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Morning Briefing for June 12, 2012

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June 12, 2012

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1. The Amateur’s Nominee

Brett McGurk is another example of just what an amateur Barack Obama is. Today comes news that the Commerce Secretary committed two hit and run crashes after suffering “seizures.” There is no word on what caused the seizures and Johnny Walker was unavailable for comment.

Now, there is Brett McGurk.

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2. Senate GOP Must Oppose Andrew Hurwitz for 9th Circuit

While most of us have been caught up in the sensation of electoral politics and the death of the union machine in Wisconsin, liberal activists have been working indefatigably to pack the courts – the unelected branch of government – with radicals who disrespect the Constitution. We might have turned over a number of congressional seats and state houses in 2010, but Obama has successfully turned over many conservative seats in our federal court system. Since taking office, Obama has appointed 150 people to federal judgeships, including 29 to appellate courts, and 2 to the Supreme Court. He has had an indelible effect on the orientation of the 4th Circuit in particular.

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3. Remember the Democrat Justices of the Florida Supreme Court During Bush v. Gore?

Pretty much everyone expect the most hard charging partisans have finally conceded that, despite the United States Supreme Court’s involvement in Bush v. Gore, George Bush did win Florida by just over 500 votes in 2000. In fact, in a nonpartisan media backed recount effort, George Bush would have won by every standard demanded, including Al Gore’s standard, except ironically George Bush’s preferred standard.

While everyone largely now excepts that George Bush won Florida, Democrats still hold hard hearts toward the supposed partisan hacks on the United States Supreme Court. They choose to ignore the even more clearly partisan Justices of the Florida Supreme Court who became, during their hearings in the recount matter, national embarrassments.

Three of the Justices, Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis, and Peggy Quince are back in the news for, yet again, being an embarrassment. Their high handedness from the 2000 election seems to have continued.

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4. House Republicans Just Can’t Bring Themselves To Cut Spending

Did you know that House Republicans are still defeating amendment after amendment to cut spending — even relatively small amounts?

You probably didn’t realize this because, for some reason, no one is reporting it. So here are just a few of the amendments the House defeated last week. If you’re not happy with this record House Republicans are compiling this election year, let them know now!

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5. The 911 Call and 80+ Members of Congress

As most of you know, my family was swatted on May 27, 2012.

The police, at the time, told me they were responding to a 911 call about an accidental shooting.

I now have the 911 call. It turns out that the call was not about an accidental shooting. The caller said I had shot my wife, she was dead on the floor in front of me, and I was going off to shoot someone else.

. . . .

Last week, Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) asked the Attorney General to get the FBI to look into the matter. It’s clear the incident happened across state lines and also that only the FBI has the technical resources to be able to trace the call.

Today, more than 80 members of the United States House of Representatives are also sending a letter to Attorney General Holder asking for an investigation.

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COMMENTS

  • commonsenseobserver

    http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/06/11/Romneys-Jobs-Plan-Gets-Hammered-by-Economists.aspx#page2

    So they ignore this:

    http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/06/09/number-of-the-week-corporations-not-hoarding-cash/

    That’s not counting the impact of taxation and regulation on startups, consumer demand, and business confidence.

  • commonsenseobserver

    http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/pennsylvania/release-detail?ReleaseID=1761

    Down from 8 in the previous poll.

    I’m more worried about the Senate poll. But Romney is weaker than expected among independents, which means the poll may be oversampling Republicans a little.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    Is normally sample neutral, the big number here is Obama is actually losing independents. The poll has him at 43%, among independents, that means 57% have made the decision to fire him (even if 22% of those aren’t admitting that to the pollster). In addition, Obama is only sitting at 51% among women. That doesn’t even account for the economy part of the polling which is already a Romney lead. Trust me Axelrod is horrified looking at this polling and hopes it is an outlier because if not Obama is going to have to defend Pennsylvania and also spend resources in GOTV efforts in Philladelphia.

  • commonsenseobserver

    I think Romney has a real shot here, but he should focus on the other battlegrounds first. It’s surprising how popular Casey is, though. And who are the 20% of Republicans voting for Obama?

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    still not telling pollsters from the primary, heavy Santorum home vote.

  • commonsenseobserver

    http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_POTUS_NC_061212.pdf

    With a Dem. sample advantage of… 8 points. But the 2008 results are reasonable.

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    missing your Daily Links for almost a week now.

    Whatever you’re doing, hope you’re having fun and all is well.

  • lineholder

    The breakdown of demographics per political affiliation is pretty much so in alignment with voter registration in the state. In 2010 and into 2012, it’s been turnout that has made the difference.

    Also, it appears that 20% D “other for President” phenomenon that was noted in the primary vote is continuing to hold true…except that those 20% Ds are aligning with Romney (according to this poll)

    Another interesting factor to note is that this poll included a higher percentage of people polled of minority status based on race than PPP has tended to poll in the past (22% black and 4% other). Of those two minorities, Obama’s approval is 77% in the African American demographic and 56% amongst other minority groups in the state. (That’s actually LOWER than what is has been)

  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

    NC-based PPP dreams of the state being as solidly Dem as it was during Jim Crow.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    It’s not even a swing state this time…the only Southern swing state is Virginia and that is only because the Northern Virginia DC suburbs.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    PPP is performing the service Markos pays them for.

  • commonsenseobserver

    Isn’t it still a swing state?

  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

    PPP in particular has *long* been biased about NC, long before DKos started buying polls from them.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    Romney 5-10…terrible economic environment, Republican lien in a normal year. The win there won’t be as comfortable as North Carolina but we won’t be up all night waiting on Florida either. If I would take a stab probably a 5 point Romney win.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    hard in Florida though and will need a big turnout in the panhandle.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    everywhere – I tell people add 5 to the Republican vote total just for house affect.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    nt

  • lineholder

    Even in the context of the demographics they’ve attempted to make use of in this poll, it’s rather obvious that they were trying to find a way to present a positive narrative for Obama and the Dems.

    It didn’t succeed,of course. But I will say at least this much for them…PPP has been more inclined to report the stats for what they truly are than a lot of other polling orgs have been inclined to do.

    I would like to ask you a question, though…

    RCP has a lot of different polls being used for averages. Based on what little I’ve learned about evaluating the polls so far, I’d say that the methodologies being used in those polls are skewing the outcomes much more to so the left than it would seem on the surface. Would you agree or disagree?

  • lineholder

    Talk about some straight-talking and laying it on the line! I love it when the folks on our side are willing to do their share of this….

    “I suspect that many in the Obama administration really don’t believe in private enterprise. At best, they see business as something to be endured so that that it can provide tax money for government programs,” said Jindal.

    Responding to Obama?s statement that the private sector was “doing fine,” he added: “Mr. President, I’ve got a message for you: The private sector is not doing well when 23 million Americans are unemployed and underemployed in this great country. This president ? the private sector is so foreign to him, he might need a passport to actually go visit, and he might need a translator to help him talk to folks in the private sector.”

    http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/jindal-obama-most-liberal-most-incompetent-president-since-carter-20120608?mrefid=mostViewed