Durbin’s Innovation Killer

American Enterprise Institute The Durbin amendment would raise costs for consumers, increase fraud, and kill innovation.

"Attached as a floor amendment at the very last moment to the Senate version of the Dodd-Frank legislation, the Durbin amendment was passed with no hearings and minimal discussion of its likely impact on consumers and the economy. Since that time, however, many of the likely unintended consequences have been identified."
Hat tip to Volokh Conspiracy

Tips for Not Appearing Crazy on the Internet

Pajamas Media  "How conspiracy nuts, basket cases, paranoid loons, and other half wits can fool the rest of us into thinking they make perfect sense."

Here is the outline of the article:  

"Caps Lock Is Your Enemy  "NEVER EVER TOUCH THE CAPS LOCK KEY EVER AGAIN! I can use it because I’m a professional, but you crazy people just need to leave that key alone. This tip by itself will make a lot of you look 100% less crazy."

"i can haz proper grammar? "Write actual English sentences using real words and proper grammar. Capitalize the first word of each sentence. Use punctuation. there is no reason ur comment 2 a blog or column shud look lik ur a n00b at texting."

"No Long Screeds  "And that’s why no will read what they write except other crazy people with way too much time on their hands. So keep it short. Pick one point, and write no more than a couple of sentences. Keeping it short also helps you police your crazy."
If you're at a TEA Party rally, enjoying the non-angry family atmosphere and someone arrives with a poster packed chock-full of writing, stay close by them. Especially if you see the press heading for that person. TD

"Proofread "So after you write a comment, don’t listen to the crazy in your head shouting, “You need to share this now! Now! NOW!” Instead, take a deep breath and read it over before hitting the submit button."
Speaking of which, Tunnel Dweller just corrected two egregious spelling errors he made in a Palin email post above. There is the hope that nobody noticed them, but if you didn't, shame on us all.
"Don’t Be Surprised When People Have Opinions Different From Your Crazy One 
"And there are truthers who are so amazed anyone can believe the government’s story on 9/11...

"No Living Person Is Hitler, and the World Isn’t Ending   "To a crazy person, every little bit of nonsense is a crisis of epic proportions that has to be handled right now (e.g., “If it isn’t recognized that Obama doesn’t meet my obscure definition of ‘naturalized citizen,’ then the Constitution will burst into flames and society will collapse!”)! "

Respond to an Actual Point and Not Just Something That’s Been Mentioned  "Like if someone mentions when Hanukkah is this year and you respond with a rant about Jews controlling the banks, you’re not actually having a sane person conversation."

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..."If you want a role model, try to be more like Andrew Sullivan. When it was revealed in 2008 that Bristol Palin was pregnant and thus couldn’t physically have given birth to Trig Palin, even the most hardcore conspiracy theory nuts gave up on that one, but not Sullivan. He stuck with it despite it being “the government is concealing the fact that 2 + 2 = 5!” crazy. And yet he’s still treated by many as a serious pundit because he has the discipline to make it so it’s not blatantly obvious to a casual reader that he’s Kleenex-boxes-for-shoes, the-squirrels-are-spying-on-me, kung-fu-fighting-invisible-ninjas crazy."

ONLY A HITLER WOULD NOT PASS THIS ARTICAL ON TO 10 OTHER PEOPL. HOW ABOUT YOU ARE YOU A HITLER? OUR FATE DEPENDS ON THIS

Charles Krauthammer; Stewardship? Or ideology?

http://terrellaftermath.com/

Washington Post  "We are in the midst of a once-in-a-generation debate about the nature of the welfare state (entitlement vs. safety net) and, indeed, of the social contract between citizen and state (e.g., whether Congress can mandate — compel — you to purchase whatever it wills). Let’s finish that debate. Start with Obama’s abysmal stewardship, root it in his out-of-touch social-democratic ideology, and win. That would create the strongest mandate for conservative governance since the Reagan era."

Obama Recovery  "I know … let’s blame the Republicans!
"Take a look at this headline: Are Republicans Intentionally Sabotaging Economy For Political Gain? Can you believe that? The headline doesn’t ask if Democrats are scaring the diapers off old ladies for political gain. Not, it’s the Republicans sabotaging the economy." Neal Boortz



 

Democrats against those who depend on the coal industry

As Promised, Obama Is Destroying Coal Industry  "Remember when Obama shockingly promised before the election that he would bankrupt the coal industry that provides us with about half our electric power?"

Two new EPA pollution regulations will slam the coal industry so hard that hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost, and electric rates will skyrocket 11 percent to over 23 percent, according to a new study based on government data.
Overall, the rules aimed at making the air cleaner could cost the coal-fired power plant industry $180 billion, warns a trade group.
"Many of these severe impacts would hit families living in states already facing serious economic challenges," said Steve Miller, president of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. "Because of these impacts, EPA should make major changes to the proposed regulations before they are finalized," he said.

From Moonbattery.com

Obama's New EPA Rules Would Destroy Our Energy Sector  "Obama has not been able to implement his full load of destructive polices via Congress. That is why the largest portion of his attacks on America have been made through his powers to regulate. These EPA rules are just two more examples of the hundreds Obama has perpetrated on this country. And they are nothing compared to what he really wants to do."  Warner Todd Huston

Coal industry braces for declining demand if EPA pollution rules pass  "American Electric Power's plan to shutter a string of aging coal-fired electric plants if regulators adopt strict new pollution rules is likely the first in a series of similar decisions, which has the coal industry bracing for waning demand."
"The AEP warning came in response to new rules proposed for coal-fired power plants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It follows April's announcement by the Tennessee Valley Authority that it would shut down about 16 percent of its coal-fired generating capacity to settle air quality lawsuits with several states."

It's all Bush's fault

This and more at Warning Signs

The Iranian Threat That Can’t Be Ignored



Heritage  "The leader of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once said that Israel must be “wiped off the map.” And now Iran stands poised to have its finger on the trigger of a nuclear weapon, yet the Obama Administration continues to remain virtually silent on the nascent threat, all while the clouds amassing over the Iranian Peninsula are growing too dark to ignore."....

"The President’s refusal to honestly confront the severity of the Iranian threat — let alone condemn the regime’s actions — is in keeping with his pursuit of his new way in the Middle East, an Obama Doctrine characterized by charming one’s enemies rather than recognizing the realities of the world."

2008: Obama pooh-poohs danger from 'tiny' Iran  ""I take back everything I ever said about Obama and correct myself," wrote one contributor. "He's not just a moron. He's a full scale idiot who knowns (sic) absolutely nothing about history or the world. Don't worry about Iran? Who stole his brain? This guy as POTUS … good night free world."
"Obama was advocating for his stated position of being willing to hold discussions with leaders of rogue nations, such as Iran."
Foreign policy of a junior-higher.

Does Obama Understand the Threat of a Nuclear Iran? "We cannot allow history to repeat itself. Today we are facing an evil much worse than we did in 1938. Appeasement and vacillation do not work. World peace, global stability and millions of lives are on the line. Our first priority should be to stop these radicals in their tracks and to help Iranians free themselves from this evil."
Reza Kahlili is a pseudonym for an ex-CIA spy who requires anonymity for safety reasons.



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From Judicial Watch: Congressional Disgrace

Judicial Watch "A president has an affair with a White House intern; “allegedly” sexually assaults a woman outside the Oval Office; is credibly accused of rape; hires investigators to intimidate witnesses; and lies to the American people, his cabinet, a federal court and grand jury, etc…that president didn’t resign. The Senate couldn’t even be bothered to remove him from office. Weiner must think, “If Clinton didn’t go, why should I?” Bill Clinton is an elder statesman in this corrupt city. His wife, who helped orchestrate the effort to destroy the women* who were witnesses against him, is our pretender Secretary of State. The Clinton way is now the prevailing ethic for Washington, especially for liberal politicians."

*Juanita Broaddrick; Kathleen Willey; Paula Jones; Monica Lewinsky; Gennifer Flowers; Flowers' Litigation Documents

Pelosi Hypocrisy: She Called FBI on Mark Foley But Gives Weiner a Pass  "Back in 2006 Nancy Pelosi was leading the charge on the Foley email scandal. She said it was for the children. Pelosi statement on the Foley investigation:" 

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on news reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is opening a preliminary investigation of the sexually explicit e-mails Congressman Mark Foley sent an underage former House Page.
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"Congress must not pass the buck on investigating this cover up. The children, their parents, the public, and our colleagues must be assured that such abhorrent behavior is not tolerated and will never happen again."

A former liberal writes: "The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture"

The David Mamet Interview      "David Mamet, for the economy of time here, is a traditional Hollywood liberal who is no longer and has written a book about his conversion and transformation -- and it is fascinating. I spent close to 45 minutes with him yesterday afternoon after the program discussing this conversion and how it happened, what inspired it and who the people were. It is a wonderful book for those of us who are conservative, because we look at liberals and have a question: "How can they, A, think the way they do? How can they, B, think the way of us that they do?" This is just a wonderful work in the conversion process. Mr. Mamet did it on his own. I mean, he was influenced by people but he did the work. Who were the people? What were the catalysts that made you even question your liberalism?"

Mr. Mamet's March 11, 2008 column in the Village Voice: David Mamet: Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal';  An election-season essay.
"What about the role of government? Well, in the abstract, coming from my time and background, I thought it was a rather good thing, but tallying up the ledger in those things which affect me and in those things I observe, I am hard-pressed to see an instance where the intervention of the government led to much beyond sorrow."
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"I began reading not only the economics of Thomas Sowell  (our greatest contemporary philosopher) but Milton Friedman, Paul Johnson, and Shelby Steele, and a host of conservative writers, and found that I agreed with them: a free-market understanding of the world meshes more perfectly with my experience than that idealistic vision I called liberalism."

Senate RINO introduces a noble piece of legislation

Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011

"The United States Supreme Court ruled that Fred Phelps’ actions are protected under the First Amendment. But the SERVE Act protects the rights of families to mourn the loss of a loved one at a military funeral with the dignity and solemnity appropriate for the occasion. Senator Snowe testified before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing and also spoke with Military Families United about the SERVE Act."



Where will they picket next?  The Westboro Baptist Church's site is often the target of hackers and has been offline, but for now you can check them out.

WBC photos

Here is a current list of their planned targets.

May God bless the Patriot Guard Riders who stand between those who mock our soldiers' funerals and the families who mourn the loss on their soldier.



Fact-Checking Limbaugh's Seminar Caller

American Thinker  " On Thursday, a victim of the Reid-Pelosi recession -- an out-of-work lawyer -- phoned Rush Limbaugh's conservative radio show, suggesting a revival of Depression-era Keynesian spending. Here is the transcript. On the fly, Mr. Limbaugh responded quite well to the caller's claims, which also are fact-checked below.

"Sensing that it was a "seminar caller", Limbaugh adroitly refused to accept the caller's premises. (After the call, the host explained that Clinton aide Dick Morris produced seminars many years ago, training Democrats to get on conservative shows and parrot Democrat talking points)."

http://politicalwire.com/aggregator/

Leftist Hollywood; Not just unashamed, but proud of their bias

Where Are You, Norman Lear?  "Unfortunately, Di Bona  is a high-ranking member of the Caucus. Disgusted by Di Bona's admissions, Lionel quit the Caucus. He was soon joined by mega-producer Norman Powell. "I knew most of my fellow members looked upon [conservative] political positions ... as distasteful,"

Chetwynd wrote in his resignation letter. "What I now understand is the disgust was not for their views, but for their very person. Such people, Mr. Shapiro's sources make clear, must be silenced, and it is therefore proper to make them suffer discrimination."

"The fallout was immediate and intense. The New York Times covered it. So did The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.

"But was Hollywood upset? Of course not." More...    By Ben Shapiro in Big Hollywood

Lionel Chetwynd’s Letter of Resignation to Caucus for Producers, Writers [and] Directors
..."I realize, now, the enormous special obstacles put in my path by my supposed colleagues, obstacles that over the years made earning a living or a quiet pursuit of my trade so unusually onerous, were not a matter of political difference; they were a declaration of my unworthiness to be one of them. The rejection was not of my ideas, but of my person." Via A Hollywood Republican

The exception that proves the rule? "Law and Order" does the right thing?
Surprisingly sensitive portrayals of pro-life views . . . on network TV?  "“I am used to seeing pro-lifers marginalized and dismissed as narrow minded religious zealots. This was one of the most fair-minded and even-handed presentations of this critical and persistent legal and moral issue.""

The above is a surprise because L and O usually does stuff like this: "Law [and] Order": another TV show that sucker-punches half the American population "  From the Tunnel Wall, Feb 28th, 2011.

More obscene revelations from Washington

By Rich Terrell at terrellaftermath.com