Well, the Republican talk-fest and so-called revolt against Pelosi (D-CA) is underway in the House chamber (sans lights and cameras) for Day 2. The only reporters there, if any, are bloggers and print media types as I understand it. For those who don't know Congress went on recess last Friday without deciding anything except an apology for slavery and new tobacco bill...a bunch of useless, overpaid idiots. In the meantime some House Republicans continue to speak on the floor calling for the Pelosi Congress to do something about the gas prices and implement some kind of energy plan. They might as well be speaking to the four walls of an empty room (and I reckon they are some of the time).
My only question is why didn't they do something about this issue when they had control of the Congress? This is not an un-expected problem. With the growing economies of China and India and their ever-increasing needs for oil this crisis of supply and demand could have been averted with better planning on the exploitation of domestic and North American resources (not to mention some action on strengthening the US dollar which I have preached on before in this forum...) but I suppose that it took $4.00 plus a gallon to get these bums off of their collective asses.
I really support the spirit of what they are doing but now it's too little and too late because the
Democrats Socialists aren't going to do a damn thing. I hope that the new "Gang of 10" in the Senate who actually have put together what may be a workable energy plan may be able to get something done on this issue but we'll have to wait until Congress re-convenes I reckon. Lastly, I noted that my own Congressmen, the Georgia smoke nazi (I have NEVER forgiven him for the statewide smoking ban that he sponsored here in Georgia while he was in the State Senate), Dr. Tom Price (R-GA) is one of the ring-leaders. He's been advised of this constituent's stance as I hope that yall will advise your own.
At any rate, for those interested here's an update on what's going on today from The Politico.com:
House Republicans go back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices
Continuing with their guerilla tactics from last week, House Republicans will be back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices, even though Congress is in recess, and they may stay there all week.
More than a dozen Republicans have already committed to make appearances, according to House GOP leadership aide, including National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole (Okla.).
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Mike Pence (R-Ind.), who led Friday's five-hour talkathon after the House shut down for the August recess, are also expected to be there, according to this aide.
"In an urgent memo sent to GOP Members and staff Saturday (“A Call to Action on American Energy”), Republican Leader John Boehner (R-) and Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) hailed Friday’s action, and encouraged House Republicans to return to the Capitol beginning Monday morning to help keep the historic effort going," said a press release just released by Minority Leader Boehner's office.
“It’s not a request we make lightly. But the American people are suffering,” Boehner and Blunt said in the memo. “The consequences of continued congressional inaction on gas prices are unacceptable. We’ve called on the Speaker to call Congress back into an emergency session this month and schedule a vote on the American Energy Act. We must continue to make a stand until the Speaker complies.”
Update - Neither Boehner nor Blunt are expected to be in attendance at Monday's talkfest, and its unclear if they will show up at any point during the week, according to GOP leadership aides.
Update 2 - Boehner's office said on Monday that Blunt would return to Washington on Wednesday and Thursday.
The session will not be televised, since C-Span does not control the cameras inside the House chamber. Rather, those come under the purview of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats, and they're unlikely to do anything to help Republicans.
But Republicans felt they got a lot of good press out of Friday's "revolt," so they will be back at it again, and younger GOP lawmakers were clearly energized by the tactic, something not evident among Republicans for most of the 110th Congress.
The link:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0808/House_Republicans_to_go_back_on_the_floor_Monday_to_talk_gas_prices.html
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