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House Dems turn out the lights but GOP keeps talking

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats adjourned the House, turned off the lights and killed the microphones, but Republicans are still on the floor talking gas prices.

 

Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders opposed the motion to adjourn the House, arguing that Pelosi's refusal to schedule a vote allowing offshore drilling is hurting the American economy. They have refused to leave the floor after the adjournment motion passed at 11:23 a.m., and they are busy bashing Pelosi and her fellow Democrats for leaving town for the August recess.

 

At one point, the lights went off in the House and the microphones were turned off in the chamber, meaning Republicans were talking in the dark. But as Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz..) was speaking, the lights went back on and the microphones were turned on shortly afterward.

 

But C-SPAN, which has no control over the cameras in the chamber, has stopped broadcasting the House floor, meaning no one was witnessing this except the assembled Republicans, their aides, and one Democrat, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio), who has now left.

 

Only about a half-dozen Republicans were on the floor when this began, but the crowd has grown to about 20, according to Patrick O'Connor.

 

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"Hurting the economy" - the Bush administrations lack of funding on the developement of full and energy alternatives, as well as as other policy issues, are all contributing to "hurting the economy".

Didn't anyone learn anything from the "oil crisis" during Jimmy Carters presidency?

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"Hurting the economy" - the Bush administrations lack of funding on the developement of full and energy alternatives, as well as as other policy issues, are all contributing to "hurting the economy".

Didn't anyone learn anything from the "oil crisis" during Jimmy Carters presidency?

 

 

just make sure your tires are inflated and everything should be good ;)

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