year.

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• The Cohabitation Revolution – The great divorce revolution of the 1960s and 1970s has faded. The great cohabitation revolution has begun.

  The divorce rate for married couples with children is almost back to the levels of the early 1960s, before the run-up that crested in the early 1980s. Considering the decades of social turbulence buffeting the institution of marriage between then and now, this is a notable restoration.

  But it only means that marriage is unraveling in a different way. According to a new study by the Institute for American Values and the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, cohabitation has increased 14-fold since 1970. About 24 percent of children are born to cohabiting couples, more than are born to single mothers, while another 20 percent experience a cohabiting household at some time in their childhood.

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These are my links for August 26th from 06:03 to 14:40:

• Take Texas out of cross-state air pollution rule – Remember the rolling blackouts during the extreme cold this winter? Are you ready for more of the same all summer long? Are you ready for job cuts? Are you ready for businesses to stop coming to Texas costing us new jobs? That's what is likely to happen if the Environmental Protection Agency does not reconsider including Texas in its cross-state air pollution rule.

  We've heard the threats of rolling blackouts this summer because of hot temperatures and record power usage. If you take away a significant percentage of the state's capacity to produce electricity a threat becomes a reality and we start losing power on a regular basis.

  The state will lose that capacity because the EPA's cross-state air pollution rule would force Texas lignite coal-fueled power plants to shut down or reduce output, eliminating perhaps as much as 10 percent of the state's capacity to produce electricity. The EPA figures that those plants could just import low-sulfur Wyoming coal. The EPA figures wrong. It would take a long time to convert and permit the necessary changes to those plants, and cost ratepayers a lot of money. Plus right now there is no excess production of coal in Wyoming to meet the additional demand and the impacts of getting that coal to Texas have not even been considered.

  What happens to your bottom line? We will all pay higher electric rates. It's supply and demand. For businesses still trying to recover from some really bad economic times, that could mean layoffs. For those businesses looking to move to Texas from other states, this might just make them decide to stay put. Who wants to come to a state where the rates are high and the lights go out every time it gets hot? I wouldn't.

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• New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Speak at the Reagan Presidential Library » Flap’s California Blog – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Speak at the Reagan Presidential Library
• President 2012 GOP South Carolina Poll: Rick Perry 31% Vs. Mitt Romney 20% Vs. Michele Bachmann14% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 GOP South Carolina Poll: Rick Perry 31% Vs. Mitt Romney 20% Vs. Michele Bachmann14% #tcot #catcot
• Poll Watch: 65% of online adults use social networking sites – Fully 65% of adult internet users now say they use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn, up from 61% one year ago. This marks the first time in Pew Internet surveys that 50% of all adults use social networking sites.

  The frequency of social networking site usage among young adult internet users under age 30 was stable over the last year – 61% of online Americans in that age cohort now use social networking sites on a typical day, compared with 60% one year ago. However, among the Boomer-aged segment of internet users ages 50-64, social networking site usage on a typical day grew a significant 60% (from 20% to 32%).

  “The graying of social networking sites continues, but the oldest users are still far less likely to be making regular use of these tools,” said Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist and co-author of the report. “While seniors are testing the waters, many Baby Boomers are beginning to make a trip to the social media pool part of their daily routine.”

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• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Weight Loss: The Best Approach? – Weight Loss: The Best Approach?
• Flap’s California Morning Collection: August 26, 2011 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Morning Collection: August 26, 2011
• President 2012 Poll Watch: Tea Party Supporters Are Backing Rick Perry | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 Poll Watch: Tea Party Supporters Are Backing Rick Perry #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Video: Federal Investigators Auditing Texas Dental Medicaid Over Orthodontic Treatment for Tens of Thousands – In this tight money economy? What an abuse of the system.:
• California RINOS to Meet this Weekend » Flap’s California Blog – California RINOS to Meet this Weekend
• Speaker John Boehner Assails Obama Over 4,257 New Regulatory Actions | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Speaker John Boehner Assails Obama Over 4,257 New Regualtory Actions #tcot #catcot
• Los Angeles Roadrunners: Run/Walk 5 for 2012 » Flap’s California Blog – Los Angeles Roadrunners: Run/Walk 5 for 2012
• Weight Loss From Reducing Calories Can Lead to Unrealistic Expectations | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Weight Loss From Reducing Calories Can Lead to Unrealistic Expectations
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: August 26, 2011 – The Morning Drill: August 26, 2011
• California Online Sales Tax Proponents Move to Invalidate Amazon.com Sponsored Online Sales Tax Referendum » Flap’s California Blog – California Online Sales Tax Proponents Move to Invalidate Amazon.com Sponsored Online Sales Tax Referendum
• Flap’s California Blog » Flap’s Comments On His Home, California – California Online Sales Tax Proponents Move to Invalidate Amazon.com Sponsored Online Sales Tax Referendum #tcot
• Dilbert August 26, 2011 – Again? » Flap’s California Blog – Dilbert August 26, 2011 – Again?
• Day By Day August 26, 2011 – Kulture King | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day August 26, 2011 – Kulture King #tcot #catcot

According to the latest Magellan Strategies survey.

Magellan Strategies today released the results of an autodial survey of 637 likely 2012 Republican primary voters in South Carolina.  The survey finds Rick Perry leading Mitt Romney by 11 points.  Among all voters, Rick Perry has 31%, Mitt Romney has 20%, and Michele Bachmann is third with 14%.  The rest of the Republican field rounds out with Herman Cain with 9%, Newt Gingrich with 5%, Ron Paul and the “Other Candidate” with 4%, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman with 2%, and 9% undecided.

Texas Governor Rick Perry has zoomed to the top of the polls. If he can beat Bachmann in Iowa, she may drop out before the South Carolina Primary election. But, then again, if Romney does not win New Hampshire by a substantial margin, he may be dead coming into South Carolina too.

Remember Republicans like to end their Presidential primaries EARLY.

Yeah, the Obama’s Administration lame ateempt to cover their tracks on business and job killing regulations is laughable.

And, Speaker Boehner is happy to call out the President.

That 4,257 in the headline looks like a made-up number but, it isn’t. It is the actual number of new regulatory actions underway at the moment. The number comes from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs web site. Speaker Boehner’s letter requesting information about these 4,257 regulatory actions comes as the Obama administration is publicly claiming that it is cutting red tape to save Americans money and reduce the government’s footprint. That claim does not square up very well with the fact that the administration has 4,257 new regulatory actions in the works. And of that staggering number, more than 200 may have an impact of $100 million or more.

Wonder if the Obama Administration will EVER respond?