"#DontGo Is About Way More Than Drilling"

While Democrats are flying off on a five-week vacation without allowing a vote on domestic drilling, members the House GOP are staying behind to offer a comprehensive solution that puts everything on the table.

Wind power alone wonÂ’t solve the problem. Solar alone wonÂ’t solve the problem. Nuclear plants, increased efficiency and natural gas alone wonÂ’t do it either. Not even domestic drilling by itself is enough to end the energy crisis. However, if we act on everything option our disposal, we can make a difference over the short, intermediate and long term to lower energy prices and ease pains at the pump.

The American Energy Act takes this ‘all of the above’ solution and puts it into legislation. The bill will help increase efficiency, encourage wind, hydrogen and solar power development, and open up American petroleum resources and expand American nuclear power production. Read more about the ‘all of the above’ solution < href=http://www.gop.gov/energy/americanenergyact/>here.

While Republicans are willing to put everything on the table, Democrats are unwilling to consider domestic drilling and expanded nuclear power, [therefore] sending more money to foreign sheikhs and preventing new jobs in American energy production from being developed. This is about way more than domestic drilling. This is about creating a real plan that holds nothing back in the pursuit of affordable American energy.

My emphasis; RTWT.

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If you really want to increase domestic oil production, put your money where your mouth is.

Sign the discharge petitions to force a vote on a comprehensive energy plan. Otherwise, shut up and stop hiding behind Pelosi's skirts.

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Please call and do the same: 202-225-0100.

Via TechRepublican, via a nice summary of the story at American Thinker, via The American Mind.

Update: Oh, gee, I forgot: Pelosi isn't in D.C. right now. Well, leave her a voice mail, or leave a message with the House switchboard. Or send her a note. I know she'd appreciate being reminded that there was something she forgot to do ("water the plants, shut off the utilities, have the newspaper suspended, and call for a vote on domestic energy production").

Or if you run into her, you could remind her. ("Madam Speaker, you forgot to call for an up-or-down vote on off-shore drilling, and I think you left the coffee maker on.")

8/5/2008

Free Library of Philadelphia (Central Library)

Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine St.

Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-567-4341 7 pm

8/6/2008
Temple Judea
5500 Granada Blvd.
Miami, FL 33146
305-442-4408 7:30 pm

8/7/2008
Borders Books
612 East Liberty St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-668-7652 7 pm

8/11/2008
American Jewish University
Gindi Auditorium 15600 Mulholland Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90077
310-659-3110 7 pm

8/12/2008
Dominican University
Angelico Hall 50 Acacia Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-927-0960 7 pm

8/13/2008 Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
Oracle Corporation 500 Oracle Pkwy.
Redwood City, CA 94065
415-382-6022 7 pm

8/14/2008 Cowell Theater
Fort Mason Center, Pier 2
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-643-3400×11 7 pm

8/20/2008
Tattered Cover Bookstore
1628 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
303-436-1070 5:30 pm

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A bit more quiet than Friday's, perhaps, according to The Politico.

While FridayÂ’s impromptu House session featured members jumping off airplanes and rushing back to the House floor in shorts and sandals to thunderous applause from the visitorsÂ’ galleries, it was a more subdued affair on Monday. Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.) opened with a prayer, and Republicans recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Then it was open season on PelosiÂ’s policies.

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) delivered a speech next to a giant photo of Pelosi, with the words “I am trying to save the planet” underneath, tweaking the speaker for a comment she made in an interview with Politico. By refusing to hold a vote on domestic drilling because of environmental concerns, King said Pelosi has decided that “saving the planet is worth more than saving the Homo sapiens.”

“On Friday, Speaker Pelosi turned out the lights in the people’s House,” Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) told reporters. “Now we’re in the midst of the ‘Pelosi Shutdown.’ She’s shutting down the people’s House, and if we’re not careful, her energy policies will shut down the economic engine of America. Republicans are saying we will not allow that to happen.”

Price said Republicans “demand a vote on American energy for Americans,” a slogan he repeated over and over on the House floor as he acted as the unofficial master of ceremonies, introducing each member who rose to speak.

. . . . . . . . . . .

Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) railed about the fact that the Cuban government “has given a lease to the Chinese” to conduct offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Wolf pointed out that the Chinese have provided economic and military support to the government of Sudan . . . .

As they did on Friday, GOP members repeatedly encouraged the stray tourists brought onto the House floor to call Pelosi and demand a vote. “The squeaky wheel gets the grease,” Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) told the crowd. “It is time for you all to squeak.”

There were also some humorous moments. When the lights were turned up at 10:35 a.m. in the dimly lit chamber, about 30 minutes into the session, Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), who was speaking at the time, joked, “Someone must be drilling somewhere in America.” That remark brought laughs from the crowd and his colleagues.

By midday, House Republicans were vowing to continue their talkathon on the floor “as long as it takes,” claiming they would continue their protest indefinitely if Pelosi does not allow a vote soon.

“There are plans underway to be here into next week,” said Pence, one of the organizers of the protest. By noon Monday, 24 members were already back in Washington, and lawmakers said reinforcements were on the way.

Republican Rep. Peter J. Roskam of Illinois said he got the call on Sunday afternoon and drove through the night, pulling into the Capitol just before daybreak. “We loaded up the minivan just like the Griswolds,” said Roskam, referencing the classic Chevy Chase movie “National Lampoon’s Vacation.”

The floor protests did not originate with GOP leaders, but they have quickly jumped on the bandwagon. Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio and Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri, neither of whom is expected in Washington until Wednesday at least, used the episode to strengthen their standing among conservatives. Boehner, Blunt and other GOP leaders sent an “open letter” to Pelosi asking that she reconvene the House immediately for a vote.

Pelosi on Sunday dismissed the GOP floor protests as “the war dance of the handmaidens of the oil companies,” and senior Democratic aides repeatedly circulated charts showing that the Republicans on the floor had received millions of dollars in contributions from oil companies, their employees and lobbyists during their congressional careers.

“This Republican hoax is unworthy of the serious debate we must have to relieve the pain of consumers at the pump and to promote energy independence,” Pelosi said in a statement after she stepped out of the huge jet she had acquired use of when she began her stint as Speaker--the one big enough that it doesn't have to stop for refueling on its way back to the Golden State, and can carry more staffers than the little one she was originally offered.

I might have gotten that last paragraph slightly wrong; what can I say? It's late over here.

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Well, they have to keep smuggling video out, so we can all see the guerilla sessions.

But maybe the way to keep the energy high is to coax more tourists to the Capitol, according to Jonathan Klingler:

Right now, the MSM is dismissing the Guerilla Congress as a GOP stunt, but that will be much harder to do if there are long lines of excited and angry people waiting to get into the chamber specifically to take part in the phantom sessions. I know from experience that constituents are usually bored and disappointed when visiting the House gallery—if they are engaged and excited, that is a news story in itself.

We can make this happen. During the summer, a flood of people drive to Washington for vacation and take exhausted kids around the Mall in the humidity and heat, trying to show them the monuments and teach them about American democracy. They have just driven hundreds of miles and spent large amounts of money on gas - more than most other Americans would. They are almost the ideal target audience for the shadow sessions, and they have every right to be mad that the Dems skipped town for a vacation of their own when their vacations are cut short or made less enjoyable because of the price of gas.

If we build on this foundation, and add in the opportunity to spend time inside with the AC and let their kids go on the House floor while it is in a pseudo-session to interact with 20-30 members, we can probably draw people in.

Now that's my idea of giving your kid a civics lesson: If the House is rockin', don't bother knockin'.

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. . . what Pelosi's smoking:

Comedy gold, via AllahP at Hot Air.

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As far as I'm concerned, the scandal is that "Big Oil" isn't giving McCain enough money, vs. Obama—given that the latter seems to intend to decimate the industry, so we can further weaken our military and economic standing in the world.

There's a nice analysis at Flopping Aces.

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And if you live in D.C., you might drop by this week to offer your support. Those of us in the rest of the country are still figuring out how to tell the GOP legislators to rawk on.

Don't Go.

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The Ohio GOP—

Via Ed Morrissey, who helps the leftosphere with its arithmetic.

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Here's the graphic of the day:

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Let's see if this will get Pelosi's attention.

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. . . though even McCain is urging him to.

Also, we're being encouraged to call the Capitol Hill switchboard, and ask to speak to Speaker Pelosi.

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"Does a poll drop count as an emergency?"

All Barack Obama statements come with an expiration date. All of them.

Via Flap, via Twitter.

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Here's the official list of congressional twitterers.

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The Republicans are back on the floor today, and Heritage Foundation is blogging it live.

Welcome, Cassandra Readers!
Just a quick note on today's technological angst: Right now, it appears that for some browsers, the main page is down—but not individual entry pages. So, if you're one of my half-dozen readers [ ], or if you want to check the joint out, I'd recommend that you simply use the navigational thingie to scroll through entries, rather than try to get to that elusive, ghostly main page.

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Video cameras on Capitol Hill. Keep going, guys: if they lock you out, meet on the steps. Keep posting video, and tell us where to find it. We'll post it.

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This is what she'll be doing instead of of working on an energy plan. Per Michelle Malkin:

Speaking of the absent Speaker of the House, here’s her book tour schedule during the Democrats’ vacation. The “Impeach Bush” crowd is dogging her on the book publicity trail. Wouldn’t it be good to see protesters at these events pressing her on issues people really care about?

Like Nan says: Know your power. Hit hard, hit fast, hit often.

8/4/2008 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Columbia Point
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
617-514-1645 5:30 pm

8/5/2008 Free Library of Philadelphia (Central Library)
Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-567-4341 7 pm

8/6/2008 Temple Judea
5500 Granada Blvd.
Miami, FL 33146
305-442-4408 7:30 pm

8/7/2008 Borders Books
612 East Liberty St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-668-7652 7 pm

8/11/2008 American Jewish University
Gindi Auditorium 15600 Mulholland Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90077
310-659-3110 7 pm

8/12/2008 Dominican University
Angelico Hall 50 Acacia Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-927-0960 7 pm

8/13/2008 Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
Oracle Corporation 500 Oracle Pkwy.
Redwood City, CA 94065
415-382-6022 7 pm

8/14/2008 Cowell Theater
Fort Mason Center, Pier 2
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-643-3400×11 7 pm

8/20/2008 Tattered Cover Bookstore
1628 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
303-436-1070 5:30 pm

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