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Timothy Geithner Confirmed as Treasury Secretary – The Roll Call Vote: 60 – 34
New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner, U.S. President Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 21, 2009. The Senate confirmed Geithner as Treasury secretary on January 26, 2009.
Here is the Roll Call Vote in the United States Senate:Flap would have voted NO because of Timothy Geithner’s tax obfuscation.
Why ANY GOP Senator voted for this nomination is beyond me. They are:
- Corker (R-TN)
- Cornyn (R-TX)
- Ensign (R-NV)
- Graham (R-SC)
- Gregg (R-NH)
- Hatch (R-UT)
- Shelby (R-AL)
- Snowe (R-ME)
- Voinovich (R-OH)
NOTE: Flap will never support monetarily ANY GOP Senator that voted to confirm Geithner.
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South Carolina Republican Chairman Katon Dawson Implicated in Alleged GOP Blackmail Plot?
South Carolina Republican Chairman Katon Dawson
A reader dropped this piece on Flap: Alleged GOP Blackmail Plot ExposedLast year, an unidentified blackmailer allegedly went to the home of S.C. Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson with information of a highly personal and sensitive nature involving a prominent South Carolina Republican official.
Multiple theories exist as to the identity of this GOP official (and the nature of the information ostensibly provided to Dawson), but for the purposes of this narrative and on the advice of our attorneys we are sticking exclusively to what has been confirmed to us by law enforcement personnel, not political sources.
After divulging the nature of the incriminating material, the blackmailer is said to have requested $200,000 dollars to furnish all copies of the material in their possession to Dawson.
According to our sources, after viewing a sample of the material and receiving the extortion demand, Dawson reportedly told the blackmailer to give him twenty-four hours to come up with the money.
The next day, the blackmailer is said to have returned to Dawson’s home, only they didn’t receive the money – but were instead taken away and given a savage beating by three SLED agents.
Following the beat down, the blackmailer was reportedly informed that “this is what happens†to people who attempt to extort money from elected officials in South Carolina.
They were also reportedly informed that they had 24 hours to leave the state and never return – an “offer†the blackmailer accepted.
Katon Dawson has some ‘plaining to do – especially to the assembled Republican National Committee which is meeting and selecting a new Chairman this week. Why did Dawson not report the extortion attempt and was he behind the “VIGILANTE” justice?
Flap has opined that Dawson should withdraw as a candidate for Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
This is just another nail in his coffin.
Update:
Then, there is this fake/parody USA Today headliner (circulating anonymously around GOP circles) which speaks to the same issues as Flap has:
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Senator John McCain on Twitter – Where is Governor Sarah Palin?
Flap understands it is the Senator. His Twitter name is @SenJohnMcCain and his Twitter home page is here.Exit question: Is Governor Sarah Palin next?
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Bush Derangement Syndrome Update: 44 Per Cent of Democratic Voters Say Bush IS a War Criminal
Obviously there is a serious case of BDS lingering in the Democratic Party.Forty-four percent (44%) of Democratic voters believe President Bush and senior members of his administration are guilty of war crimes. Only 28% of the nation’s Democrats disagree.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that Republicans and unaffiliated voters have a different view. Just 21% of unaffiliateds say that Bush and his team are guilty of war crimes, a view shared by four percent (4%) of Republicans.
Overall, among all voters, 25% believe war crimes were committed while 54% disagree.
Wow, these folks have a bad case of BDS.
Lucky for Bush and Cheney that 70 per cent say the former President and senior Bush Administration officials should NOT be brought to trial for war crimes.
Don’t think this will stop Rep. John Conyers though – no matter how Pelosi persuades him otherwise.
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Caroline Kennedy Aftermath: “Governor David Paterson is Going To Pay For This”
Uncle Teddy is reportedly furious over the treatment of his neice, Caroline Kennedy by New York Governor David Paterson
Yes, Uncle Teddy is pissed.An “apoplectic” Kennedy family is seething over the rough treatment that heiress apparent Caroline got from Gov. Paterson’s office and is spoiling for revenge, several sources close to the clan have told The Post.
“The governor’s going to pay for this,” said a well-placed Democrat. “Ted is furious. The family is furious. The Kennedys are now against the governor.”
Among Paterson’s offenses was a request that Caroline lie about her unexpected withdrawal for “personal” reasons, according to NY magazine.
“You can’t withdraw. You’ve got to stay in this thing, and I’ll just not pick you,” Paterson reportedly told her over the phone late Wednesday.
Then a torrent of ugly rumors spilled from Paterson’s office about Caroline’s taxes, about her nanny, even about the state of her marriage – and Camelot’s seeking payback, confidants said.
“I’m sure the family is going to protect her,” one source said. “What did Caroline do to deserve getting dragged through the mud?”
David Paterson is as blind politically as he is with his own sight. He should have given the Kennedys the courtesy of an early indication if he was not going to consider her for the appointment. Why let her go out and make a fool of herself and then kick her when she is going down.
Paterson is without a doubt the BIGGEST LOSER in this entire affair. And, the choice of Kirsten Gillibrand ain’t going help him much in 2010.
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The Republican National Committe Chairmanship Race – January 26 Edition
The breakdown for the pledged votes is here.
Looks like the race continues to be close and no first ballot win by incumbent Chairman Mike Duncan.The Winter RNC meeting begins Wednesday, January 28.
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Put A Fork in William Kristol – He’s DONE
Conservative columnist and Founder/Editor of The Weekly Standard William Kristol is DONE at the New York Times – that is.But, reportedly, he is heading over to the Washington Post for a once a month column.
The New York Times lost a good writer but they are good at that. Look at their balance sheet.
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Video: Hot Rod Blagojevich Considered Oprah For Obama’s Senate Seat
Impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is interviewed by Diane Sawyer on ABC’s Good Morning America. Speed ahead to around 5:15 for the Oprah mentionHot Rod goes on the offensive as his impeachment trial starts today. In the above video, Blago mentions that he considered nominating Oprah Winfrey to replace Barack Obama in the United States Senate. Earlier he whines to Diane Sawyer about not being able to call Valerie Jarrett, Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel or Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. as witnesses in his impeachment trial.
But, they will be called in his very public Chicagoland trial.
Exit question: When will Washington make a deal to silence the uncontrollable and unhinged Hot Rod?
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Video: Nancy Pelosi – Birth Control Will Stimulate The Economy
This is what the Democrat-Obama sponsored economic stimulus REALLY IS – PORK and excessive spending that will NOT promote American jobs. Nancy Pelosi proposes a bailout for the states, including birth control.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi boldly defended a move to add birth control funding to the new economic “stimulus” package, claiming “contraception will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government.”
Pelosi, the mother of 5 children and 6 grandchildren, who once said, “Nothing in my life will ever, ever compare to being a mom,” seemed to imply babies are somehow a burden on the treasury.
The revelation came during an exchange Sunday morning on ABC’s THIS WEEK.STEPHANOPOULOS: Hundreds of millions of dollars to expand family planning services. How is that stimulus?
PELOSI: Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children’s health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of those – one of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government.
STEPHANOPOULOS: So no apologies for that?
PELOSI: No apologies. No. we have to deal with the consequences of the downturn in our economy.
Here is the video:
Come on. Is Pelosi saying that less children mean less costs to the state? Or is she proposing a massive bailout for states that are running massive budget deficits?
You be the judge.
But, it sounds to Flap like the same old tax and spend, liberal nonsense of the 1970’s – ALL OVER AGAIN.
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Day By Day by Chris Muir January 26, 2009 – The Naked Truth
Chris, Flap thought the Obama Administration was not only post-partisan but also post-racial.And, it appears Obama has slighted women, having appointed fewer to Cabinet level status than President Bush.
Oh My!
But, who is counting, right?
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