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Democrats Say No Domestic Drilling -- Even If Gas Hits $10
corner.nationalreview.com - 8/1/2008
Democrats Say No Domestic Drilling -- Even If Gas Hits $10
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Iain mentioned this below, but here's the video of McConnell trying to get democrats to agree to domestic oil exploration on the outer-continental shelf if gas hits $4.50, $5, $7.50, $10 a gallon: This is pretty stunning and I would expect to see this footage in quite a a few political ads in the fall. I wonder why McCain isn't trying to highlight the incompetence of the current ...

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The Sundries Shack:  House Republicans Take Over the House Floor, Despite Nancy Pelosi’s Tantrums

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Instapundit — ... is hurting the American economy. They have refused to leave the floor after the adjournment motion passed at 11:23 a.m. and are busy bashing Pelosi and her fellow Democrats for leaving town for the August recess. . . . Democratic aides were furious at the GOP stunt, and reporters were kicked out of the Speaker's Lobby, the space next to the House floor where they normally interview lawmakers. 'You're not covering this, are you?' complained one senior Democratic aide." Video: ...

House Republicans Take Over the House Floor, Despite Nancy Pelosi’s Tantrums
The Sundries Shack — ... In all my days, I’ve not seen anything like what’s happening in Congress today. If you want to know who actually wants to do something about our energy policy, take today’s happenings as a really huge clue. House Republicans decided to storm the Democratic Bastille and took over the floor of the House of Representatives for half the day. Before that, though, we got to see the amazing sight of Mitch McConnell repeatedly asking Democrats how high gas prices would have to go before they’d allow us to get our oil. Republicans were ready for a lot more, ...

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