Congress voted on 7-30-08 whether to adjourn for the August recess or stay in session for votes on offshore oil drilling.
The vote was 213 to adjourn vs. 212 to stay in session.
213 Democrats voted to adjourn.
17 Democrats crossed over and voted with 195 Republicans to stay in session.
Did your Congressperson vote your interest? Check this link to find out and if they voted YEA, let them know how you feel in November if they are up for reelection.
What do Germans love? You guessed it; David Hasselhoff and Barack Obama. On that note, here is this weekend’s entertainment; David Hasselhoff performing “Hooked on a Feeling”. This should be Barack Obama’s theme song. I can see him walking up to the podium at the Democrat convention with this song playing in the background as all the Democrats dance and cheer.
“It was kind of surprising; they really love Obama in Germany. He’s like a rock star over there. It’s impressive until you realize that David Hasselhoff is also like a rock star over there.” — Jimmy Kimmel
The National Republican Congressional Committee has a new video out titled “Democrats: An Agenda Americans Just Can’t Afford”.
This is the message that the Republicans have to hammer home, especially in August when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid send Congress home without doing anything to increase domestic production. Rarely has a major issue produced such bipartisan consensus among the electorate, and even more rarely has it produced such obstinacy in the majority party in Congress. Gas price increases hit everyone across the board and make energy policy extremely personal — and the Democrats want to do nothing to increase domestic supply to correct for it.
Nine Percent Nancy has a new book out titled “Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters” that can be purchased at Amazon.com.
Apparently sales of it are slow. I wonder why! Any way some of the customer reviews are too good and really let Nancy have it.
The customer images are great too!
I still find it hard to believe that the Democrats are going to sweep both houses in November. I think the people are fed up with them and Nancy’s books sales are a great indicator.
Here are just a few reviews:
The worst read in a long time. Couldn’t she afford a better ghost writer? Should the American people take lesson’s from the leader of the 9% Congress? Less time spent on book writing , more time for the peoples business.
I found Nancy Pelosi’s book to be quite boring and uninspiring. Is she trying to follow in Hillary’s footsteps or something? Given how poorly this book is written I would say “Don’t quit your day job!” but then I think of what a failure she has been on that front too.
Pelosi should stick to what she’s good at, whatever that is.
Don’t waste your money.What a struggle to get to the end..horrid written book with a shallow to low tide message! Not a book for motivation or leadership read and example. Pelosi needs to find better ghost writer next time. horrid read and struggle from cover to cover..no wonder her rating is 9% not much between the face lift!
Save the planet? Every Liberal thinks they’re saving the planet when they ride a bike, replace an incandescent light with a fluorescent bulb, take a three minute shower, or use only one sheet of toilet paper. Nancy Pelosi is just another liberal flake. I wonder what will happen when they find out the planet doesn’t need saving.
Forget about the planet. Save America Nancy! Drill for oil on American soil!
As Pelosi Tries to ‘Save the Planet,’ Republicans Criticize Offshore Drilling Ban
Congressional Republicans are stepping up attacks on Democrats who are blocking votes on oil drilling legislation, homing in on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was quoted saying that she wants “to save the planet.”
Pelosi, in an interview published Tuesday in Politico.com, defended her efforts to stall spending bills, saying as speaker she decides which bills will make it to the House floor.
“I’m trying to save the planet. … I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy,” Pelosi said. “When you win the election, you win the majority, and what is the power of the speaker? To set the agenda, the power of recognition, and I am not giving the gavel away to anyone.”
Ahead of a Republican press conference Tuesday focusing on stalled energy priorities, House Minority Leader John Boehner responded by attacking Pelosi, who has been making talk-show rounds this week with a new book, titled “Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters.”
“She’s got time to go out and promote her new book tour and her new book, but she doesn’t have time to schedule a vote on the floor of the House and let the American people have their will expressed?” Boehner told FOX News.
Boehner blamed Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama for preventing relief.
“For 25 years, Democrats have blocked more American-made oil and gas. That’s why we’re in the predicament we’re in,” said Boehner, R-Ohio. Voters want Congress “to vote on more American made oil and gas. We want to do that. She, Harry Reid, Barack Obama are standing in the way.”
House and Senate Democrats are using their control of Congress to avoid voting on opening up the Outer Continental Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve to oil exploration, which they say is unnecessary because oil companies already have leases to millions of acres of federal land. Because of the deadlock, Democratic energy priorities have stalled, too.
Pelosi countered the criticism by issuing a statement that listed a series of editorials from newspaper boards critical of the GOP plan to allow more offshore oil drilling.
“American families and businesses are struggling with skyrocketing gas prices at the pump, but President Bush and his Republican allies in Congress continue to stand in the way of real relief,” Pelosi said in the statement. “Instead, the Bush-Cheney policy, an energy plan crafted by two oilmen in the White House, revolves around the best interests of Big Oil – from protecting tax breaks to expanding domestic oil and gas drilling.”
But with a contentious election coming up, and with most Americans now supporting drilling, Boehner and Republicans are willing to go on offense.
Boehner suggested Obama is among Democrats who he says are influenced by a “radical group of environmentalists” pushing higher gas prices.
“If you listen to Barack Obama during the primaries, you know, he didn’t think $5 gas was all that bad. He was just upset it got there so quickly. And what you’ve got, you’ve got a bunch of radical environmentalists who think that we ought to have higher gasoline prices so Americans will drive less,” Boehner said.
With four legislative weeks left before the November elections, after which Congress is likely to punt big issues until the next administration takes office, little time is left to find a means to reduce oil costs, which is blamed for driving up inflation and slowing down the economy.
“They’re trying to run out the clock,” Boehner said.