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Flap’s Links and Comments for June 9th on 14:59
These are my links for June 9th from 14:59 to 15:01:
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 9th on 06:24 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for June 9th on 06:24 #tcot #catcot
- President 2012: South Carolina Pols To Draft Chris Christie? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012: South Carolina Pols To Draft Chris Christie? | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Poll Watch: American Eating Habits Worsen – Produce Consumption Down – Flap's Dentistry Blog: Poll Watch: American Eating Habits Worsen – Produce Consumption Down
- President 2012: Newt Gingrich’s Campaign Staff Resigns En Masse – Going Over to Rick Perry? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012: Newt Gingrich’s Campaign Staff Resigns En Masse – Going Over to Rick Perry? | Flap's Blog – Full…
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Day By Day June 7, 2011 – Guides
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Flap’s Links and Comments for June 9th on 06:24
These are my links for June 9th from 06:24 to 13:43:
- President 2012: South Carolina Pols To Draft Chris Christie? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012: South Carolina Pols To Draft Chris Christie? #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Poll Watch: American Eating Habits Worsen – Produce Consumption Down – Poll Watch: American Eating Habits Worsen – Produce Consumption Down
- President 2012: Newt Gingrich’s Campaign Staff Resigns En Masse – Going Over to Rick Perry? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012: Newt Gingrich’s Campaign Staff Resigns En Masse – Going Over to Rick Perry? #tcot #catcot
- Dilbert May 24, 2011 – Firewall Is Down | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Dilbert May 24, 2011 – Firewall Is Down #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: June 9, 2011 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s California Morning Collection: June 9, 2011 #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Sitting Can Be As Deadly As Smoking? – Sitting Can Be As Deadly As Smoking?
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 8th through June 9th | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for June 8th through June 9th #tcot #catcot
- President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Do You Want Sarah Palin to Run for President? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Do You Want Sarah Palin to Run for President? #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: June 9, 2011 – The Morning Drill: June 9, 2011
- Day By Day June 6, 2011 – Actionable | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day June 6, 2011 – Actionable | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-09 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-09 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 8th on 12:59 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for June 8th on 12:59 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
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President 2012: South Carolina Pols To Draft Chris Christie?
Some South Carolina POLS will try to persuade the New Jersey Governor.
Multiple South Carolina state representatives plan on holding a news conference next week to urge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to enter the presidential race.
Republican state Rep. Kris Crawford told POLITICO the goal was to entice a candidate capable of going “toe to toe with the Obama political machine,” and at least a few state lawmakers think Christie fits the bill.
Crawford and state Rep. Phyllis Henderson — who previously told Roll Call she hoped to spark a Christie draft — have scheduled a “Draft Chris Christie for President” event from the statehouse steps at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crawford said he and Henderson are taking point for the event, but hope that between half a dozen and a dozen legislators show up.
“Having had conversations on the floor for the last two months, I know that there’s interest out there,” Crawford said. “Here’s a guy who’s willing to have the hard conversation, speak the truth and take on what is, frankly, going to be a really tough political operation on the Democratic side.”
Yesterday it was Rudy Giuliani, today it is Texas Governor Rick Perry, next week it is Chris Christie.
The GOP Presidential field is growing and getting a little crowded, although the race probably lost one today in Newt Gingrich.
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President 2012: Newt Gingrich’s Campaign Staff Resigns En Masse – Going Over to Rick Perry?
Probably so, as I am tweeted the name and Hot Air seems to confirm.
Newt Gingrich’s top staff quit en masse Thursday, throwing into question whether his already troubled presidential campaign can continue.
Two sources close to the situation confirmed that campaign manager Rob Johnson, strategists Sam Dawson and Dave Carney, spokesman Rick Tyler, and consultants Katon Dawson in South Carolina and Craig Schoenfeld in Iowa have all quit to protest what one called a “different vision” for the campaign.
The sources said Gingrich was staying in the race.
The mass resignation was, one source said, “a team decision.”
“We just had a different direction in which we wanted to take the campaign,” said a second source.
Gingrich was intent on using technology and standing out at debates to get traction while his advisers believed he needed to run a campaign that incorporated both traditional, grassroots techniques as well as new ideas.
One official said the last straw came when Gingrich went forward with taking a long-planned cruise with his wife last week in the Greek isles.
After his bumpy start, rumors began to circulate in the political community the former House speaker’s days as a candidate were numbered. But the collective decision by his high command to quit makes it likely that his demise will be hastened.
Let’s see. Rudy Giuliani is thinking he is in and now Texas Governor Rick Perry. What does that say about the race?
It says that POLS think Obama is vulnerable.
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Dilbert May 24, 2011 – Firewall Is Down
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Flap’s California Morning Collection: June 9, 2011
A morning collection of links and comments about my home, California.Radio hosts change tune on tax election, then so do GOP lawmakers
Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats in the Legislature have long complained that Republicans in the Legislature take their policy cues from radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou.
The timing of Republicans’ new position in budget talks –- that they would now support an election on tax extensions, but not a “bridge tax” until that election -– will likely only add fuel to that fire.
The new GOP stance comes only days after Kobylt and Chiampou, whose KFI-AM (640) drive-time show reaches more listeners than any other non-syndicated talk program in California, changed their own opinion on the matter.
After months of pillorying Republicans who dared to negotiate about a special election on extending current vehicle and sales tax rates to help balance the budget — calling for the “head on a stick” of any GOP legislator who would relent to Brown’s proposal — Kobylt announced last Thursday that he had changed his mind.
“I think we ought to go and have the referendum since it probably will be voted down, all the taxes,” Kobylt said. He said his change of heart was the result of studying poll numbers for the tax extensions that Brown seeks. “The Republicans that we put the heads on a stick? Let them put this on the ballot now, because I think we’re going to win,” he said.
Brown said in an interview Tuesday that Republicans are now supportive of a fall election in exchange for concessions on a spending cap, public-employee pension changes and regulatory overhaul. The “sticking point” concerns extending the current tax rates until an election can be held, Brown said. State Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) concurred.
GOP’s SF Invasion: Romney, Pawlenty and Coulter coming!
Oh, sure the GOP loves to dis San Francisco and its “values” — but they do love the cash that pours out of the Bay Area. Yes, even for Republicans.
That’s why we’ll be seeing Republican Prez hopefuls Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty passing through town this month toting burlap bags to scoop up the local cabbage.
Not that we will be permitted to attend Mitt’s fundraiser. They are closed to the press, his spokesperson tells us. Hmmmm. President Obama allows the press in to his fundraisers — even if his flacks get their blue blazers in a bundle when we actually, oh, report what goes on there.
Nevertheless, the ex-Massachusetts Guv is scheduled to show at a BBQ at the Portola Valley home of Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy. 6 p.m. June 21. McNealy, you remember, is a pal and major donor to the guv campaign of fellow Silicon Valley CEO Meg Whitman — who is helping Mitt with fundraising.
The cost of being within combing distance of Mitt’s mane: $1,000 per person or $10,000 to host, according to the invite.
David Kieffer, head of Service Employees International Union California, sees an opportunity to defeat conservative Republicans in 2012 by taking advantage of the state’s new “top-two” primary system.
He told The Bee’s Capitol Bureau on Wednesday that SEIU would even discourage Democrats from running in places they can’t win to avoid taking votes from moderate Republican candidates. And he wants Democratic voters who have selected the “D” candidate for years to start thinking more strategically in red districts.
Union Chief Says Jerry Brown’s Tax Vote is “Fraught With Peril”
As Gov. Jerry Brown presses Republicans for a mid-September election on taxes, a major Democratic labor ally warned Wednesday that going to the electorate is “terribly fraught with peril.”
David Kieffer, executive director of the Service Employees International Union California State Council, instead wants lawmakers to reach a bipartisan agreement to extend taxes in the Legislature.
He said his group is not obligated to finance a fall tax campaign and would have to weigh that multimillion-dollar expense against spending in 2012 legislative races.
“It’s my members’ money,” Kieffer told The Bee’s Capitol Bureau. “And if I went to my members and my board and said we can either play heavily and do good politics in 2012 or we can lose an election with this money, I think I don’t even have to pose the question to get the answer.”
Brown said Tuesday he is eyeing a mid-September special election in which voters would decide whether to extend higher taxes on sales and vehicles, as well as reinstate an income tax surcharge.
The main negotiating hurdle, Brown and GOP lawmakers said, is whether to approve a funding bridge that maintains higher sales and vehicle taxes until the election. They are close on other items, such as a spending cap and pension cuts for new employees.
The idea of having a special election remains popular among voters, including those who oppose the taxes. A Public Policy Institute of California poll showed last week that 62 percent of likely voters support going to the ballot.
Kieffer said his polling shows only half of voters support extending higher taxes, even though a greater share is opposed to further spending cuts. He said one problem is that taxes won’t be framed on the ballot as a choice between taxes and cuts.
Enjoy your morning!
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Flap’s Links and Comments for June 8th through June 9th
These are my links for June 8th through June 9th:
- Day By Day June 6, 2011 – Actionable | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day June 6, 2011 – Actionable #tcot #catcot
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-09 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-06-09 #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Links and Comments for June 8th on 12:59 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for June 8th on 12:59 #tcot #catcot
- President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Romney 23% Giuliani 13% Palin 12% Cain 7% Gingrich 7% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Romney 23% Giuliani 13% Palin 12% Cain 7% Gingrich 7% | Flap's Blog – Fullosseous…
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: American Association of Public Health Dentistry Publishes Dental Therapist Curriculum Guidelines – Flap's Dentistry Blog: American Association of Public Health Dentistry Publishes Dental Therapist Curriculum Guidelines
- President 2012: Bill Kristol Says Rudy Giuliani is Running | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012: Bill Kristol Says Rudy Giuliani is Running | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
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President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Do You Want Sarah Palin to Run for President?
No and No even from Tea Party supporters (page 2 of the CBS Poll above).
- All Voters: Yes – 25% Vs. No – 66%
- Republicans: 34% Vs. No – 54%
- Tea Parry Supporters: Yes – 38% Vs. 50%
Among all voters, views of Sarah Palin are equally negative among men and women; majoritiesof each hold negative views. Among conservatives, views are mixed (37% favorable and 35%unfavorable).
But Palin is better-liked among Tea Party supporters; 48% of them have a favorable opinion ofher, and 27% are unfavorable. She is well-liked among Republican women and Republicanconservatives as well.
Though she is not a candidate, Sarah Palin’s recent tour is making headlines and there hasbeen speculation that she may run for the nomination. However, most Republicans say theydon’t want to see her run. Even Tea Party supporters are mainly against the notion.
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Day By Day June 6, 2011 – Actionable
Chris, the most interesting development is President Obama’s campaign strategy. How will he be able to run on his record and win votes?Oh the strategy is to pander to the growing population of Latinos with the under the radar promise of illegal alien amnesty in key battleground states of Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico, et. al..
Obama campaign officials have touted Georgia and Arizona as potential states the president did not carry in 2008 but could in 2012 because of growth in the Hispanic population. Latinos grew by 46.3 percent in Arizona over the past decade and now comprise three in every ten state residents, according to the 2010 census.
In Georgia, the Hispanic population increased by an eye-popping 96.1 percent over the last decade; Latinos now account for nearly 10 percent of all Peach State residents. ((Bill Clinton, in 1992, was the last Democrat to carry Georgia in a presidential race; Clinton won Arizona in 1996, the last Democrat to do that.)
You can fool some of the people, some of the time……
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