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The Morning Flap: June 18, 2012
I am happy to be back from about ten days of vacation.
By the way, the Supreme Court will be NOT be announcing their ObamaCare decision this morning!
These are my links for June 13th through June 18th:
- Supreme Court’s Super Mondays Don’t Serve Justice– For court watchers, the drama is becoming unbearable. With just two Mondays left on the U.S. Supreme Court’s calendar to announce opinions — June 18 and 25 — the five most important cases of the term all remain undecided.The club of Supreme Court devotees (OK, junkies) likes to think of the first Monday in October as opening day, and the last Monday in June as game seven of the World Series. But many years, the series is a dud. Most of the cases are technical and unexciting, they enter the casebooks with little fanfare, and the public barely notices. This year will be the exception that proves the rule.
- Defeat of healthcare law would erode voters’ trust in Supreme Court– Every political strategist working the fall elections sees a game changer coming by the end of the month.That’s when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.The Democrats have a nuclear option in this political game if the high court throws out the healthcare law as unconstitutional.
That blowup-the-system button, not pushed since FDR’s attempt to stack the court with Democrats during the New Deal, is for Obama to use the bully pulpit of the White House, and the national stage of a presidential campaign, to launch a bitter attack on the current court as a corrupt tool of the Republican right wing.
- Conservative activists: Bring it on –
- The Folly of ObamaCare – We pay our presidents for judgment, and President Obama committed a colossal error of judgment in making health-care “reform” a centerpiece of his first term. Ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — and regardless of how the court decides — it’s clear that Obama overreached. His attempt to achieve universal health insurance coverage is a massive feat of social engineering that, by its sweeping nature, weakens the economic recovery and antagonizes millions of Americans.
- Looming health care ruling will be among Supreme Court’s most important– Winners and losers are the natural consequence of the American legal system. In the Supreme Court, five majority votes among the nine members are enough to fundamentally change lives and legacies.The high court in coming days will issue rulings in perhaps its most important appeal in a dozen years: whether the sweeping health care law championed by President Barack Obama will be tossed out as an unconstitutional exercise of congressional authority.The stakes cannot be overstated — what the justices decide on a quartet of separate questions will have immediate and long-term impact on every American, not only in the field of medicine but in vast, untold areas of “commerce.” Health care expenditures alone currently make up 18% of the U.S. economy, and the new law promises to significantly expand that share.
Five scenarios: Health care options before the justices
- The Hill Poll: Voters fear US could slip into a double-dip recession– A massive majority of likely voters fear America could be slipping into a second economic downturn just four years after the Great Recession, according to a new poll for The Hill.But people remain split over which of the presidential candidates — Barack Obama or Mitt Romney — are offering the better prescription for economic health.
- Untitled (http://getglue.com/Fullosseousflap/stickers/amc/the_killing_finale?s=ts&ref=Fullosseousflap) – I unlocked the The Killing Finale sticker on @GetGlue!
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-17
- Gregory Flap @ Ronnie’s Diner – foursquare – After 8 miles with Alice, Tara, Nancy… (@ Ronnie’s Diner)
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-16
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-15
- Gregory Flap @ Starbucks – foursquare – On the way home… (@ Starbucks)
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-14
- The Morning Flap: June 13, 2012 – Flap’s Blog – The Morning Flap: June 13, 2012
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Day By Day June 17, 2012 – Dramas
Flap is back.
I have been on vacation the past 10 days or so, including a great trip to Las Vegas, Nevada and the World Series of Poker.
Chris Muir’s Day By Day today is from yesterday and a Father’s Day edition.
Enjoy!
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-18
- The season finale was so good I had to watch it again. Sorry about misspelling Rosie's name. It was auto correct. http://t.co/AK6EqohX #
- I unlocked the The Killing Finale sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/zXaAUEFY #
- The season finale and Rosey's killer revealed… http://t.co/7gDFtCvG @GetGlue @TheKilling_AMC #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog – Flap's Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More http://t.co/z17xjR3N #
- Happy Father's Day to all the dads! #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-17 http://t.co/IfrXEukd #
- Gregory Flap @ Ronnie's Diner – foursquare http://t.co/8wBxBtLS #
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-17
- After 8 miles with Alice, Tara, Nancy… (@ Ronnie's Diner) http://t.co/E61MoSM8 #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog – Flap's Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More http://t.co/d8eC4VwP #
- Off soon to Santa Monica & the LA Running Club. 8 Miles today and Ronnie's Diner after. Temps in the 60-70's. #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-16 http://t.co/3UlRS8dS #
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- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog – Flap's Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More http://t.co/q1qegqRx #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-15 http://t.co/sXEyIZvN #
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- Gregory Flap @ Starbucks – foursquare http://t.co/pA6FP54B #
- On the way home… (@ Starbucks) http://t.co/ulZ4UMFV #
- @LizMair Not so sure that Dingy Harry can pull Obama into victory this time around. Romney is no Angle and if he selects Rubio as VP in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair Well, Obama is running some pretty LAME ads here in Las Vegas already. Folks are not enthusiastic for his re-election in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair But, the main problem with Obama is that he does NOTHING and is ineffective when he does – I guess nevermind! in reply to LizMair #
- Lame excuse RT @LizMair: @ThePlumLineGS My theory about why he didn't go to Wisconsin. If job numbers keep looking good, he'll run on them. #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog – Flap's Comments on Politics, the Dental World and Much More http://t.co/ysrQxSBA #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-14 http://t.co/EZsjkJe0 #
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- The Morning Flap: June 13, 2012 – Flap's Blog http://t.co/xoHeZwK6 #
- RT @gallupnews: Presidential Election: Obama 46% (+1), Romney 45% (-1). Get the full trend… http://t.co/RL7u13aC #
- @valleydental Yes, Bob…. life is good! in reply to valleydental #
- The Morning Flap: June 13, 2012 http://t.co/DkdQr5tm #
- Wall Street's vote: Romney by a landslide http://t.co/k1FZf8Yr #
- Adelson Gives $10 Million to Pro-Romney Super PAC http://t.co/Vq72ePW2 #
- Rasmussen: Romney up in Wisconsin, 47/44 http://t.co/hVcQQK56 #
- Poker, poker and more poker… (@ WSOP) http://t.co/74PG0qwp #
- Just returned from a 4 mile run down the Las Vegas strip. Temps in the high 80's. Alice and I ran in the shade…. #
- Poll Watch: Older Adults and Internet Use http://t.co/0IL7WI8h #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-13 http://t.co/8ZMA5DK7 #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-13 http://t.co/RBGNgErB #
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The Morning Flap: June 13, 2012
These are my Morning Flap links for June 7th through June 13th:
- Wall Street’s vote: Romney by a landslide– For three years, Wall Street’s been telling the world how much it can’t stand President Barack Obama.Now, thanks to campaign finance filings, it’s possible to put a price tag on just how much: Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting it are outraising Obama among financial-sector donors $37.1 million to $4.8 million.
- Adelson Gives $10 Million to Pro-Romney Super PAC– Billionaire conservative casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who helped keep Newt Gingrich’s failed presidential campaign alive during the Republican primaries, is giving $10 million to the super PAC supporting the presumptive GOP nominee, Mitt Romney, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The leader of the super PAC Restore Our Future, Carl Forti, wouldn’t confirm the donation and said his policy was to not comment on donors or potential donors. Mr. Adelson’s spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment.The $ 10 million figure appears to be the largest single donation towards Mr. Romney’s efforts so far. The independent political action committee, by law, cannot coordinate its work with the formal Romney campaign.
- Rasmussen: Romney up in Wisconsin, 47/44– Earlier today, National Journal’s Josh Kraushaar warned that Mitt Romney was poised to breach the Blue Wall — Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A new Rasmussen poll of likely voters in Wisconsin corroborates Kraushaar’s analysis. Mitt Romney has moved to a narrow lead over Barack Obama in the immediate aftermath of the recall election, 47/44:The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Romney with 47% of the vote to Obama’s 44%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided.Prior to this survey, Obama’s support in the state has ranged from 45% to 52%, while Romney has earned 41% to 45%. Last month, the numbers were Obama 49%, Romney 45%. The president led his likely Republican challenger by 11 points in March – 52% to 41%.Just last week Republican Governor Scott Walker won a special recall election prompted by Democrats outraged over his successful move to limit collective bargaining rights for some unionized public employees in order to reduce Wisconsin’s budget deficit.
- Poll Watch: Older Adults and Internet Use– As of April 2012, 53% of American adults age 65 and older use the internet or email. Though these adults are still less likely than all other age groups to use the internet, the latest data represent the first time that half of seniors are going online. After several years of very little growth among this group, these gains are significant.As of February 2012, one third (34%) of internet users age 65 and older use social networking sites such as Facebook, and 18% do so on a typical day. By comparison, email use continues to be the bedrock of online communications for seniors. As of August 2011, 86% of internet users age 65 and older use email, with 48% doing so on a typical day.Looking at gadget ownership, we find that a growing share of seniors own a cell phone. Some 69% of adults ages 65 and older report that they have a mobile phone, up from 57% in May 2010. Even among those currently age 76 and older, 56% report owning a cell phone of some kind, up from 47% of this generation in 2010.
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-13 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-13
- On the rail at #WSOP21 on Twitpic – On the rail at #WSOP21
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-12 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-12
- WSOP NEWS: FEMMES FATALES DOMINATING THE FINAL TABLES – Great article by @jesswelman about women final-tabling WSOP events this year! Hopefully it is only the beginning 🙂
- Kings rule! LA powers way to first Stanley Cup – NHL- NBC Sports – RT @BreakingNews: LA Kings capture NHL’s Stanley Cup with 6-1 win over NJ Devils – @nbcsports
- Gregory Flap @ Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville – foursquare – Volcano Nachos with Alice, PJ and Cesar (@ Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville w/ 2 others)
- Gregory Flap @ Rio Hotel & Casino – foursquare – Off soon for a 4 mile run down the Las Vegas Strip (@ Rio Hotel & Casino w/ 2 others)
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-11 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-11
- Gregory Flap @ Rio Hotel & Casino – foursquare – Arrived for wife, Alice, to play in World Series of Poker. Event #21 (@ Rio Hotel & Casino w/ 7 others) [pic]:
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-10 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-10
- Gregory Flap’s Badges – (RED)Rush to Zero – foursquare – I just unlocked the “(RED)Rush to Zero” badge on @foursquare, triggering a $1 donation to help fight AIDS. #REDRush
- Gregory Flap @ Starbucks – foursquare – On the way to Laughlin… (@ Starbucks)
- Gregory Flap @ Ronnie’s Diner – foursquare – After 8 miles with Alice, Nancy and Mary (@ Ronnie’s Diner w/ 2 others) [pic]:
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-09 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-09
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-08 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-08
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: California Democratic Party Strikes Out On Tony Strickland – CA-26: California Democrats Blow One on website against Tony Strickland #catcot #tcot
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Tony Strickland Win Changes Outlook for CA-26 – Tony Strickland Win Changes Outlook for CA-26
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » The Morning Flap: June 7, 2012 – The Morning Flap: June 7, 2012
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Daily Extraction: June 7, 2012 – The Daily Extraction: June 7, 2012
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Day By Day – June 6 and 7, 2012 – Day By Day – June 6 and 7, 2012
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-13
- On the rail at #WSOP21 on Twitpic http://t.co/hdixvstG #
- http://t.co/hdixvstG On the rail at #WSOP21 #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-12 http://t.co/ryTApzIs #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-12 http://t.co/4EGLC3uf #
- Kings rule! LA powers way to first Stanley Cup – NHL- NBC Sports http://t.co/4dAQvuGe #
- Gregory Flap @ Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville – foursquare http://t.co/GaBpvDqj #
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-12
- Volcano Nachos with Alice, PJ and Cesar (@ Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville w/ 2 others) http://t.co/IP1E50Hl #
- Gregory Flap @ Rio Hotel & Casino – foursquare http://t.co/3RwiGa1Q #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-11 http://t.co/gUGxyCGr #
- Off soon for a 4 mile run down the Las Vegas Strip (@ Rio Hotel & Casino w/ 2 others) http://t.co/6oHHf8Ac #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-11 http://t.co/2itoNakC #
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