Saving the planet...
Posted on 08/10/2008 10:25:20 PM PDT by Kaslin
This morning, Republicans will return to the dimmed floor of the House of Representatives to continue to fight on behalf of American families hurting from high gas prices. It has now been ten days since House Democrats turned off the lights and breezed out of Washington for a paid vacation without any meaningful action to bring down energy costs.
For months, the American people have demanded more energy production, yet this Democrat majority found the pleas of their constituents just a petty annoyance. But as Speaker Pelosi - off on her self-promoting book tour - has found, when House Republicans rose to speak in a darkened chamber, the American people stood with us.
What began as a spontaneous protest to the Speaker's heavy-handed parliamentary tactics to silence Republican House members and the American people has evolved into a national movement. This is not a battle we went looking for, but the American people demanded a voice in response to the unambiguous insult thrown at them.
Americans struggling with fuel costs now recognize that though Speaker Pelosi seeks to muzzle them, they do have a voice in Washington. House Republicans have seen firsthand the burden gas prices are having on hard-working families. We have a real energy plan to increase conservation, produce alternative sources of energy, and harvest our own natural resources. House Republicans want Americans to have more American-made energy.
The refusal of this Democrat majority to act is the only thing that prevents us from realizing a greater supply of American energy and lower prices at the pump. Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team have become the unbending force standing in the way of an energy self-sufficient America. Disinterested and inflexible, their control over our national energy policy threatens the prosperity and productivity of generations to come.
But with an outpouring of support from like-minded Americans, House Republicans are again taking to the well of the People's House this morning to declare that the Democrat anti-energy agenda is no longer welcome. We will persist in our calls for more American-made energy until the Democrat leadership yields to the wishes of the people.
The United States has always and will continue to be a nation whose greatest resource is its people. We maintain a confidence that comes from knowing that the shared genius and determination of our people can meet any challenge. When turning to Washington for aid, we understand that the most positive outcomes are produced when the government sets fair rules, then stands aside and allows our people the freedom to provide opportunities and answers.
Americans have the capacity to solve this energy crisis and our nation has been blessed with wonderful natural resources to bridge the gap to the next generation of energy options. We now need those in control of Congress to recognize the capabilities we have at home and respond to the will of the American people.
At this time of great uncertainty, our nation deserves a real debate and a sincerity from its leaders that matches the scale of this challenge. Rather than vacation, let's have a real vote on our energy future. House Republicans stand ready to act, ready to increase the supply of American-made energy, ready to bring down crippling gas prices. We are here. The American people are with us. So we ask, Madam Speaker, where are you?
Pelosi’s friends, the Russians, are risking a holocaust. Meanwhile, our hero, Pelosi, is off trying to save the planet and can’t be bothered.
Is anyone filming them? I know C-SPAN isn’t, but we don’t need them when we have YouTube.
Speaker Pelosi is not a Nazi. She is making her own miserable history. The liberal party cares not a twit for the American People only the planet.
When will Pelosi understand that just because she comes from Fruit San Francisco the Congress represents THE UNITED STATED OF AMERICA not just Fruit City.
From a
THIRD GENERATION SAN FRANCISCAN,
not imported like Pelosi
Speaker Pelosi is not a Nazi. She is making her own miserable history. The liberal party cares not a twit for the American People only the planet.
When will Pelosi understand that just because she comes from Fruit San Francisco the Congress represents THE UNITED STATED OF AMERICA not just Fruit City.
From a
THIRD GENERATION SAN FRANCISCAN,
not imported like Pelosi
She is not a pelosi either. Only by marriage!
She isn’t trying to save the planet either. Her only goal is for the democrats to have complete power.
WHERE IS NANCY PELOSI?
OPINION: I sure don’t know. Maybe she is getting another facelift. If so, could she request from her doctor that he insert a brain, a heart and patriotism while operating? Just a thought...
A couple of pieces of video have slipped out, but there’s been no concerted effort to do it. House rules theoretically prohibit non-Pelosi-approved cameras on the floor. They’re really doing a half-hearted job of taking advantage of a great media opportunity. That linked story, for example, should have been a full page ad buy in the top dozen national papers.
The Russian/Georgian issue is something the needs to be emphasized. Russia is back to it’s old tricks, and our current energy/petrobased fuel situation is a serious national security issue that has just been shown to be more acute by the current events. We are tempting the devil by not ensuring OUR ability to provide/develop what is necessary for us, or maybe we’re doing exactly what scratch wants. Self-destruction is not on my agenda.
She is saving the planet.
Very few trees were cut for paper to print her book.
All botox...
No leadership...
Come on man, What’s more important, voting for opening up areas for oil exploration or Mrs. Pelosi doing the rounds trying to hawk her pathetic book (which has sold zilch)?
“madame speaker, where are you?”
democrats and power: socialist scu&bags in actions.
How are the book sales Nan? (LOL)
hey look at it this way-she’ll end up selling less than 10,000 books-just think of all the tress that are being saved because no one is buying that sludge.
And the ones that were printed can be recycled into bird cage liners.
Gee the pubbies finally got some balls ... where were they except for a handful 8 even 10 years ago. Many took the same stance as the commies .... McLame just now changed view and he STILL does not consider ANWR an option.
I think it is more grandstanding than balls ... quite frankly the spineless republican party has been neutered years ago with lack of leadership in Lott and Frist.
They are just as big of a disgrace. I trust them like a trust my neighbors Pitt bull ... except I know my neighbors pitt bull still has his gonads intact.
“how are the book sales nan?”
sales are doing well. there are rumors that three more were sold on thursday.
The RATS will gladly put in a depression and then brag about how they got us out of it.
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