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The Morning Flap: February 27, 2012
These are my links for February 24th through February 27th:
- The State of the Twitterverse 2012 – Brian Solis – The first time I wrote about Twitter was March 2007. My, how time and Tweets fly. With 500 million registered users and 33 billion Tweets flying across the Twitterverse every day, Twitter has become a fabric of our digital culture. Twitter is now ingrained in our digital DNA and is reflected in our lifestyle and how we connect and communicate with one another.
While many struggle to understand its utility or its significance in the greater world of media, it is the most efficient global information network in existence today. News no longer breaks, it Tweets. People have demonstrated the speed and efficacy of social networking by connecting to one another based on interests (interest graph) rather then limiting connections to relationships (social graph). Twitter represents a promising intersection of new media, relationships, traditional media and information to form one highly human network.
I recently stumbled upon a well done infographic created by Infographic Labs to communicate the state of of the Twitterverse. It’s quite grand in its design. So, to help get the most out of it, I’ve dissected it into smaller byte-sized portions.
- Southern California Most Infamous Murderers – And, why California needs to retain the death penalty.
- Santorum maintains lead in Ohio –
- Romney headed for an Arizona rout – Public Policy Polling –
- Barbour: Romney Loss in Michigan Would be ‘A Real Setback’ –
- Poll Watch: Santorum Back on Top Over Romney in Michigan –
- Poll: Obama holds double digit leads over Romney and Santorum –
- AP News: Romney-Santorum clash turns next to Ohio –
- Swing states poll: Health care victories hurt Obama and Romney in 2012 –
- Log In – The New York Times – U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb
- U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb – Even as the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said in a new report Friday that Iran had accelerated its uranium enrichment program, American intelligence analysts continue to believe that there is no hard evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear bomb.
- Stages in Developing a Nuclear Nation – A report by international nuclear inspectors offers new details about Iran’s nuclear program. While Iran has increased production of a type of fuel needed to create the core of a nuclear bomb, it stops short of crossing that line
- 55% Oppose Affirmative Action Policies for College Admissions – The U.S. Supreme Court last week agreed to hear a case involving the use of race as a factor in college admissions. Most voters oppose the use of so-called affirmative action policies at colleges and universities and continue to believe those policies have not been successful despite being in place for 50 years.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 24% of Likely U.S. Voters favor applying affirmative action policies to college admissions. Fifty-five percent (55%) oppose the use of such policies to determine who is admitted to colleges and universities. Twenty-one percent (21%) are undecided.
- Mexican Methamphetamine Replacing American Domestic Supply | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Mexican Methamphetamine Replacng American Domestic Supply
- Flap’s California Sunday Collection: February 26, 2012 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Sunday Collection: February 26, 2012
- EPA Needs More Time to Reconsider Boiler MACT Rules – American workers and the industries that employ them face an ill-thought out and incomplete set of Boiler MACT regulations costing $14 billion to implement. Given current economic realities, these regulations place at risk the jobs of your constituents and 200,000 working Americans across the country. With the economic climate as it is now, we cannot afford to lose too many more American manufacturing jobs.
The EPA asked for proper time to reconsider the Boiler MACT rules, and even attempted to stay the rules to have more time to clarify them. The forest products industry, for example, is compiling additional data at the EPA’s request, but may not have time to complete needed testing. The courts have made it clear that only Congress can give the EPA the time they have asked for and need to provide clarity. As a result, this legal uncertainty is a cloud over American businesses, which must be able to plan for the future in these uncertain economic times. Our communities deserve environmental rules that have been fully considered, and will hold up scientifically in the long term
- President 2012: If Mitt Romney Loses Michigan – We Need a New Candidate Says Top GOP Senator | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – RE: Romney and T-Paw – Wow!
Even Mitch Daniels would look good.
I’ll take any of the POLS you mentioned.
- “Cutting the Bureaucratic Gridlock” by Senator Tony Strickland – While I was visiting Teixeira Farms to discuss agricultural issues, the owners told me that one state agency said they needed to recycle all their water, while another state agency said they couldn’t recycle any of their water. The owners of the farm told me they were happy to do whatever was needed, but they couldn’t recycle all their water and none of their water at the same time.
Sadly, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. Constituents and small business owners in my district often call my office, telling me that one state agency has given them the run-around about an issue and referred them to yet another state agency. Round and round they go, from agency to agency, until they finally give up.
Cleary, California’s vast bureaucracy is not working. There has to be a way to make government more efficient and maximize your precious tax dollars that come to Sacramento.This is why I’ve authored Senate Bill 953. SB 953 would create the Bureaucracy Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). SB 953 is modeled and named after the successful Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, which was established by the federal government after the end of the Cold War. The Federal BRAC program successfully identified and closed obsolete military bases, saving an estimated $20 billion annually.
- State party chief wants GOP candidates to rally around statewide theme – Tacitly acknowledging that the California Republican Party will likely be strapped for funds to support candidates in the tough new districts in which many of them will be running this fall, Chairman Tom Del Beccaro said Friday he hopes GOP candidates will rally around “statewide themes” to maximize the party’s efforts.
“We need to make this a statewide election around an issue that coalesces voters,” he said at a news conference at the opening of the state GOP convention. “We can’t be the party of no. Parties become more attractive when they have positive ideas.”
- President 2012: If Mitt Romney Loses Michigan – We Need a New Candidate Says Top GOP Senator | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – RE: It will be worse than McCain in 2008 because we know more about Obama (and what he will do in his second term) a…
- Day By Day February 26, 2012 – Privates | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day February 26, 2012 – Privates
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-26 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-26
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-26 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-26
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-25 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-25
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-25 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-25
- Co-founder Mark Meckler resigns from Tea Party Patriots – Mark Meckler, the co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, has resigned from his role with the grassroots group over internal disputes about the leadership of the organization, The Daily Caller has learned.
In an email obtained by TheDC, Meckler told the state coordinators of Tea Party Patriots on Thursday night that he “fought long and hard” to maintain the group “as an organization that is run from the bottom up, with the intent of serving the grassroots.”
“Unfortunately, it is my belief that I have lost this fight,” Meckler said. “I probably fought the internal fight longer than I should have, but I wanted to give absolutely every possible effort to preserving what I believe was the unique nature of the TPP organization.”
Since the organization’s founding, Meckler has shared the role of national coordinator with co-founder Jenny Beth Martin. But Meckler wrote in the email that he had lost “influence in the leadership of the organization, and it has been that way for quite some time.”
Meckler said the board granted Martin “almost complete power over the day-to-day operations” in November 2011 after a “protracted fight in which I was complaining about the direction, operation (top-down) and finances of the organization.”
- Poll Watch: Contraception Issue Divides Americans | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Poll Watch: Contraception Issue Divides Americans
- The Weekly Power List: 02.24.12: Death Race 2012: GQ on Politics: GQ – The Weekly Power List: 02.24.12: Death Race 2012: GQ on Politics: GQ
- A talk with Scott Walker – For many conservatives frustrated with the Republican Party, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been a bright spot. After taking office last year in a bluish state, Walker set out to close a $3.6 billion budget hole, in part, by reforming public sector unions. His reforms, which gave workers choices as to whether they wanted to join a union and curbed union collective bargaining powers that were crippling local budgets, sparked a wave a protests. But Walker stood firm and prevailed. Now unions plan to spend tens of millions of dollars on a campaign to recall him, with an election anticipated by June.
On Thursday, the Washington Examiner spoke with Walker by telephone about his reforms, the upcoming recall election, his decision to reject Obamacare funding, his views about the proper role of government and the extended Republican presidential primary.
- California Field Poll: Millionaires Tax Out Polling Governor Jerry Brown’s Tax Increase Measure » Flap’s California Blog – California Field Poll: Millionaires Tax Out Polling Governor Jerry Brown’s Tax Increase Measure
- California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly Charged Over Airport Gun in His Briefcase » Flap’s California Blog – California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly Charged Over Airport Gun in His Briefcase
- Los Angeles Times Launches Paywall Subscription Service » Flap’s California Blog – Los Angeles Times Launches Paywall Subscription Service
- (403) http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/24/abc-is-up-year-to-year-and-week-to-week-in-late-night-as-nbc-and-cbs-decline/121841/?utm_campaign=WP%3ETwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter – RT @TVbytheNumbers: ABC is Up Year to Year and Week to Week in Late-Night, as NBC and CBS Decline
- Los Angeles Times launches new membership program – The Los Angeles Times will begin charging readers for access to its online news, joining a growing roster of major news organizations looking for a way to offset declines in revenue.
Starting March 5, online readers will be asked to buy a digital subscription at an initial rate of 99 cents for four weeks. Readers who do not subscribe will be able to read 15 stories in a 30-day period for free.
Separately, The Times announced plans to launch a new weekly lifestyle section called Saturday for its print subscribers.
Other news outlets that have begun charging for online journalism include the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Dallas Morning News. Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper company, this week announced plans to launch a similar program at 80 publications, saying it could boost earnings by $100 million in 2013.
- LA Times puts up a web paywall * – LA Observed – RT @LAObserved: LA Times paywall will settle in at base rate of $3.99 for 4 weeks, with 15 free stories first.
- Untitled (http://twitter.com/CAGOP/status/173116438477934593/photo/1) – RT @CAGOP: The @CAGOP Press Room is open. Credentialed media can pick up their passes in Sandpebble D.
- U.S. does not believe Iran is trying to build nuclear bomb – As U.S. and Israeli officials talk publicly about the prospect of a military strike against Iran’s nuclear program, one fact is often overlooked: U.S. intelligence agencies don’t believe Iran is actively trying to build an atomic bomb.
A highly classified U.S. intelligence assessment circulated to policymakers early last year largely affirms that view, originally made in 2007. Both reports, known as national intelligence estimates, conclude that Tehran halted efforts to develop and build a nuclear warhead in 2003.
The most recent report, which represents the consensus of 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, indicates that Iran is pursuing research that could put it in a position to build a weapon, but that it has not sought to do so.
Although Iran continues to enrich uranium at low levels, U.S. officials say they have not seen evidence that has caused them to significantly revise that judgment. Senior U.S. officials say Israel does not dispute the basic intelligence or analysis.
- Could California swing the Republican nomination? – If no clear front-runner in the delegate count emerges by the end of April, Texas and California will move to the center of the political universe. These two gigantic, expensive states could then hold the keys to the nomination and determine whether we are headed for a brokered convention.
What would a hotly contested California Republican primary campaign, unseen in decades, look like? Certainly it would be very expensive, and waged almost entirely on television. The state is too big to quickly organize on a district level (ask anyone who has run for statewide office in California), making broadcast media critical. A quick bus tour, some fly-arounds and earned media stops would make up the rest. An insurgent candidate could also conceivably attempt to organize the small number of Republicans who live in heavily Democratic congressional districts in Los Angeles to score a few delegates.
California’s primary is “closed,” meaning only registered Republicans may participate. This results in a more conservative electorate than in “open” primary states where voters of other affiliations may vote in the Republican primary.
Although California votes late enough to be winner-take-all, it isn’t. Under rules adopted in 2000 and first put into effect in 2004, the California Republican Party will allocate delegates proportionally by congressional district. In 2008, John McCain won in 48 of 53 districts, with Mitt Romney winning in the remaining five.
- The Morning Flap: February 24, 2012 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The Morning Flap: February 24, 2012
- The State of the Twitterverse 2012 – Brian Solis – The first time I wrote about Twitter was March 2007. My, how time and Tweets fly. With 500 million registered users and 33 billion Tweets flying across the Twitterverse every day, Twitter has become a fabric of our digital culture. Twitter is now ingrained in our digital DNA and is reflected in our lifestyle and how we connect and communicate with one another.
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Day By Day February 27, 2012 – Details
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-27
- Mexican Methamphetamine Replacng American Domestic Supply http://t.co/xQtSBhta #
- EPA Needs More Time to Reconsider Boiler MACT Rules http://t.co/Ek5nKKeN #
- Flap’s California Sunday Collection: February 26, 2012 http://t.co/lobUt6lQ #
- RE: Romney and T-Paw – Wow!
Even Mitch Daniels would look good.
I'll take any of the POLS you mentioned. http://t.co/4DkBS9zu #
- “Cutting the Bureaucratic Gridlock” by Senator Tony Strickland http://t.co/SxpIFqk2 #
- State party chief wants GOP candidates to rally around statewide theme http://t.co/UZqD3v8L #
- RE: It will be worse than McCain in 2008 because we know more about Obama (and what he will do in his second term) a… http://t.co/NoJB07GX #
- Day By Day February 26, 2012 – Privates http://t.co/0Z10Ajur #
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-26 » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/0vf1WkTb #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-26 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/ESeyFWSy #
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Charles Manson Murderabilia – The Business and Backlash
To think that these folks correspond with these despicable criminals.
Some might find it shocking, others despicable and insensitive. Sometimes it’s called true crime memorabilia or murderabilia, artifacts from some of the most vicious crimes ever committed. And you may be surprised or even disgusted by what’s for sale.
Many of us are guilty of finding something fascinating about true crime stories. But would you collect the finger nail clippings of a serial killer? You can find anything from death art work to prison issued clothing on murderabilia web sites. Who sells this material? How is it gathered? And why is a Houston victim’s rights advocate trying to stop murder for sale.
There are items like a self portrait of Charles Manson, a painting by Richard Ramirez, serial killer wall calendars, a letter from Atlanta child murderer Wayne Williams, serial killer wall clocks, a letter from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, serial killer snow globes and a letter from Charles Manson.
All of these items have something in common, they all commemorate infamous murders. And they’re all for sale. Andy Kahan says, “Crime victims are the only unwilling participants in the criminal justice system.”
Kahan works for the city of Houston as a victim’s rights advocate. He says, “There’s absolutely nothing more nauseating and disgusting than to find out the person who murdered one of your loved ones now has items being hawked by third parties for pure profit.”
Pretty despicable stuff.
But, there are first amendment issues, which I think will be hard to overcome.
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Mexican Methamphetamine Replacing American Domestic Supply
And, the methamphetamine is being manufactured via a different process since Mexico has banned the sale of ephedrine and pseudoephedrince. The precursorsfrom which the Mexican meth is made have been banned in the United States since the 1980’s.
Seizures of methamphetamine at the Laredo customs district — the nation’s largest inland port — are on pace this fiscal year to surpass last year’s total by about 60 percent, reaching an expected total of about 1,650 pounds.
The statistic supports the theory that Mexican cartels are increasingly supplying the heavily addictive narcotic in the U.S., replacing domestic meth labs that were prevalent in rural areas only a few years ago. And analysts say that the ease with which meth can be produced in Mexico could help spark major changes in the bloody turf war between drug cartels.
Program directors in Laredo’s treatment centers have said the heavily addictive narcotic doesn’t appear to be staying in the area, as meth addicts aren’t filing in for treatment in greater numbers.
But researchers caution that demand is increasing away from the border and that Mexican gangs are becoming experts at cooking a cheap and highly potent version of the drug.
“The Mexicans have moved to an old recipe that existed in the ’70s and ’80s that is called P2P,” said Jane C. Maxwell, a senior research scientist at the Addiction Research Institute at the Center for Social Work Research at the University of Texas at Austin.
“It uses precursors that have been banned in the U.S. since the 1980s, but the Mexicans have taken up making it,” Maxwell said of ingredients — including a substance called propanone — used to make the drug. “They are making it in mass quantities, and they are damn good chemists.”
Methamphetamine manufacturing is like a cockroach. Snuff it out in one area and it springs up some place else.
Is there any wonder why the border with Mexico has to be secured?
While the amount of meth produced, shipped and used pales in comparison with the produced amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin — the leading cash generators for Mexican cartels — the street value of methamphetamine proves it has potential to continue being a significant revenue source for criminal groups. In 2011 a pound of meth was valued at $11,000 to $15,000 in Brownsville and $20,000 to $25,000 in San Antonio.
Because of that economic potential — and because it can be produced domestically and year-round — analysts are positing that meth could become responsible for a turning point in the wars between Mexican cartels.
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Day By Day February 26, 2012 – Privates
Skye as the LIBERAL she is should know about the drunken spending past of the Democratic Party.Unfortunately, it is NOT the past, but the present and the future with President Barack Obama.
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-26
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-25 » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/8LDPNnUw #
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- Off soon to @LA Marathon training at Venice Beach with the LA Roadrunners.Temps in the 60's. 20 Miles today but may go 23+ Ronnie's doubtful #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-25 http://t.co/88vgADx5 #
- RT @FlashReport: Someone should tell @justin_hart that when you wear a purple shirt in San Francisco you are sending a not-so-subtle message #
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- Co-founder Mark Meckler resigns from Tea Party Patriots http://t.co/hUSrpOsO #
- 999 Ha! RT @CapitolAlert: CRP Chairman Says there is a 99.9 percent chance Herman Cain will be at #cagop2012 convention this weekend #
- Poll Watch: Contraception Issue Divides Americans http://t.co/nftB3oN1 #
- The Weekly Power List: 02.24.12: Death Race 2012: GQ on Politics: GQ http://t.co/fAqC33kP #
- A talk with Scott Walker http://t.co/FMqGyH2T #
- California Field Poll: Millionaires Tax Out Polling Governor Jerry Brown’s Tax Increase Measure http://t.co/Am6Rm6Co #
- California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly Charged Over Airport Gun in His Briefcase http://t.co/5NZVFoeN #
- California Field Poll: Millionaires Tax Out Polling Governor Jerry Brown’s Tax Increase Measure http://t.co/wSmfitRL #catcot #
- Los Angeles Times Launches Paywall Subscription Service http://t.co/7f53DtLL #
- Los Angeles Times launches new membership program http://t.co/hyvCzcMY #
- I don't think many folks will pay $4 / week to access the @LATimes after free views. For local news? Don't think so… #
- U.S. does not believe Iran is trying to build nuclear bomb http://t.co/Ztn6jpzJ #
- Oh Yeah RT @LizMair: Relatable! RT @PhilipRucker: Romney aide says Ann has two Cadillac SRXs, one in California and one in Massachusetts. #
- As if it matters – she will not beat DiFi RT @FlashReport: Former #CAGOP Chairman @RonNehring has endorsed @ElizabethEmken for U.S. Senate. #
- Could California swing the Republican nomination? http://t.co/IlAwylHn #
- Giuliani: Social issues make GOP 'look like it isn't a modern party' http://t.co/UyiTqsOK #
- The Morning Flap: February 24, 2012 http://t.co/mSPN3KlM #
- SEIU Wisconsin State Council Endorses Falk for Governor http://t.co/evIjiBaD #ScottWalker #
- President 2012: New Battleground Electoral College Map http://t.co/YvbBgHxz #
- The Morning Drill: February 24, 2012 http://t.co/V4HWlJDq #
- State health chief vows changes to Sacramento County dental program – Health and medicine – http://t.co/PeCR6ytc http://t.co/Dc2A07vZ #
- Obama Speech On High Gas Prices Contained Five Major Whoppers About Energy – http://t.co/g8QB7eQx http://t.co/nuZ6gnME #
- Day By Day February 24, 2012 – Why Worry? http://t.co/pe6sng1G #
- Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision will reshuffle political deck | Washington Examiner http://t.co/XLJSVXLM #
- GOP 12: Palin asked about divorce in 2007 http://t.co/oExTfKr9 #
- Palin on Alaska job: I can't take it anymore – BroadcastNewsroom http://t.co/vw5Ip8ue #
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-24 http://t.co/AO6vOdi6 #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-24 http://t.co/bXlInNAl #
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/Oi0eRSbb #
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Poll Watch: Contraception Issue Divides Americans
According to the latest Gallup Poll.Americans have paid fairly close attention to the news about whether religious-based employers should have to provide contraception coverage for employees as part of their health plans. When asked what they think about the issue, 48% of all Americans say they sympathize more with the views of religious leaders, while 45% sympathize more with the Obama administration. The views of men and women are nearly identical.
But. let’s break it down by religion:
No surprise here with Protestants and Catholics siding more on the religious side.But, for President Obama who is running for re-election, this poll must give him pause. Catholics by a 17 point margin are favoring their religious leaders and not his Administration.
Since the Catholic Bishops have not accepted Obama’s compromise, this issue will come back again closer to the election, unless ObamaCare is ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in the early summer.
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The Morning Flap: February 24, 2012
These are my links for February 23rd through February 24th:
- Giuliani: Social issues make GOP ‘look like it isn’t a modern party’ – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that he was concerned that Republican stances on social issues would alienate voters and make “the party look like it isn’t a modern party.”
Giuliani added that he was “absolutely” sure that the GOP’s stance on issues like abortion and contraception could open it to the risk of a rising third party.
“I’m concerned about how do we get back the Northeast as a voting bloc when we seem to be not modern enough on social [issues],” Giuliani said to CNN.
The former mayor went on to say the issue of gay rights, in particular, could be increasingly difficult to justify.
“I think the biggest problem right now, I think abortion you can work out … but I think the gay rights issue is a more current one right now. I think beyond all the religious and social parts, it makes the party look like it isn’t a modern party, it doesn’t understand the modern world we live in,” Giuliani said.
- Obama Speech On High Gas Prices Contained Five Major Whoppers About Energy – Investors.com – Energy: The White House billed President Obama’s energy policy speech as a response to mounting criticism of record high gas prices. What he delivered was a grab bag of excuses and outright falsehoods.
Obama’s main message to struggling motorists was: It’s not my fault, so stop whining. The speech only got worse from there, recycling excuses and myths that Obama’s peddled for years. But there were some standout whoppers that deserve debunking. The five biggest:
“We’re focused on production.”
Fact: While production is up under Obama, this has nothing to do with his policies, but is the result of permits and private industry efforts that began long before Obama occupied the White House.
Obama has chosen almost always to limit production. He canceled leases on federal lands in Utah, suspended them in Montana, delayed them in Colorado and Utah, and canceled lease sales off the Virginia coast.
His administration also has been slow-walking permits in the Gulf of Mexico, approving far fewer while stretching out review times, according to the Greater New Orleans Gulf Permit Index. The Energy Dept. says Gulf oil output will be down 17% by the end of 2013, compared with the start of 2011. Swift Energy President Bruce Vincent is right to say Obama has “done nothing but restrict access and delay permitting.”
“The U.S. consumes more than a fifth of the world’s oil. But we only have 2% of the world’s oil reserves.”
- Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision will reshuffle political deck | Washington Examiner –
- GOP 12: Palin asked about divorce in 2007 –
- Palin on Alaska job: I can’t take it anymore – BroadcastNewsroom –
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog
- Sarah Palin aide sought ‘confidential’ ‘Game Change’ role – Maggie Haberman – POLITICO.com – Sarah Palin aide sought ‘confidential’ ‘Game Change’ role – Maggie Haberman –
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – (500) …
- (500) http://flapsblog.com/2012/02/23/can-female-athletes-compete-in-the-olympics-against-men/#comment-447410385?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – RE: Did you read the linked piece at the Wall Street Journal?
There are some sports that there is not a physical st…
- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Supports Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants » Flap’s California Blog – Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Supports Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012 – The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012
- (404) http://www.flapsblog.net/2012/02/daily-extraction-february-23-2012.html – The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men?
- AD-44: Welcome Home Assemblyman Jeff Gorell » Flap’s California Blog – AD-44: Welcome Home Assemblyman Jeff Gorell
- Wisconsin’s La Follette to file to run for governor – Longtime Wisconsin
Secretary of State Doug La Follette said Wednesday he intends to
take the first step toward running for governor against
Republican Scott Walker if there is a recall.La Follette, a Democrat, said he would visit the Government
Accountability Board office Thursday to file initial paperwork
declaring his potential plans to run.“This is a formal step,” said La Follette in a telephone
interview with Reuters.La Follette will be only the second Democrat with statewide
name recognition to formally announce his plans to run. Democrat
Kathleen Falk, a former Dane County executive who lost the race
for governor in 2002, announced her candidacy last month.Walker and other Republican lawmakers were targeted for
recall by Democratic organizers after the Republicans led a
successful effort to limit public worker collective bargaining
rights last winter. - Calbuzz Co-Blogger Jerry Roberts May Finally Have Beaten Wendy McCaw » Flap’s California Blog – Calbuzz Co-Blogger Jerry Roberts May Finally Have Beaten Wendy McCaw
- The Morning Flap: February 23, 2012 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The Morning Flap: February 23, 2012
- Giuliani: Social issues make GOP ‘look like it isn’t a modern party’ – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that he was concerned that Republican stances on social issues would alienate voters and make “the party look like it isn’t a modern party.”