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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-26
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-26 http://t.co/1s8USynY 21:02:44, 2013-01-26
- @24AheadDotCom Believe me it will all come out very soon = Tuesday. in reply to 24AheadDotCom 20:48:59, 2013-01-26
- @24AheadDotCom I think you have to wait for the dog and pony shows by Obama and GOP pro-amnesty Senators. Then they have to write the laws in reply to 24AheadDotCom 20:41:01, 2013-01-26
- @24AheadDotCom I wrote this a few days ago: http://t.co/B3GuPb5n #tcot in reply to 24AheadDotCom 20:36:01, 2013-01-26
- Boehner says bipartisan group 'basically' has deal on immigration http://t.co/CLVNvUkW #tcot 20:23:56, 2013-01-26
- Immigration reform could add millions of people under Obama health law – The Hill's Healthwatch http://t.co/sbvMCqju #tcot 20:23:56, 2013-01-26
- Prison reform’s unintended consequences | HealthyCal http://t.co/vsYHc9tI #tcot 20:23:55, 2013-01-26
- E-Verify Lessons From Arizona http://t.co/bgRugpnj #tcot 19:16:26, 2013-01-26
- Immigration reform could add millions of people under Obama health law http://t.co/2ANEqbeM #tcot 19:16:26, 2013-01-26
- Gregory Flap @ Ronnie's Diner http://t.co/3svjQxTt #tcot 19:16:26, 2013-01-26
- California prison reform’s unintended consequences http://t.co/vsYHc9tI 18:32:17, 2013-01-26
- LAUSD plans to add 1,000 new campus aides for security at elementary schools http://t.co/VJ3zmFtE 18:32:16, 2013-01-26
- AEG, Koreatown developer help fund L.A. sales tax campaign http://t.co/42dGOVeN 18:32:16, 2013-01-26
- Finished 17 miles today in the rain. Next week is first 20 mile training run for LA Marathon. Now, some coffee. http://t.co/OkpRZZ21 11:52:15, 2013-01-26
- Flap's Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-25 – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/DOcy14Kq #tcot 05:15:32, 2013-01-26
- Hillary Clinton Lip-Synced More than Beyoncé – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/kedTVBdd #tcot 05:15:31, 2013-01-26
- Off soon to Venice Beach and @LAMarathon training with the LA Roadrunners. 14 miles today and then Ronnie's Diner. Temps in 60's w/ rain? 04:28:09, 2013-01-26
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-25 http://t.co/sSbnNOUB #tcot 03:03:52, 2013-01-26
- Hillary Clinton Lip-Synced More than Beyoncé http://t.co/z7pwQ1wU #tcot 03:03:51, 2013-01-26
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-25
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-25 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/7yQCDzwM #tcot 21:48:31, 2013-01-25
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-25 http://t.co/RAgrVxVo 21:05:58, 2013-01-25
- Electoral College Changes Would Pose Danger for Democrats http://t.co/CaHUwKJs #tcot 18:55:44, 2013-01-25
- Why winning back the House is a tough task for Democrats http://t.co/C0vpvV8g #tcot 17:48:59, 2013-01-25
- 20 basic Twitter acronyms to know – Holy Kaw! http://t.co/c8R97P6W #tcot 16:39:59, 2013-01-25
- Could one of the Senate's Few Hispanics Lead the GOP Push Against Immigration? http://t.co/GmoSC7ob #tcot 16:39:59, 2013-01-25
- RT @GuyKawasaki: 20 basic Twitter acronyms to know http://t.co/ioP0OMlH 16:27:12, 2013-01-25
- Mark Steyn: Hillary lip-synced more than Beyoncé http://t.co/DHFbVjin #tcot 14:58:05, 2013-01-25
- Jeb Bush's Tyranny of Immigration Clichés http://t.co/CeAHsNt1 #tcot 14:58:05, 2013-01-25
- Sarah Palin Out At Fox News Channel http://t.co/LURKCzDh #tcot 14:29:23, 2013-01-25
- The Healthy Flap: January 25, 2013 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist http://t.co/kPMayww2 #tcot 14:26:12, 2013-01-25
- The Healthy Flap: January 25, 2013 http://t.co/vbdCApSf 13:51:05, 2013-01-25
- Obama, Senate push forward on immigration reform http://t.co/tJdF4Aye #tcot 11:37:20, 2013-01-25
- Penalty could keep smokers out of health overhaul – Yahoo! News http://t.co/rMA379sg #tcot 11:37:20, 2013-01-25
- Lawmakers seek to repeal 'fiscal-cliff' provision aiding Amgen – http://t.co/5MtdTc2x http://t.co/vW27HJ4R #tcot 11:37:19, 2013-01-25
- RT @mkraju: Rubio now directly involved in Senate bipartisan immigration push as group moves closer to a deal. w/@KateNocera. http://t.c … 11:14:51, 2013-01-25
- Penalty could keep smokers out of health overhaul http://t.co/rMA379sg #tcot 11:06:10, 2013-01-25
- Lawmakers seek to repeal 'fiscal-cliff' provision aiding Amgen http://t.co/vW27HJ4R #tcot 11:06:10, 2013-01-25
- Gap widens between actual weight and people's imagined weight http://t.co/KjXv3cmT #tcot 11:06:10, 2013-01-25
- Flap's Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: January 25, 2013 http://t.co/gxnFo4wX #tcot 10:24:13, 2013-01-25
- U.S. researchers tracking flu through Twitter
| Reuters http://t.co/Bdr73rjb #tcot 10:24:12, 2013-01-25 - Quitting smoking prolongs life at any age – Los Angeles Times http://t.co/zrNTuIE1 #tcot 10:24:12, 2013-01-25
- The Morning Drill: January 25, 2013 http://t.co/XQUYKMyt 10:04:18, 2013-01-25
- The Morning Drill: January 25, 2013 http://t.co/ZFbNC6xH 09:52:00, 2013-01-25
- U.S. researchers tracking flu through Twitter http://t.co/Tj8rbU7x #tcot 09:25:36, 2013-01-25
- Quitting smoking prolongs life at any age http://t.co/KYYZxfE2 #tcot 09:25:35, 2013-01-25
- DeVore: Numbers show Arnold’s tax increase cost jobs http://t.co/FNzHMOm5 09:08:30, 2013-01-25
- RT @TPCarney: Former lobbyist as White House chief of staff >> http://t.co/616QKM1v (Don't tell Politico!) 09:03:59, 2013-01-25
- Quitting smoking by age 40 erases most of the risk of an early death http://t.co/yV2iQryO #tcot 08:53:18, 2013-01-25
- The GOP Rush to Immigration Reform – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/hHtgDS1j #tcot 08:43:46, 2013-01-25
- U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss to announce retirement | Political Insider http://t.co/0NDXbBO9 #tcot 08:43:45, 2013-01-25
- The California Flap: January 25, 2013 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/9kl1FfHe #tcot 08:43:45, 2013-01-25
- RT @robertcostaNRO: A great rundown of GA's new 2014 Senate GOP primary outlook http://t.co/uBd80wDI #tcot 08:39:12, 2013-01-25
- RT @brianjameswalsh: So much for natl Dem efforts to clear the field in Massachusetts. News reports out of Boston say Rep. Lynch is goin … 08:37:34, 2013-01-25
- @LizMair NO! The Moon base shots in reply to LizMair 08:34:30, 2013-01-25
- Trade Howard RT @sbnation: Lakers had a meeting to clear the air. It ended with Dwight and Kobe going "at each other": http://t.co/aLEmmysu 08:33:05, 2013-01-25
- No shame in his game RT @briansolis: Shaquille O'Neal Speaks at SXSW on Monday, March 11 http://t.co/D3cHWZAM via @sharethis 08:29:28, 2013-01-25
- Wonder in light of the NLRB appeals court decision this AM if Harry Reid regrets giving up filibuster reform the LEFT wanted? #tcot 08:28:36, 2013-01-25
- RT @StewSays: The appeals court decision on the President's unconstitutional 'recess' appointments is here (and it's strong): http://t.c … 08:27:11, 2013-01-25
- RT @JohnCornyn: Obama recess appointments unconstitutional http://t.co/mY01s6KG 08:23:24, 2013-01-25
- RT @EWErickson: Congrats to the GOP for shutting down the NLRB retroactively by more than a year. #VICTORY http://t.co/v4KKX8mM 08:22:59, 2013-01-25
- Let's see Hillary seeing double/vertigo and toring Hampton houses with Bill = tip off that she will retire? Or, why Biden is getting frisky? 08:20:12, 2013-01-25
- Sorry Jen Rubin but Rubio-Obama immigration amnesty is not going to fly http://t.co/3jG3HXR1 #tcot 08:14:13, 2013-01-25
- RT @philipaklein: Federal court DC circuit rules Obama NLRB recess appointments unconstitutional http://t.co/xUCtUQ3G 08:07:00, 2013-01-25
- Sorry Jeb, but there is nothing you can say on immigration that will become GOP policy: http://t.co/B3GuPb5n #tcot 07:58:31, 2013-01-25
- RT @YahooNews: Hillary Clinton's thick glasses a result of health problems. http://t.co/UdZJn4vb 07:52:59, 2013-01-25
- The GOP Rush to Immigration Reform http://t.co/t6IwkZFF #tcot 07:42:56, 2013-01-25
- RT @EWErickson: TOLD YOU. US Senator Saxby Chambliss will retire from the Senate. http://t.co/tRgmq3cE 06:52:10, 2013-01-25
- The California Flap: January 25, 2013 http://t.co/rPMPhiB3 06:27:46, 2013-01-25
- G.O.P. Considers Strategy From Obama’s Election Campaign http://t.co/EcHNhocC #tcot 06:23:55, 2013-01-25
- Gov. Jerry Brown calls for special session of Legislature on healthcare http://t.co/Fp0BGWhR 06:18:50, 2013-01-25
- Joe Baca will seek rematch in Congress race http://t.co/zhv60KEO 06:18:50, 2013-01-25
- Brown lays out conservative vision for California http://t.co/mTpv9TZ2 06:18:49, 2013-01-25
- Medicaid Math Trumps Ideology for GOP Governors http://t.co/BXpsPR0J #tcot 05:49:07, 2013-01-25
- Renew, Grow, Win – – RNC Chairman Priebus http://t.co/NpxcXKU0 #tcot 05:49:07, 2013-01-25
- Jeb Bush calls for comprehensive immigration reform http://t.co/gzD9bssQ #tcot 05:49:07, 2013-01-25
- RT @dcexaminer Full text: Bobby Jindal’s dynamite speech to the Republican National Committee in Charlotte http://t.co/MP9C2t01 04:58:10, 2013-01-25
- It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
–Confucius
Happy Friday! 04:51:41, 2013-01-25
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-24 http://t.co/JZ4F2Z5W 04:07:55, 2013-01-25
- Flap's Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-24 – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/i0C3mn30 #tcot 03:59:28, 2013-01-25
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-24 http://t.co/KCzVzF8i #tcot 03:06:10, 2013-01-25
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Hillary Clinton Lip-Synced More than Beyoncé
Source: investors.com via Gregory Flap on Pinterest
Read all of Mark Steyn’s excellent post on Hillary Clinton and Benghazi.
A couple of days later, it fell to the 45th president-in-waiting to encapsulate the ethos of the age in one deft sound bite: What difference does it make? Hillary Clinton’s instantly famous riposte at the Benghazi hearings is such a perfect distillation that it surely deserves to be the national motto of the United States. They should put it on Paul Krugman’s trillion-dollar coin, and in the presidential oath: “Do you solemnly swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States?” “Sure. What difference, at this point, does it make?” Well, it’s the difference between cool and reality – and, as Hillary’s confident reply appeared to suggest, and the delirious media reception of it confirmed, reality comes a poor second in the Obama era. The presumption of conservatives has always been that, one day, cold, dull reality would pierce the klieg-light sheen of Obama’s glamour. Indeed, that was the premise of Mitt Romney’s reductive presidential campaign. But, just as Beyoncé will always be way cooler than some no-name operatic soprano or a male voice choir, so Obama will always be cooler than a bunch of squaresville yawneroos boring on about jobs and debt and entitlement reform. Hillary’s cocksure sneer to Sen. Johnson of Wisconsin made it explicit. At a basic level, the “difference” is the difference between truth and falsity, but the subtext took it a stage further: no matter what actually happened that night in Benghazi, you poor sad loser Republicans will never succeed in imposing that reality and its consequences on this administration.
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Sarah Palin Out At Fox News Channel
I was wondering why Sarah was not seen very much after the November elections.
But, now it is clear.
After a three-year run as a paid contributor to the nation’s highest-rated cable news channel, Sarah Palin and FOX News have cut ties, according to a source close to the former Alaska governor.
“It’s my understanding that Gov. Palin was offered a contract by FOX, and she decided not to renew the arrangement,” the source close to Palin told RCP. “She remains focused on broadening her message of common-sense conservatism across the country and will be expanding her voice in the national discussion.”
She will probably be offered another news punditry gig at another network, if she wants it – like CNN or ABC.
I am wondering if she might just return to Alaska politics and run for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Democrat Mark Begich?
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The GOP Rush to Immigration Reform
[youtube]http://youtu.be/jTtgx21VNls[/youtube]
Sen. Rubio Discusses His Immigration Principles on “The Mark Levin Show “
All of potential 2016 GOP Presidential candidates are rushing out their plan to provide comprehensive immigration reform.
Senator Marco Rubio has one and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has a post today in the Wall Street Journal and is working on a book to be released in March.
Why?
Cynically, you could say in order to capture the growing Hispanic vote from the Democrats (Obama) who won over 70 per cent last November. You could also say in order to co-opt President Obama and his fellow Democrats who wish to “legalize” which equals citizenship and voting and permanently capture millions of Asian and Hispanic votes in future elections.
But, there really is NO rush for Republicans.
Let’s face it, the GOP brand does not do well at the polls with African-Americans, Asians or Hispanics. This is not a recent demographic fact. Even President Reagan did not do that great with these groups. Neither did the senior Bush. W did some what better, but was a disaster for the GOP brand.
A thorough review of immigration policy is fine.
Increasing skill-based immigration for certain workers, while increasing educationally opportunities for native born Americans is OK.
Implementing an employer based E-Verify enforcement of work documents is necessary, but will take some time.
Mexican border security needs to be further tightened, especially with regards to Mexican and Central American drug cartels.
But, the rest is just political pandering which will NOT benefit conservatives, nor the GOP in 2016 or anytime before.
Time for the discussion, but not the time to make a major immigration policy change. The GOP controlled House should exert its check on the Obama Administration and immigration amnesty prone GOP Senators.
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-24
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-24 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/ewg6EPVs #tcot 21:40:20, 2013-01-24
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-24 http://t.co/tnRQvgCf 21:07:01, 2013-01-24
- The Obama-Rubio amnesty farce | http://t.co/D2rHhz9A http://t.co/KFFaKH04 #tcot 21:06:44, 2013-01-24
- The Obama-Rubio amnesty farce | http://t.co/D2rHhz9A http://t.co/durJW62s #tcot 20:32:35, 2013-01-24
- The Obama-Rubio amnesty farce | http://t.co/D2rHhz9A http://t.co/OFsMBudY #tcot 19:58:48, 2013-01-24
- Hatch calls for Medicare, Medicaid reforms to address deficit – The Hill's Floor Action http://t.co/kOf7QtR2 #tcot 19:58:48, 2013-01-24
- The Obama-Rubio amnesty farce | http://t.co/D2rHhz9A http://t.co/2Df2w5h6 #tcot 18:49:09, 2013-01-24
- Hatch calls for Medicare, Medicaid reforms to address deficit – The Hill's Floor Action http://t.co/w7Qfl2Qd #tcot 18:49:08, 2013-01-24
- The Obama-Rubio amnesty farce | http://t.co/D2rHhz9A http://t.co/yKr3wIWi #tcot 17:39:55, 2013-01-24
- Hatch calls for Medicare, Medicaid reforms to address deficit – The Hill's Floor Action http://t.co/JGT27aHK #tcot 17:39:55, 2013-01-24
- The Obama-Rubio amnesty farce http://t.co/AAUbYKHH #tcot 16:31:19, 2013-01-24
- Live Video – C-SPAN | C-SPAN http://t.co/TmGKC0cd #tcot 16:31:19, 2013-01-24
- Hatch calls for Medicare, Medicaid reforms to address deficit – The Hill's Floor Action http://t.co/s0mqxBii #tcot 16:31:18, 2013-01-24
- @conncarroll @marklevinshow Thanks Conn for your column which I missed. You are correct and Obama-Rubio amnesty are one in the same. #tcot in reply to conncarroll 16:30:26, 2013-01-24
- @VincentHarris Election by CD is a tactic. If you have the votes do it – plus the rest as well. in reply to VincentHarris 15:04:52, 2013-01-24
- RT @KimDotcom: I have some free time. I will virtually hug & follow everyone who tweets this now: "Follow @KimDotcom and join #Mega … 14:53:36, 2013-01-24
- RT @BobbyJindal: .@cspan is covering my speech 2 the RNC live tonight, watch it @ home or here @ 7:30 pm est: http://t.co/lPlvMVkP 14:48:24, 2013-01-24
- Hatch calls for Medicare, Medicaid reforms to address deficit – The Hill's Floor Action http://t.co/goCiEc5F #tcot 14:15:32, 2013-01-24
- J.J. Abrams Set to Direct Next 'Star Wars' Film (Exclusive) | The Wrap Movies http://t.co/NAPFjXXS #tcot 14:15:31, 2013-01-24
- Twitter / Flap: Interesting Lord of the Flies … http://t.co/60zBm35e #tcot 14:15:31, 2013-01-24
- RT @thehill: Hatch calls for Medicare, Medicaid reforms to address deficit http://t.co/y9qomJFp by @RamseyTheHill 13:58:01, 2013-01-24
- Why filibuster reform didn’t happen http://t.co/1iR8k54Q #tcot 13:39:15, 2013-01-24
- RT @TheWrap: J.J. Abrams Set to Direct Next 'Star Wars' Film (Exclusive) http://t.co/FTgV097A 13:33:58, 2013-01-24
- Interesting Lord of the Flies becomes Here Come the Flies on Drudge: http://t.co/PMukLD1B 13:27:49, 2013-01-24
- RT @SoquelCreek: How does #California's firearm homicide rate compare nationally? CA has stringent gun laws. FBI data. #cagov #catcot ht … 11:17:30, 2013-01-24
- With Harry Reid's complete surrender to McConnell today on the filibuster, Obama = official LAME DUCK #tcot 11:09:19, 2013-01-24
- @ThePlumLineGS Harry Reid and the Dem Leadership were NEVER serious. #TotalCapitulation in reply to ThePlumLineGS 11:07:52, 2013-01-24
- Hagel makes millions in cell phone industry | Washington Free Beacon http://t.co/gfzNGLQ7 #tcot 10:39:53, 2013-01-24
- Not surprising RT @FreeBeacon: Chuck Hagel engaged in questionable business practices to earn cell phone millions http://t.co/pOx3p75u 10:16:44, 2013-01-24
- Harry Reid explains why he did not reform the filibuster #HollowThreats #ThenSurrender http://t.co/wOzjD1N8 #tcot 10:14:21, 2013-01-24
- Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell Reach Filibuster Reform Deal http://t.co/qFofauUj #tcot 10:05:01, 2013-01-24
- The Morning Flap: January 24, 2013 – Flap's Blog http://t.co/cnXDQ4F2 #tcot 10:05:00, 2013-01-24
- Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Agree on Senate Filibuster Reform http://t.co/s7QoL5i0 #tcot 10:05:00, 2013-01-24
- The truth is McConnell knew Reid's nuclear option threat on filibuster was a bluff. #totalsurrender http://t.co/vRxNRmNQ #tcot 10:01:19, 2013-01-24
- Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Agree on Senate Filibuster Reform http://t.co/PVKFvv0S #tcot 10:00:31, 2013-01-24
- The Morning Flap: January 24, 2013 http://t.co/gViLf9sZ #tcot 10:00:31, 2013-01-24
- Boondoggle and crony capitalism RT @ScottWilkCA: High-Speed Rail: The Little Engine that Shouldn't. #CASotS 09:45:48, 2013-01-24
- Nothing ground breaking in @JerryBrownGov #CASOS address. Education funding will have to pass court review and there is NO money for HS rail 09:33:28, 2013-01-24
- RT @SovernNation: Diverging from his prepared text, @JerryBrownGov tells story of "little engine that could" to promote high speed rail. … 09:32:15, 2013-01-24
- Capitol Alert: Read the text of Jerry Brown's speech http://t.co/f1zgXZQ0 #tcot 09:28:30, 2013-01-24
- Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell Reach Filibuster Reform Deal http://t.co/cpjfrCrJ #tcot 09:28:30, 2013-01-24
- Twisted overture: Feinstein opens gun-grabbing theater with politicized prayer | Twitchy http://t.co/AlyengaN #tcot 09:28:30, 2013-01-24
- RT @DanielMorain: Brown renews his call for two tunnels bypassing Delta. Silence from Legis. 09:27:50, 2013-01-24
- RT @ScottWilkCA: I agree with @JerryBrownGov tuition increases aren’t the answer. #casots 09:27:30, 2013-01-24
- CA implementation of ObamaCare will drive a huge hole in the state budget. @JerryBrownGov has that right #CASos 09:26:53, 2013-01-24
- Maybe @JerryBrownGov should remind his fellow Dems on how education funding depends upon not driving companies out of CA via regulation 09:22:04, 2013-01-24
- Interesting note: Jerry Brown reading his prepared speech and not using a teleprompter. #CASoS 09:17:57, 2013-01-24
- RT @CapitolAlert: Read the text of Jerry Brown's speech http://t.co/C4UtLJhP #CASoS 09:14:18, 2013-01-24
- I am not going to tweet Jerry Brown's hot air – will post the video and/or transcript later. 09:09:38, 2013-01-24
- Here is the Governor – Jerry Brown! Standing O 09:07:17, 2013-01-24
- Lt governor Gavin Newsom now speaking = would make a terrible governor by the way! 09:06:25, 2013-01-24
- California State of the State address about ready to start. Advanced copy has it at 7 pages. All Dems back slapping each other w/ platitudes 09:05:28, 2013-01-24
- RT @TwitchyTeam: Twisted overture: Feinstein opens gun-grabbing theater with politicized prayer http://t.co/hEgHlXWV 08:57:27, 2013-01-24
- RT @johnmyers: .@JerryBrownGov will announce April trade mission to China in his #CASoS speech. 08:56:26, 2013-01-24
- RT @CapitalAccounts: Gov's prepared SoS speech says CA must "rethink & streamline our regulatory procedures, particularly the CEQA." 08:55:47, 2013-01-24
- RT @johnmyers: We've seen copy of @JerryBrownGov #CASoS speech. Longer than I expected. No surprises. 08:53:34, 2013-01-24
- Waiting to watch the entrance of California Gov Jerry Brown in the Assembly Chambers to deliver the State of the State address. 08:53:08, 2013-01-24
- If you want bigger government, you need to side with big business | http://t.co/D2rHhz9A http://t.co/xifRBhMy #tcot 08:48:17, 2013-01-24
- Feinstein, Conn. Senators Set To Propose Assault Weapons Ban http://t.co/1P9He8uF #tcot 08:12:14, 2013-01-24
- Video: No Budget, No Pay – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/d7ON8uTN #tcot 08:12:14, 2013-01-24
- If you want bigger government, you need to side with big business | http://t.co/D2rHhz9A http://t.co/LInD51U7 #tcot 08:12:13, 2013-01-24
- Ahhh a protester for John Kerry. Vietnam veteran for Kerry being a liar? Uh, sadly no. 07:54:37, 2013-01-24
- Video: No Budget, No Pay http://t.co/yN3vEWwm #tcot 07:21:31, 2013-01-24
- Why Democrats Should Fear Filibuster Reform http://t.co/PDZNmLDp #tcot 07:01:31, 2013-01-24
- Whole Foods' CEO Mackey Is Right — ObamaCare Is Like Fascism http://t.co/eLHFIxT9 #tcot 07:01:30, 2013-01-24
- If you want bigger government, you need to side with big business http://t.co/bDxfbK9z #tcot 07:01:30, 2013-01-24
- Antibiotic-resistant diseases pose 'apocalyptic' threat, top expert says http://t.co/yLQRk76P #tcot 06:48:27, 2013-01-24
- The California Flap: January 24, 2013 – the morning's California political headlines http://t.co/EdVxjXfY 06:31:12, 2013-01-24
- The California Flap: January 24, 2013 http://t.co/IY36Idwb 06:30:57, 2013-01-24
- Optimistic State of the State address expected from governor http://t.co/nUYieJLE 06:30:17, 2013-01-24
- The battle for CEQA http://t.co/OxNo0s38 06:30:16, 2013-01-24
- Cal lawmakers propose 72-hour posting of bills before final votes http://t.co/hDd7rbpt 06:30:16, 2013-01-24
- Day By Day January 24, 2013 – Same Ol http://t.co/u5kW5zGT #tcot 06:09:36, 2013-01-24
- GOP Plots Path Back to Powers http://t.co/luJdSk0J #tcot 05:53:28, 2013-01-24
- RT @TheFix Bobby Jindal tries a bit of tough love for his party. http://t.co/Q4VxXBg8 05:28:32, 2013-01-24
- Rush Limbaugh was right about Obama http://t.co/cegc8pqt #tcot 05:17:29, 2013-01-24
- The GOP Gets Fiscally Tough http://t.co/p1VclOor #tcot 05:17:28, 2013-01-24
- John Boehner: Obama wants to 'annihilate' GOP http://t.co/MIoBNUE6 #tcot 05:17:28, 2013-01-24
- Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
–Louis Pasteur
Happy Thursday! 04:48:59, 2013-01-24
- Flap's California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-23 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/qZS6iPPs #tcot 04:42:20, 2013-01-24
- The California Flap: January 23, 2013 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/eAfHV9w3 #tcot 04:42:19, 2013-01-24
- Flap's California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-22 – Flap's California Blog http://t.co/vx1HzBWO #tcot 04:42:19, 2013-01-24
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-23 http://t.co/j2wRMnHd 04:06:11, 2013-01-24
- The California Flap: January 23, 2013 http://t.co/Bxms5bqL 04:06:10, 2013-01-24
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-22 http://t.co/uebtBKOF 04:06:09, 2013-01-24
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-23 http://t.co/Soiy2S0g #tcot 03:02:28, 2013-01-24
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Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Agree on Senate Filibuster Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada)
ZZZZZ – Harry Reid couldn’t pull the trigger and the Senate is better for it.
Progressive senators working to dramatically alter Senate rules were defeated on Thursday, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his counterpart, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), set to announce a series of compromise reforms on the Senate floor that fall far short of the demands. The language of the deal was obtained by HuffPost and can be read here and here.
The pressure from the liberal senators, led by Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley and backed by a major coalition of progressive groups, created the political space for Reid to cut the deal with McConnell, which includes changes to how the Senate operates but leaves a fundamental feature, the silent filibuster, in place.
OK, the Dems surrendered because the prudent ones know that what goes around, comes around.
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The Morning Flap: January 24, 2013
California Senator Dianne Feinstein
These are my links for January 23rd through January 24th:
- Feinstein, Conn. Senators Set To Propose Assault Weapons Ban – Connecticut’s two U.S. senators are joining forces with California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other key senators, proposing a retooled federal ban on assault weapons in the wake of the deadly Newtown school shooting.Sen. Richard Blumenthal told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the proposed legislation, to be unveiled Thursday in Washington, D.C., will more narrowly define what’s considered an assault weapon under a resurrected ban. The bill, he said, will also prohibit high-capacity magazines, limiting them to a capacity of up to nine rounds of ammunition.Blumenthal said the legislation is “one of the most significant” bills to be introduced following the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It also marks the first bill that Blumenthal and Sen. Chris Murphy have worked on together as senators.
- Video: No Budget, No Pay – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Video: No Budget, No Pay #tcot
- If you want bigger government, you need to side with big business | WashingtonExaminer.com – If you want bigger government, you need to side with big business #tcot
- Why Democrats Should Fear Filibuster Reform – The latest word out of the Senate is that if Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t accede to changes in the filibuster rules over the next few days, Harry Reid will invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and change the rules with 51 votes. The most likely outcome would be outlawing the filibuster on motions to proceed, thereby forcing senators to take to the floor to filibuster bills, “Mr. Smith”-style.This move, and the overwhelming progressive enthusiam for it, are head-scratchers. Over the short-to-medium term (and no one can really see beyond that), the filibuster probably helps the Democrats more than it helps the Republicans. Before going any further, let me make clear that the following argument is couched purely in terms of political advantage and ability to move the agenda. I think there’s a lot to be said for what we might call the small-“c” conservative arguments for the filibuster: requiring 60 votes creates the need for some sort of consensus before legislation moves through, and the chances of a destabilizing period of time where parties trade majorities and implement wildly divergent agendas willy-nilly are greatly diminished. In that sense, the filibuster helps the entire country, and both parties should be pleased with it.
- Whole Foods’ CEO Mackey Is Right — ObamaCare Is Like Fascism – In 2009, when Whole Foods CEO John Mackey in a Wall Street Journal op-ed compared the health care “public option” then under consideration by Congress to socialism — a nationalized economic system wherein the government owns the means of production — hardly anyone batted an eyelash.Sure, at the time, the left-wing site Daily Kos called for a boycott. And a Facebook group at the time managed to find a couple hundred users angry about the characterization. Whole Foods set up a special forum for customers to express their views on the op-ed.But it was hardly the response Whole Foods got when on Jan. 16 in an NPR interview, Mackey was asked a follow-up question on what he thought about the current law.After all, the “public option” was never adopted. What came afterward, now known in popular vernacular as ObamaCare, was a mishmash of mandates, regulations and price controls — but fell short of an outright nationalization of the insurance industry.
That was when Mackey used the F-word. No, not that one. The other one.
- Untitled (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/23/antibiotic-resistant-diseases-apocalyptic-threat?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) – Antibiotic-resistant diseases pose ‘apocalyptic’ threat, top expert says #tcot
- If you want bigger government, you need to side with big business – The media too often see Washington battles as Big Business vs Big Government. This is usually not the case. Often it’s Big Business & Big Government vs. Small Business.Brookings scholar and Clinton, Gore, Mondale advisor William Galston wrote a piece today telling liberals that they need to side with Big Business over small business if they really want to increase the government’s role in the economy. Writing in The New Republic, Galston writes:The Obama administration will need to recognize the fervent opposition of small businesses to its priorities, while taking advantage of large corporations’ willingness to cooperate.Galston is exactly correct about the alignment of interests. Big Business tends to do well when government intervenes. Small business dies.
- The California Flap: January 24, 2013 – Flap’s California Blog – The California Flap: January 24, 2013 – the morning’s California political headlines
- Optimistic State of the State address expected from governor – latimes.com – Optimistic State of the State address expected from governor
- Cal lawmakers propose 72-hour posting of bills before final votes – latimes.com – Cal lawmakers propose 72-hour posting of bills before final votes
- Capitol Weekly: The battle for CEQA – The battle for CEQA
- Day By Day January 24, 2013 – Same Ol – Flap’s Blog – Day By Day January 24, 2013 – Same Ol #tcot
- Bobby Jindal speaking truth to GOP power – RT @TheFix Bobby Jindal tries a bit of tough love for his party.
- GOP Plots Path Back to Powers – With President Obama’s second inauguration still ringing in their ears, Republican national party leaders are hunkering down for three days of soul-searching.The presidential election was the toughest, but not the last indignity. Congressional Republicans were backed into a corner during the negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff and forced to accept tax hikes on the wealthiest Americans. Still seeking leverage, GOP leaders are backing off a showdown over the debt ceiling. At Monday’s swearing-in, President Obama stuck it to the opposition party by laying out an unapologetically liberal agenda for the next four years.The most recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll pegged the Republican Party’s unfavorable rating at 49%, its highest point since 2008. The most obvious hurdle will be improving the party’s image among minorities, women and young voters, who comprise a growing share of the electorate and rejected Republican nominee Mitt Romney as out of date and out of touch.
- Rush Limbaugh was right about Obama – There should have been something for everyone in President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address. For liberals, a full-throated call to arms. For conservatives, vindication.Obama settled once and for all the debate over his place on the political spectrum and his political designs. He’s an unabashed liberal determined to shift our politics and our country irrevocably to the left. In other words, Obama’s foes — if you put aside the birthers and sundry other lunatics — always had him pegged correctly.
Continue ReadingIf you listened to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, you got a better appreciation of Obama’s core than by reading the president’s friends and sophisticated interpreters, for whom he was either a moderate or a puzzle yet to be fully worked out. - The GOP Gets Fiscally Tough – House Republicans appear to have gotten some of their mojo back. GOP leaders say they will insist that automatic spending cuts (the “sequester”) scheduled to begin on March 1 will be made and that the House will adopt a budget resolution that would lead to a balanced budget within ten years without raising any more taxes. Just a few months ago, they were singing a different, less fiscally tough tune.On Wednesday, the House suspended the limit on the nation’s debt ceiling. That gives Republican lawmakers nearly four months to sort out what they will demand in exchange for raising it and puts that potentially market-spooking debate off until after budget battles over the scheduled sequester cuts and the expiration on March 27 of a continuing resolution to fund the government. Republicans view the political terrain on those issues as more favorable than that of any confrontation with President Obama and Harry Reid’s Senate over further spending cuts.
- John Boehner: Obama wants to ‘annihilate’ GOP – President Barack Obama is aiming to “annihilate” the GOP during the president’s second term, House Speaker John Boehner says.“And given what we heard yesterday about the President’s vision for his second term, it’s pretty clear to me that he knows he can’t do any of that as long as the House is controlled by Republicans,” Boehner (R-Ohio) said at a gathering of the Republican-oriented Ripon Society on Tuesday, a day after President Barack Obama’s second Inaugural address. “So we’re expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this Administration as they attempt to annihilate the Republican Party. And let me just tell you, I do believe that is their goal — to just shove us into the dustbin of history.”
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-23 – Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-23
- The California Flap: January 23, 2013 – Flap’s California Blog – The California Flap: January 23, 2013
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-22 – Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-22
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-23 – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-23 #tcot
- Capitol Alert: Ex-Treasury official Neel Kashkari mulling run for CA office – Capitol Alert: Ex-Treasury official Neel Kashkari mulling run for CA office #tcot
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-23 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. – My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-23
- Capitol Alert: Ex-Treasury official Neel Kashkari mulling run for CA office – Capitol Alert: Ex-Treasury official Neel Kashkari mulling run for CA office #tcot
- Capitol Alert: Ex-Treasury official Neel Kashkari mulling run for CA office – Ex-Treasury official Neel Kashkari mulling run for California office
- Capitol Alert: Sacramento GOP consultant files suit against Lance Armstrong – Capitol Alert: Sacramento GOP consultant files suit against Lance Armstrong #tcot
- Panetta to lift ban on women in combat – Women in all branches of the military soon will have unprecedented opportunities to serve on the front lines of the nation’s wars.Leon Panetta, in one of his last acts as President Obama’s defense secretary, is preparing to announce the policy change, which would open hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday.The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule banning women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units. Panetta’s decision gives the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women.
- Capitol Alert: Sacramento GOP consultant files suit against Lance Armstrong – Capitol Alert: Sacramento GOP consultant files suit against Lance Armstrong #tcot
- Capitol Alert: Sacramento GOP consultant files suit against Lance Armstrong – Sacramento GOP consultant files suit against Lance Armstrong
- Court: Putting Prop. 30 on top of ballot was illegal | CalWatchDog – Court: Putting Prop. 30 on top of ballot was illegal
- Conn Carroll: Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | WashingtonExaminer.com – Conn Carroll: Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | #tcot
- Majority of senators back Keystone XL pipeline – Yahoo! News – RT @StewSays: Reuters: Majority of senators back Keystone XL pipeline #bipartisan #KXL4jobs #jobs
- Conn Carroll: Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | WashingtonExaminer.com – Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | #tcot
- Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | WashingtonExaminer.com – Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | #tcot
- Union rosters fall in labor fight states – Kevin Robillard – POLITICO.com – RT @politico: Union rosters fall in labor fight states, @PoliticoKevin reports:
- Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | WashingtonExaminer.com – Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | #tcot
- Why Benghazi Hasn’t Brought Down Hillary Clinton–and Won’t – It’s not that Clinton is blameless for the Benghazi disaster. The attack in Libya cost the lives of four Americans, including a beloved ambassador. It wrecked the aspirations of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who withdrew from consideration as secretary of State. It probably wrecked the aspirations of the president, who seemed like he wanted to nominate Rice. But even if it was Clinton’s State Department that was unprepared, the word “Benghazi” is unlikely to chase the 65-year-old into her next life of books, high-end speeches, public service, needed rest, grandmotherhood (should she be so lucky), and perhaps another run for president.Why is Hillary so invincible now? She prevailed on Benghazi by having taken so many bullets that she became bulletproof, like her husband. At a certain point you’re like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix, just letting them bounce off you. Perhaps if Clinton wasn’t on her way out of office, the debacle might have damaged her more. She’s also mastered the art of damage control.
- Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? | WashingtonExaminer.com – Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? #tcot
- Day By Day January 23, 2013 – The Dog Whisperer – Flap’s Blog – Day By Day January 23, 2013 – The Dog Whisperer #tcot
- Will the Democratic Party survive Obama? – Republicans currently control the governors mansion and legislatures of 25 states representing 53 percent of the American population. The Democratic Party enjoys similar control of just 13 states representing just 27 percent of the population. With Obama out of the picture, it is hard to see how Democrats can add to those numbers.
- Untitled (http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll030.xml) – RT @jamiedupree: Full debt limit vote now posted at – GOP 199-33 in favor, Dems 86-111
- Sen. Durbin: Democrats lack votes to pass talking filibuster reform – Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), a leading liberal, said Wednesday Democrats do not have enough votes to implement the talking-filibuster reform.He said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has suggested a package of more modest reforms to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.). They include proposals to eliminate filibusters on motions to proceed to new business and to speed the process for sending legislation to conference negotiations with the House.
- It makes a difference, Secretary Clinton – RT @conncarroll: WaPo: “It makes a difference, Secretary Clinton”
- 9 Things You Want to Know About Hillary Clinton’s Testimony–and 1 You Need to Know – NationalJournal.com – RT @nationaljournal: A guide to Hillary Clinton’s testimony: What you want to know and what you need to know
- Untitled (http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/jan/21/friends-remember-bob-larkin-long-time-republican/?partner) – Untitled (… #tcot
- Hillary Clinton Fails in Benghazi Senate Hearing – Flap’s Blog – Hillary Clinton Fails in Benghazi Senate Hearing #tcot
- Untitled (http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/jan/21/friends-remember-bob-larkin-long-time-republican/?partner=RSS&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) – Friends remember Bob Larkin, long-time Republican and Simi Valley activist
- Capitol Alert: Assembly Democrat wants grocery store ban on plastic bags – Assembly Democrat wants grocery store ban on plastic bags
- Amazon to build huge distribution center in Tracy – ContraCostaTimes.com – Amazon to build huge distribution center in Tracy
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: Will ObamaCare Result in Less Dental Coverage for Patients? – Will ObamaCare Result in Less Dental Coverage for Patients?
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Video: No Budget, No Pay
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Most Americans would agree to send all of the members of Congress packing, if they did not vote for a budget.
Why should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is protecting Democratic Senators, up for 2014 re-electon in Red States get a pass.
Dingy Harry: Pass a budget and let’s have a discussion with the House to regain fiscal sanity.
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Day By Day January 24, 2013 – Same Ol
President Obama and his minions on the LEFT have the propensity of wanting to get their own way politically – no matter what.
When House Speaker John Boehner says the President wants to annihilate the GOP, he really is not joking.
President Barack Obama is aiming to “annihilate” the GOP during the president’s second term, House Speaker John Boehner says. “And given what we heard yesterday about the President’s vision for his second term, it’s pretty clear to me that he knows he can’t do any of that as long as the House is controlled by Republicans,” Boehner (R-Ohio) said at a gathering of the Republican-oriented Ripon Society on Tuesday, a day after President Barack Obama’s second Inaugural address. “So we’re expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this Administration as they attempt to annihilate the Republican Party. And let me just tell you, I do believe that is their goal — to just shove us into the dustbin of history.”
One major problem: The Constitution which was written to oppose despotism and dictatorial powers.