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These are my links and comments for  Sunday, October 30th:

• Adult Babies by Mark Steyn- Last Thursday was officially “Diaper Need Awareness Day” in the State of Connecticut. Were you aware of it? There are so many awareness-raising days, it’s hard to keep track. Maybe we could have an Awareness-Raising Day Awareness Day. At any rate, the first annual Diaper Need Awareness Day was proclaimed by Dan Malloy, governor of the Nutmeg State, and they had a big old awareness-raising get-together in New Haven. It’s not clear yet whether they’ve got an official ribbon. We’re running a bit low on ribbon colors these days: It’s not just pink ribbons for breast cancer, but also teal for agoraphobia, periwinkle for acid reflux, pink-and-blue ribbons for amniotic fluid embolisms, and pinstripe ribbons for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We could use a Ribbon-Hue Awareness Day to raise awareness about how we’re falling behind in the race for more ribbon colors.If you’re wondering what sentient being isn’t aware of diapers, you’re missing the point: Connecticut representative Rosa DeLauro is raising awareness of the need for diapers in order to, as Politico reported, “push the Federal Government to provide free diapers to poor families.” Congresswoman DeLauro has introduced the DIAPER Act — that’s to say, the Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery Act. So don’t worry, it’s not welfare, it’s “stimulus.” As Fox News put it, “A U.S. congresswoman in Connecticut wants to boost the economy by offering free diapers to low-income families.” And, given that sinking bazillions of dollars into green-jobs schemes to build eco-cars in Finland and a federal program to buy guns for Mexican drug cartels and all the other fascinating innovations of the Obama administration haven’t worked, who’s to say borrowing money from the Chinese politburo and sticking it in your kid’s diaper isn’t the kind of outside-the-box thinking that will do the trick?
  In fact, the federal government already provides free diapers for at least one lucky American. Stanley Thornton Jr. of California receives Supplementary Security Income disability checks from the Social Security Administration in order to sit around the house all day wearing a giant diaper and a giant onesie, sucking on a giant pacifier and playing with a giant baby rattle. Stanley Jr. runs a website for fellow “adult babies” called BedWettingABDL.com. I believe I first heard of the “adult baby” phenomenon some years ago in London. If memory serves, there was a club, and the members lay around in giant cribs being read bedtime stories by a bosomy nanny. Minor celebrities and possibly backbench Tory members of Parliament may have been involved. In those days, it was what we called a “fetish” and you had to do it on your own dime. Now it’s a “disability” and the United States government picks up the tab. And, if that’s not progress, what is?Sen. Tom Coburn happened to catch Stan with his babysitter and fellow disability-check recipient on a reality show, and wondered how a chap capable of running a popular website and doing such complicated carpentry jobs as his own giant highchair could be legitimately classified as “disabled.” But the Social Security Administration said Junior qualifies, and Senator Coburn was condemned as heartless: Why, if those mean Republicans got their way, the streets would be crawling with giant babies bawling, “I want my mommy!” Conversely, if Congresswoman DeLauro gets her way and the stampede for government Huggies gets going, Stanley Thornton Jr. will still be entitled to park his giant pedal car in the disabled space while the penniless single mom from Hartford has to leave the Toyota at the back of the lot and hike in.

  Read all of this excellent post.

• Where Rick Perry’s Campaign Went Wrong- Rick Perry’s campaign is in a bunker. On the first floor of 804 Congress St. in Austin, a 1970s building with a redbrick front, 45 people are trying to figure out how to get Perry elected President. There are no Perry for President signs – only maps (Iowa, Nevada, South Carolina, Florida – New Hampshire is curiously absent) – as during Perry’s third and last campaign for Texas governor he proudly didn’t waste money on such frivolities. The office is in an old bank space just off the lobby. At the back is a vault, its massive three-foot-thick metal door hanging open. Inside the concrete box sit campaign manager Rob Johnson and Perry’s longtime political guru Dave Carney. On Carney’s desk there is a small stack of books, including one by Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski entitled, Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America. As both men know well, Perry is in desperate need of a resurgence.When he announced his candidacy 10 weeks ago, the three-term Texas governor entered the GOP field in first place, blowing ahead of Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain. But his numbers have plummeted since; at 6% in some national polls he can’t go much lower. So it came as not too much of a surprise when Perry announced this week that he’d be shaking things up. He brought in four national campaign veterans, including Joe Allbaugh, who ran George W. Bush’s 2000 bid. As a former head of FEMA, Allbaugh is no stranger to disasters.Read it all

  Delusions of grandeur if you think Rick Perry can right his campaign.

• Rick Perry: Turnaround or end of the road?- Implicit in this is that Perry had developed an outsize ego and national reputation that didn’t comport with his actual abilities. After all, how hard is it for a Republican who inherited the governorship to win re-election in Texas and deal with a GOP-controlled legislature that meets every other year? Yes, he suffered from lack of preparation, because he had never developed the critical ear, policy chops and rhetoric that traveled well outside Texas. You can run a quick campaign, if you are prepared to be president. But you can’t create someone of presidential stature in a few weeks or months.Many in the media and the GOP are desperate to keep the race competitive. So you’ll hear “comeback” stories. That story line, however, is more properly applied to Newt Gingrich, who was at least smart enough to figure out that he’d do better without the staff that went from his campaign to Perry’s. As for Perry, no staff in the world can make up for the defects that he’s revealed, nor make him a genuinely likeable figure. Only he can correct those flaws.Read it all.

  It is the end of the road for Perry.

• Rick Perry flip-flops on debates- That was quick.Three days after suggesting Rick Perry might skip some of the upcoming GOP presidential debates, his campaign confirmed he’ll attend at least five more, a sign that the campaign may have recognized Perry had as much to lose as gain from a debate-dodging strategy.Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan told the Associated Press on Saturday that the Texas governor will attend the four events currently scheduled in November as well as a December debate.

  Just by floating the idea that he might avoid debates, the Perry campaign raised hackles among activists in the states slated to host the upcoming events. But even setting aside the question of ruffled feathers, there was always a strategic reason to show up: In no other way can a candidate — especially one like Perry who is trailing front-runners Mitt Romney and Herman Cain in national and early-state polls — reframe the campaign discussion as Perry did last week in Las Vegas.

  Perry spokesman Mark Miner touched off the debate debate Wednesday when he told POLITICO the campaign wouldn’t commit to participating in any forums after the one Nov. 9 in Michigan. Officially, that’s also the position of Mitt Romney’s campaign despite his string of strong performances.

  It doesn’t make any difference, Rick Perry is not in this race. He is done.

• New Iowa poll: Elimination threatens several not-Romneys- The Des Moines Register is out with a new poll of likely caucus-goers. Herman Cain (23 percent) and Mitt Romney (22 percent) are in a statistical dead heat. Far back is Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) at 12 percent. Then come Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) at 8 percent, Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at 7 percent and Rick Santorum at 5 percent. There is plenty to chew on.We should begin with a word of caution. The poll has a margin or error of plus or minus 4.9 percent. That means Romney might be ahead or Santorum could have passed Bachmann. Moreover, there are a ton of debates and plenty of retail politicking an TV ads between now and the Iowa caucuses Jan. 3. This is at best then, a blurry snapshot in time.The GOP needs to draft another candidate or go with Newt Gingrich.
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-30 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-30 #tcot #catcot
• President 2012: George Will, Michael Dukakis and Mitt Romney – The Pretzel Candidate | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012: George Will, Michael Dukakis and Mitt Romney – The Pretzel Candidate #tcot #catcot
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-29 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-29 #tcot #catcot
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-28 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-28 #tcot #catcot
• foursquare:: Gregory Flap @ Ronnie’s Diner- After LA Roadrunners and 10 easy miles. With Alice, Tara, Maria Elena, Nancy (@ Ronnie’s Diner)
• Untitled (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AIC0UjpgEJo/TqvobVeS99I/AAAAAAAAAX4/4Ja04jyecJ8/CIMG0216.jpg) – Off soon to Venice Beach for LA Marathon Roadrunner training. 10 miles today. Temps in the 60′s. Ronnie’s after!
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• SD-27: Former California Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg to Challenge Senator Tony Strickland? » Flap’s California Blog – SD-27: Former California Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg to Challenge Senator Tony Strickland?
• Dilbert October 26, 2011 – The Underling » Flap’s California Blog – Dilbert October 26, 2011 – The Underling
• President 2012: George Will, Michael Dukakis and Mitt Romney – Oh My! | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Republicans really should seek better choices for the Presidential nomination….:
• Dental Practice Management – > Shocker – Not RT @drbicuspid Australian dental therapists may expand scope of practice. #dental
• What is your PROskore? Find out if you are a top ranking Professional in your Community at PROskore.com – #PROskore – I just joined – what is your PROskore? via @proskore
• Gregory Cole just got top ranking on PROskore with a professional score of 55. – #PROskore – I just joined – what is your PROskore? via @proskore
• Medscape: Medscape Access – Big Medicare Pay Cut Would Shut Physician Doors to Patients
• Capitol Alert: Obama administration approves California Medi-Cal cuts – Obama administration approves California Medi-Cal cuts #catcot
• President 2012 Nevada Poll Watch: Romney 46% Vs. Obama 46% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Obama and Romney locked in a close race in Nevada….
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• The Divider vs. the Thinker – WSJ.com – The Divider vs. the Thinker:While Obama readies an ugly campaign,Paul Ryan gives a serious account of what ails US
• Boehner: ‘Great concerns’ Obama is exceeding Constitution – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room – Boehner: ‘Great concerns’ Obama is exceeding Constitution #tcot #teaparty
• Save America’s Food and Economy Conference Call with Rep. Dan Lungren | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @SaveUSAFood Here is my take on the conference call this afternoon:
• Save America’s Food – Was on a conference call with SAFE and Rep. Dan Lungren – more information on legislation here:
• Poll: Clinton favored over 2012 GOP candidates – Hillary Clinton leads GOP presidential candidates, poll says
• Jerry Brown Outlines His Pension Overhaul Plans » Flap’s California Blog – Jerry Brown’s Public Employee Pension Reform Plan will never make it to the ballot in 2012…
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• Occupy Oakland’s Amazon.com Wishlist | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Occupy Oakland needs some love for their November 2nd general strike – their Amazon wishlist….:
• (503) http://Amazon.com – Occupy Oakland’s Wishlist #tcot #catcot
• Rep. Steve King may stay on sidelines in Iowa race – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs – Benefits Mitt Romney >Rep. Steve King may stay on sidelines in Iowa race #tcot
• Election 2012: New Hampshire Republican Primary – Rasmussen Reports™ – President 2012 GOP New Hampshire Poll Watch: Romney 41% Cain 17% Paul 11% #tcot
• President 2012 Poll Watch: Obama Showing Some Modest Improvement – 43% Approval | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President Obama remains in the danger zone for re-election….:
• President 2012: How’s That Mitch Daniels Candidacy Looking? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Will Mitt Romney choose Mitch Daniels as Vice President?
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• Poll Watch: Half of German Adults are Obese and Overweight | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Poll Watch: Half of German Adults are Obese and Overweight
• 3 arrests in probe of Calif. street gang – 3 arrests in probe of Ventura County California street gang
• Judge rejects Edwards’s attempt to have charges of illegal payoff dismissed – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room – Jail time > Judge rejects John Edwards attempt to have charges of illegal pay-off dismissed
• What if Perry Skips the Debates? – NYTimes.com – Probably not much of an effect on the race > What if Perry Skips the Debates?
• Occupy Oakland: Mayor Quan Issues Contrite Statement after Police Crackdown | City Brights: Aimee Allison | an SFGate.com blog – Occupy Oakland: Mayor Quan Issues Contrite Statement after Police Crackdown #catcot #tcot
• Capitol Alert: Labor balks at Jerry Brown’s pension plan – Labor balks at Jerry Brown’s pension plan #tcot #catcot
• Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. – Home – RT @KQED_CapNotes: Gov. Brown’s #capension event at 11am will be live streamed on his website:
• Occupy Wall Street Launching First Nationwide General Strike In America Since 1946 – Nov. 2 >Occupy Wall Street Launching First Nationwide General Strike In America Since 1946 #tcot
• After Finishing Dieting, Hormonal Changes May Lead to Weight Gain? | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – After Finishing Dieting, Hormonal Changes May Lead to Weight Gain?
• Obama Remakes the Student-Loan Industry – By Annie Hsiao – The Corner – National Review Online – Obama Remakes the Student-Loan Industry #tcot
• Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Says She Will Minimize Police Presence And That She Supports The Movement | ThinkProgress – Right! >Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Says She Will Minimize Police Presence And That She Supports The Movement
• The Morning Flap: October 27, 2011 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Today’s national political headlines on …..:
• Occupy Oakland retakes plaza, plans General Strike | Campaign 2012 – > Certainty RT @conncarroll: SF Mayor Ed Lee up for election Nov 8. Don’t expect any action against #occupysf b4 then
• Justice Scalia speaks for himself on death penalty, not the Catholic Church – The Washington Post – RT @postpolitics: Justice Scalia speaks for himself on death penalty, not the Catholic Church
• Occupy Wall Street kitchen slowdown targets squatters – NYPOST.com – Occupy Wall Street kitchen staff protesting fixing food for freeloaders #tcot
• Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball » History of presidential coattails points to Republicans keeping the House – History of Presidential Coattails Points to Republicans Keeping the House #tcot
• Twitpic – Share photos and videos on Twitter – Gallup Finds Significant Drop in Unemployment During October Link:
• Gallup Finds Significant Drop in Unemployment During October – Gallup Finds Significant Drop in Unemployment During October Link:

These are my links for October 14th through October 17th:

• DeMint May Endorse Romney – Mitt Romney is the favorite to receive Sen. Jim DeMint's (R-S.C.) much-sought-after endorsement in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to knowledgeable GOP sources.

  DeMint, who endorsed the former Massachusetts governor in 2008, made clear in an interview late last week that he has made no decisions on whom he will support in the 2012 primary. But Republican operatives familiar with the DeMint-Romney relationship and privy to the conservative Senator's private assessment of the GOP field believe Romney is the most likely candidate to receive the backing of the tea party favorite.

  "Jim is far more likely to endorse Mitt than anyone else currently in the race," a Republican with South Carolina ties said. "Jim is a business guy and that's his background. He's not really the good ol' boy conservative type. So Mitt in a lot of ways is a more comfortable fit for him."

  "Jim actually likes Romney," added a GOP operative based in the Palmetto State. "I think, politically, he had some doubts about his ability to engage conservatives, but it would not surprise me for Jim to endorse Romney at some point."

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• David Axelrod, Obama Strategist, Slams Mitt Romney for Changing Positions – Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod slammed Mitt Romney for changing positions on major issues throughout his political career, questioning the "core principles" of the presumptive front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.

  "I think there's this question about what his core principles are," Axelrod said, citing changes in Romney's positions from earlier in his political career when he was running for U.S. Senate and Massachusetts governor. "Then he was a pro choice, pro gay rights, pro environmental candidate for office. Then he decided to run for president. Did a 180 on all of that."

  "So time and time and time again he shifts – and you get the feeling that there is no principle too large for him to throw over in pursuit of political office," Axelrod added.

  Axelrod has recently turned a laser-like focus to Romney, holding a conference call last Wednesday to critique Romney's record and his remarks at last Tuesday's GOP debate.

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  Flip – Flop Mitt – the argument against Romney

• Journolist 2.0: OccupyDC Emails Show MSM, Dylan Ratigan, Working With Protesters To Craft Message – Big Journalism has learned that the Occupy Washington DC movement is working with well-known media members to craft its demands and messaging while these media members report on the movement. Someone has made the emails from the Occupy D.C. email distro public and searchable. The names in the list are a veritable who’s who in media.

  Journolist 2.0 includes well known names such as MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan, Rolling Stone’s Matt Tiabbi who both are actively participating; involvement from other listers such as Bill Moyers and Glenn Greenwald plus well-known radicals like Noam Chomsky, remains unclear. The list also includes a number of Occupy organizers, such as one of the Occupy Wall Street main organizers Kevin Zeese.

  In these emails we see MSNBC’s Ratigan, hawking his book in the footnotes, instructing occupiers on how properly to present their demands and messages while simultaneously appearing on television reporting “objectively” on the story (when he’s not taking part in the protests himself as content.)

• (500) http://flapsblog.com/2011/10/17/flap-twitter-updates-for-2011-10-17/ – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-17 #tcot #catcot
• Chuck DeVore Quits California – Moves to Texas | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Chuck DeVore Quits California – Moves to Texas #tcot #catcot
• Coronary Heart Disease Rates Have Decreased Says the CDC | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Coronary Heart Disease Rates Have Decreased Says the CDC
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Dayton Veterans Administration Dental Whistleblower Killed in Car Accident – Probably nothing to it – just an accident but….:
• California Medical Association Calls for Legalization of Marijuana » Flap’s California Blog – California Medical Association Calls for Legalization of Marijuana
• Dilbert October 16, 2011 – Incentive » Flap’s California Blog – Dilbert October 16, 2011 – Incentive
• Day By Day October 16, 2011 – Back to School | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day October 16, 2011 – Back to School #tcot #catcot
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-16 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-16 #tcot #catcot
• foursquare – Post 8 miler with LA Roadrunners – with Alice, Tara and Nancy (@ Ronnie's Diner)
• Twitpic – Share photos and videos on Twitter – Off soon 4 Los Angeles Marathon training with LA Roadrunners in Venice, California – 8 easy miles & Ronnie's
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-15 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-10-15 #tcot #catcot
• Presidential primary poll in NV shows Romney and Cain close, rest far behind – Politics: Ralston’s Flash – Las Vegas Sun – RT @RalstonFlash: Presidential primary poll in NV shows Romney and Cain close, rest far behind
• Chuck DeVore – RT @ScottWGraves: Chuck DeVore: Good-bye, California, I'm going to Texas… #tcot #teaparty
• Flap’s Links and Comments for October 13th through October 14th | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for October 13th through October 14th #tcot #catcot

These are my links for September 28th through September 29th:

• Liberal group sues FCC, claiming net-neutrality rules unfair to wireless – Free Press, a liberal advocacy group, sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday, arguing its recently published net-neutrality rules do not do enough to protect wireless Internet access.

  The rules prevent Internet service providers from discriminating between two similar content providers by slowing down or speeding up access to their sites. Wireless carriers are banned from blocking lawful websites or applications that compete with their services.

  The commission approved the rules last December in a partisan vote, and conservatives have characterized the move as an attempt to regulate the Internet.

  But Free Press argues the rules do not go far enough.

  Its lawsuit alleges the rules arbitrarily provide less protection for wireless Internet access, such as through smartphones, than traditional wired Internet access.

  “Our challenge will show that there is no evidence in the record to justify this arbitrary distinction between wired and wireless Internet access," Free Press policy director Matt Wood said in a news release. "The disparity that the FCC's rules create is unjust and unjustified. And it's especially problematic because of the increasing popularity of wireless, along with its increasing importance for younger demographics and diverse populations who rely on mobile devices as their primary means for getting online."

  The petition asks a federal court to find that the rules are "arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion or otherwise contrary to law."

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  Incredible – not enough of a power grab.

• Social media jobs getting more plentiful – Like many people, Evan Cunningham spends time on Facebook and Twitter while at the office. He sends out party invitations or chats about beer.

  But unlike most people, he gets paid for it. And he gets a title.

  Cunningham's job is one of the newest in corporate America: social media manager. It's also known, depending on the company, as social media wizard, social media ninja, social media diva or just plain online communities manager.

  No matter what they're called, experts in marketing a company's name and wares on social network sites — such as Facebook, Twitter and special interest forums — are in demand.

  "This was the year when companies large and small began to realize the importance of social media, and there has been lots of investment in social media," said Augie Ray, a former Forrester Research analyst who now handles social media for insurance group USAA.

  No one knows exactly how many social media jobs exist, but a quick scan of online recruitment sites shows a bounty of businesses looking to hire.

  "On any given week, we may see hundreds of new social media jobs posted," said Kathy O'Reilly, director of social media relations for job recruitment site Monster.

• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-09-29 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-09-29 #tcot #catcot
• Superman Vs. Warm Body – In Defense of Rick Perry – One of the problems in trying to select a leader for any large organization or institution is the tendency to start out looking for Superman, passing up many good people who fail to meet that standard, and eventually ending up settling for a warm body.

  Some Republicans seem to be longing for another Ronald Reagan. Good luck on that one, unless you are prepared to wait for several generations. Moreover, even Ronald Reagan himself did not always act like Ronald Reagan.

  The current outbreak of "gotcha" attacks on Texas Governor Rick Perry show one of the other pitfalls for those who are trying to pick a national leader. The three big sound-bite issues used against him during the TV "debates" have involved Social Security, immigration and a vaccine against cervical cancer.

  Where these three issues have been discussed at length, whether in a few media accounts or in Governor Perry's own more extended discussions in an interview on Sean Hannity's program, his position was far more reasonable than it appeared to be in either his opponents' sound bites or even in his own abbreviated accounts during the limited time available in the TV "debate" format.

  On Social Security, Governor Perry was not only right to call it a "Ponzi scheme," but was also right to point out that this did not mean welshing on the government's obligation to continue paying retirees what they had been promised.

  Even those of us who still disagree with particular decisions made by Governor Perry can see some of those decisions as simply the errors of a decent man who realized that he was faced not with a theory but with a situation.

  For example, the ability to save young people from cervical cancer with a stroke of a pen was a temptation that any decent and humane individual would find hard to resist, even if Governor Perry himself now admits to second thoughts about how it was done.

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• Frontloading HQ: Alaska GOP to Hold March 6 District Conventions – RT @FHQ: Alaska GOP to Hold March 6 District Conventions:
• President 2012: Herman Cain – “I Couldn’t Support Rick Perry as GOP Nominee Today” | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012: Herman Cain – “I Couldn’t Support Rick Perry as GOP Nominee Today #tcot #catcot
• Why Rick Perry should take his immigration problem very seriously | The Daily Caller – Why Rick Perry should take his immigration problem very seriously #tcot #teaparty
• Flap’s Links and Comments for September 28th on 12:17 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for September 28th on 12:17 #tcot #catcot

These are my links for September 20th through September 23rd:

• South Carolina Boeing factory turns sour for Obama – In many ways, Boeing should be a boon to President Barack Obama. In a faltering economy, the aerospace titan opened a $750 million factory in South Carolina and hired thousands of workers to build the world’s most fuel-efficient commercial jet.

  But instead, it’s become a drag on his job creation agenda and a boon for candidates seeking the GOP presidential nomination.

  In a case that has become a cause célèbre among Republican lawmakers and 2012 hopefuls, the National Labor Relations Board has accused Boeing of opening its South Carolina shop in a “right-to-work” state to retaliate against union worker strikes at its main manufacturing base in the Seattle area. An Obama appointee is now asking a judge to order Boeing to relocate all 787 Dreamliner production to Washington state — a move that’s feeding the GOP narrative that Obama’s Big Government is meddling with job creation, just as the first plane nears its first commercial flight.

  “It’s like a lightning rod,” said Gary Chaison, an industrial relations professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. “The Boeing case is so dramatic. All the anti-union forces and all anti-Obama people are coalescing.”

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• Challenging the NLRB: Pushing back – As the Obama-anointed National Labor Relations Board pushes its unrelenting pro-union agenda, manufacturers and businesses aren't waiting for Congress to act before pushing back.

  The National Association of Manufacturers, 11,000 members strong, is suing the NLRB in U.S. District Court over a union-toadying regulation that, effective Nov. 14, requires most businesses to post notices informing workers of their right to unionize.

  NAM President Jay Timmons tells The Hill newspaper that the NLRB is acting outside its authority to aggressively "insert itself in the day-to-day decisions of businesses."

  And with the National Federation of Independent Business, the manufacturers group has launched an ad campaign urging Congress to stem the NLRB's meddling in where businesses choose to operate. This, in response to the board's crusade against Boeing's decision to build a new jetliner factory in right-to-work South Carolina.

  The business groups' timing couldn't be more apropos. As President Obama shifts into overdrive urging businesses to hire, they've responded with a clarion call of their own for Mr. Obama and his NLRB enforcers: "Get off our backs!"

  What's clear from this rebuke is that Obama's pander to Big Labor via the NLRB won't carry him or his big-spending jobs scheme.

• NLRB Has Busy Week on Defense – The folks at the National Labor Relations Board could be forgiven for feeling like pinatas this week.

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday sued to block an NLRB rule requiring employers to post notice about unionization rights. Rep. Austin Scott (R., Ga.) on Wednesday introduced a bill, the Protecting American Jobs Act,  to strip the agency of its judicial powers and send certain cases straight to federal court. That would “depoliticize” the agency, Mr. Scott said.

  On Thursday, it was time for a fourth House hearing to scrutinize the board. Rep. John Kline (R., Minn.), chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, said the board’s aim was to “expand the power of big labor … whatever the costs to the American people.”

  The panel’s top Democrat, Rep. George Miller of California, sounded weary. “This hearing has pointed out a number of redundancies of previous hearings,” he said.

  The hearing included discussion of several labor-friendly rulings the NLRB made last month (see this WSJ story) and the agency’s allegations against Boeing Co. involving nonunion jobs at the plane maker’s South Carolina plant.

  Mr. Kline said Republicans won’t cease attacks on an agency that he said is boosting employer costs and discouraging job creation.

  The NLRB’s recently appointed chairman, Mark Pearce, issued a statement shortly after the hearing saying the board is working “in a fair and even-handed way” to “protect worker free choice, promote collective bargaining and preserve labor peace.”

• Who Benefited from Job Growth In Texas? – This analysis shows that job growth was significant in Texas. But, depending on how one calculates the impact of immigration, between 2007, before the recession began, and 2011 more than three-quarters or more than half of that growth went to immigrants. This is the case even though the native-born accounted for more than two-thirds of the growth in the working-age population. Some may argue that it was because so many immigrants arrived in Texas that there was job growth in the state. But if immigration does stimulate job growth for natives, the numbers in Texas would be expected to look very different. The unemployment rate and the employment rate show a dramatic deterioration in the Texas for the native-born that was similar to the rest of the country. Moreover, if immigration does stimulate job growth for natives, why have states that received so many new immigrants done so poorly in recent years? (See Table 2.) For example, unemployment in the top-10 immigrant-receiving states in 2011 averaged 8.7 percent, compared to 8.1 percent in the other 40 states. Moreover, unemployment is 7.2 percent on average in the 10 states where the fewest immigrants arrived since 2007. These figures do not settle the debate over the economics of immigration. What they do show is that high immigration can go hand in hand with very negative labor market outcomes for the native-born. And conversely the native-born can do relatively well in areas of lower immigration.

  There is a long and complex debate among economists about whether the native-born population benefits economically from immigration, which cannot be settled here. There is also significant debate about whether the impact of immigration can be measured by comparing different parts of the country that have varying levels of immigration. What we can say about Texas is that there has been significant job growth in the state since 2007, and that immigrants (particularly newly arrived non-citizens) were the primary beneficiaries of this growth. This is an important finding and should be part of any discussion of the performance of the Texas economy.

• President 2012: Fox News/ Google Sponsored GOP Debate at 6 PM PDT | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – GOP Presidential debate sponsored by Google and Fox News coming up at 6 PM
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• Dilbert September 22, 2011 – Eternity » Flap’s California Blog – Not the wedgie for eternity…….
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• Daniels Pushing Christie Presidential Run | The Weekly Standard – RT @weeklystandard: Daniels Pushing Christie Run: Via Politico, the AP reports: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey
• Texas Republicans warming up to Perry bid – Public Policy Polling – RT @ppppolls: Perry leads the GOP field in TX with 49% to 10% for Romney, 8% 4 Gingrich, 7% 4 Bachmann/Paul/Cain:
• Cigarette Makers Go to Federal Court Over FDA Graphic Warning Ads | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Should the Food and Drug Administration be limited to text only warnings?:
• Meg Whitman Expected to Be Named Hewlett-Packard CEO After Markets Close Today » Flap’s California Blog – eMeg going to Hewlett-Packard. Wonder what Carly Fiorina thinks?:
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: September 22, 2011 – Today's health and dental headlines…..:
• Facebook Live with House Republican Leaders
  – YouTube – Nice RT @katieharbath: Video: Young Guns on their visit Monday to Facebook:
• Romney: Palin Candidacy ‘Would Be a Good Thing’ – Washington Wire – WSJ – Why of course – for Romney RT @WSJWashington: Romney: Palin Candidacy ‘Would Be a Good Thing’ #tcot
• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Now Wealthier Than Google Founders – Wow! RT @mashable: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Now Wealthier Than Google Founders -
• President 2012 Poll Watch: More Voters Like Mitt Romney Than President Obama or Rick Perry | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Another good poll for Mitt Romney and points to his electability.:
• Facebook and the ‘Like Me’ Election – BusinessWeek – And, the Google Plus Circle election coming?
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• Untitled (http://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/AW08qK0GhHs/hqdefault.jpg) – A very good political ad from Ron Paul…..
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• President 2012 GOP Florida Poll Watch: Perry 31% Vs. Romney 22% But Romney 47% Vs. Obama 40% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Perry Leads Romney in Florida But Romney Leads Obama – tonight's debate a decider?:
• Day By Day September 22, 2011 – Burn Notice | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The McGinniss book on Sarah Palin is the REAL burn…..:
• Issa endorses Romney – The Hill’s Ballot Box – RT @thehill Rep. Issa endorses Mitt Romney
  #cagop #catcot #tcot
• Intrade – Sarah Palin to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 is 8.8% probable – RT @JimPethokoukis: Growl! | Sarah Palin 2012 contract on Intrade rockets 226% to 20.9% Romney 36.5% , Perry 33.8%
• CA-Sen: Michael Reagan Says He Is NOT Considering A Run for U.S. Senate » Flap’s California Blog – CA-Sen: Michael Reagan Says He Is NOT Considering A Run for U.S. Senate
• Dilbert September 21, 2011 – Fail » Flap’s California Blog – Dilbert September 21, 2011 – Fail
• Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. – Newsroom – California Governor Jerry Brown took action on the following bills today: #catcot #cagop
• Poll Watch: Americans By a Small Majority Blame Obama for the Economy – But Still Blame Bush More | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Poll Watch: Americans By a Small Majority Blame Obama for the Economy – But Still Blame Bush More #tcot #catcot
• Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman to Hewlett-Packard? » Flap’s California Blog – Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman to Hewlett-Packard?
• Ventura County Star Poll: Should Rep. Elton Gallegly Retire? The Results = NO | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The results are pretty clear: Rep. Elton Gallegly should NOT retire from the House in 2012.:
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Jeff Galloway: Why is the Half Marathon So Popular? – I like the Half Marathon – Marathons too!:
• President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Rick Perry 28% Vs. Mitt Romney 24% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Perry is up only by 4 points in this national poll. Rest of the candidates start to fade.:
• Does Cessation of Smoking Boost Everyday Memory? | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Does Cessation of Smoking Boost Everyday Memory?
• Untitled (http://www.vcstar.com/) – Hey Tweeps and FB's go here and vote NO on a Rep. Elton Gallegly retirement (half way down the page): #cagop #catcot
• Gregory Flap Cole – Google+ – Tweeps – please add @Flap to your Google Plus circles: and Facebook: #tcot #teaparty #catcot
• Ventura County Star Poll: Should Rep. Elton Gallegly Retire? Vote NO | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Vote NO on a Rep. Elton Gallegly retirement. Go to the Ventura County Star and vote.:
• Video: President Obama’s Summer Assault on American Jobs | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Video: President Obama’s Summer Assault on American Jobs #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: September 21, 2011 – A collection of dentistry and health related links/comments for your day.
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• Flap’s California Morning Collection September 21, 2011 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Morning Collection September 21, 2011
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Gregory Flap Cole on Social Media: September 21, 2011 Edition – Gregory Flap Cole on Social Media: September 21, 2011 Edition
• President 2012 GOP Florida Poll Watch: Rick Perry 25% Vs. Mitt Romney 25% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Latest GOP Poll in Florida and we are all tied up….:
• Day By Day September 21, 2011 – Never Again | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Is Sarah Palin in or out? We will know soon = October 1:
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-09-21 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-09-21 #tcot #catcot
• President 2012 Poll Watch: Obama 49% Vs Palin 44% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – By a margin of 49 percent to 36 percent, voters said they definitely plan to vote against Obama -one term President
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• California # 1 on Worst Business Climate List Again » Flap’s California Blog – California # 1 on Worst Business Climate List Again
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Can the Use of Dietary Supplements Cause Athletes to Fail Drug Tests? – Can the Use of Dietary Supplements Cause Athletes to Fail Drug Tests?
• Gregory Flap Cole on Social Media: September 20, 2011 Edition | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Gregory Flap Cole on Social Media: September 20, 2011 Edition
• Gregory Flap Cole on Social Media: September 20, 2011 Edition | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Gregory Flap Cole on Social Media: September 20, 2011 Edition #tcot #catcot
• Robert Scoble – Google+ – Why I am still betting my future on Google+

  If you haven’t… – Why I am still betting my future on Google+If you haven't noticed yet, my blog at isn't the sa…

• Scobleizer — Searching for world-changing technology – Why I am still betting my future on Google+If you haven't noticed yet, my blog at isn't the sa…
• Gregory Flap Cole – Google+ – Wow! Starbucks AND Angry Birds! – Wow! Starbucks AND Angry Birds!
• Robert Scoble – Google+ – Facebook just announced new features

  These have deep… – Facebook just announced new featuresThese have deep implications for the war over our social behaviors I call the "G..

• Gregory Flap Cole – Google+ – Everyone can join Google Plus now: Add me to your circles here: #tcot #teaparty

These are my links for July 30th from 14:01 to 21:24:

• Ugandan Little Leaguers denied visas – The Washington Post – Come on Hillary! RT @washingtonpost: Ugandan Little Leaguers denied visas to play in World Series
• A deal comes together – Right Turn – The Washington Post – More on the tentative debt-limit deal between WH and GOP #tcot #teaparty The Tea Party Caucus do not get BBA
• White House, Republicans Strike Tentative Deal To Raise Debt Ceiling – The Note – Doesn't the debt limit tentative deal between Obama and GOP look like the one the Dems rejected a week ago ? #tcot
• The White House and GOP Have Reached a Tentative Deal on the Debt Limit | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The White House and GOP Have Reached a Tentative Deal on the Debt Limit #tcot #catcot
• Log In – The New York Times – Only in the NYT Dreams – yeah right RT @nytimespolitics: Rightward Tilt Leaves Obama With Party Rift #tcot #teaparty
• Senate Delays Vote as Debt Talks Progress – NYTimes.com – The Senate will delay a crucial vote on the Democratic debt ceiling bill until 1 p.m. Sunday #tcot #teaparty
• Farmers Opposing GOP Sponsored E-Verify Legislation | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Farmers Opposing GOP Sponsored E-Verify Legislation #tcot #catcot
• Day By Day July 30, 2011 – Principles Balance | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day July 30, 2011 – Principles Balance #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Links and Comments for July 30th on 05:00 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for July 30th on 05:00 #tcot #catcot

These are my links for July 28th from 10:37 to 16:20:

• The great divide – The Washington Post – Kruathammer: Why the Boehner Plan must pass: #tcot #teaparty
• Debt deal compromise suggested by Democrats – Carrie Budoff Brown – POLITICO.com – Shocker: As Boehner's Plan is whipped for a later vote, the Dems are already ready with another "compromise" plan:
• WHIP LIST: House vote on Boehner debt-ceiling plan will go down to the wire – TheHill.com – Boehner needs <22 RT @thehill: Updated whip list: 25 House Republicans against/leaning no on Boehner plan
• Poll Watch: Obama Fairing Better than Boehner and Reid on Debt Limit Debate Although All Are Negative | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Poll Watch: Obama Fairing Better than Boehner and Reid on Debt Limit Debate Although All Are Negative #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Study: Rinsing with Non-Alcohol Mouth Rinse Cuts Women’s Risk of Early Labor – Study: Rinsing with Non-Alcohol Mouth Rinse Cuts Women's Risk of Early Labor
• Dilbert July 28, 2011 – Listen | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Dilbert July 28, 2011 – Listen #tcot #catcot
• President 2012 Poll Watch: Obama Loses the Independent Vote | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 Poll Watch: Obama Loses the Independent Vote #tcot #catcot
• Harry Reid Says Senate Will Defeat Boehner Debt Limit Plan Tonight – Then What? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Harry Reid Says Senate Will Defeat Boehner Debt Limit Plan Tonight – Then What? #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Links and Comments for July 28th on 03:04 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for July 28th on 03:04 #tcot #catcot
• yfrog Photo : http://yfrog.com/kkawivzj Shared by jacksonjk – RT @jacksonjk: Standing room only at Boehner and GOP press conference (empty chair is mine)

These are my links for July 28th from 03:04 to 10:11:

• President 2012 North Carolina GOP Poll Watch: Romney and Bachmann Co-Front Runners | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 North Carolina GOP Poll Watch: Romney and Bachmann Co-Front Runners #tcot #catcot
• Video: Obama at Fault if There is a No Debt Ceiling Deal | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Video: Obama at Fault if There is a No Debt Ceiling Deal #tcot #catcot
• Poll Watch: 70% Say Debt Ceiling Will Be Raised – 42% Say Long Term Government Spending Will NOT Be Reduced | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Poll Watch: 70% Say Debt Ceiling Will Be Raised – 42% Say Long Term Government Spending Will NOT B… #tcot #catcot
• Updated 11 AM EDT: The Boehner Debt-Llimit Plan GOP Whip List | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Updated 11 AM EDT: The Boehner Debt-Llimit Plan GOP Whip List #tcot #catcot
• Day By Day July 28, 2011 – Put It in Drive | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day July 28, 2011 – Put It in Drive #tcot #catcot
• Debt Ceiling Stalemate Continues | C-SPAN – RT @cspan: House GOP Freshman press conference on #debt ceiling – LIVE online here:
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: National Health Service in Britain Begins Rationing Operations – National Health Service in Britain Begins Rationing Operations
• The Boehner Debt-Llimit Plan GOP Whip List | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The Boehner Debt-Llimit Plan GOP Whip List #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Chicago Cubs Infielder Places Career as Dentist on Hold – Chicago Cubs Infielder Places Career as Dentist on Hold
• Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: July 28, 2011 – The Morning Drill: July 28, 2011
• President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Rick Perry is Leading in the South While Mitt Romney Leads in the West | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Rick Perry is Leading in the South While Mitt Romney Leads in the West #tcot #catcot
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-07-28 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-07-28 #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Links and Comments for July 27th on 20:27 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for July 27th on 20:27 #tcot #catcot