The Lies Of Our Leaders
As you know, on Monday, when the House initially rejected the $700 billion bailout, the stock market tanked 777 points. We were told that Congress had to act to “save” the economy.
With the economy on the brink of meltdown and elections looming, a reluctant Congress abruptly reversed course and approved a historic $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday. President Bush swiftly signed it.
Then what happened? The market dropped 157 points for the day. Oh yeah, I should tell you, the market was up almost 300 points when the House vote took place. So, in essence, the market dropped more than 450 points on the news that a bailout deal had been voted on and was to be signed into law.
Great job. We’re paying a high price for socialism, aren’t we?
Dealing With Issues
Have you been paying attention to what’s happening on Wall Street and in Washington, D.C.?
Democrats to let offshore drilling ban expire
FBI said to probe Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, AIG
Congress is discussing a $700 billion ‘bail out’ for Wall Street, but there seems to be quite a few holes in the bucket.
With everything going on the House has a lot on their plate, but no one seems to be doing anything.
John McCain has suspended his campaign to work on the legislative matters dealing with the financial crisis.
We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved.I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night’s debate until we have taken action to address this crisis.
I am confident that before the markets open on Monday we can achieve consensus on legislation that will stabilize our financial markets, protect taxpayers and homeowners, and earn the confidence of the American people. All we must do to achieve this is temporarily set politics aside, and I am committed to doing so.
And President Bush will address the nation this evening.
Test Pattern #83: A Glimpse Of The Future
The entire month of August has passed without a single Democrat showing up on the floor of the House of Representatives. Over 133 Republicans have shown up, day after day, to discuss our nation’s energy problems and to debate the American Energy Act.
Nancy Pelosi has proven what kind of leader she is by ignoring the American people, closing down the house and embarking on a failed book tour.
Gas prices have been steadily dropping throughout the month, ever since President Bush rescinded the executive order banning offshore drilling. If Congress would begin debate on an all of the above energy solution, the price would continue to fall.
If Mrs. Pelosi does not call Congress back, they are set to resume work on September 8th. The target date for adjournment is September 26th. That’s just 15 working days to finish all of the business for the year including solving our nation’s energy crisis. Fifteen days. until they adjourn for the remainder of the year.
Nancy Pelosi is not working for you. She is not working for me. Hell, it appears she isn’t working at all.
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Test Pattern #79: The Pro Forma Session
Republicans are standing in front of the microphone everyday asking Nancy Pelosi to call Congress back into session so they can begin debate on the American Energy Act.
A few of these representatives have called on the President to do so, since Mrs. Pelosi has no intention of doing it. The problem is, he cannot do it. The President cannot call Congress back into session if either the House or the Senate are in session.
Harry Reid has made sure that the Senate is kept in “pro forma session” to keep the President from making recess appointments, and ironically, calling Congress back into session to discuss energy solutions.
Watch this video to learn more about the pro forma session, and see one (in full length) as it transpires.
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Test Pattern #75: Use It Or Lose It
Today was the 16th day of the House Republican ’staycation’.
With each passing day, it’s abundantly clear that Nancy Pelosi has no intention of calling back Congress. She has no intention of cancelling the remainder of her book tour, even though the number of people who have shown up on the House floor to listen to Republicans discuss the American Energy Act has outnumbered her book sales by a great margin. It’s clear she has no intention of coming back to do the job she was elected to do.
At this point I doubt her decision is purely political in nature, and it’s only a matter of time before she is called to the carpet for her unethical investment in the Clean Energy Fuels Corporation as well as her lack of leadership of the House Of Representatives.
Call Nancy Pelosi’s office at (202) 225-0100 and tell her to come back to work.
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Test Pattern #73: Cause A Storm
Day #14 of the Republican ’staycation’.
Today, Minority Leader John Boehner returned to the House floor to ask Speaker Pelosi to call the Congress back into session, to begin debating the issue of energy reform.
The American people, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, are speaking up and talking to their Representatives, demanding that Congress do something to help bring prices down at the pump.
Day #14, and still not a Democrat to be seen in the House. This is not a partisan issue, it’s an American issue. The fact they won’t even acknowledge their own consistuents is shameful.
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Test Pattern #71: Feet To The Fire
As we enter the third week of the House Republican ’staycation’, we still haven’t seen a Democrat in the House.
Nancy Pelosi is still out selling books, you and I are still paying nearly $4 per gallon, and Mrs. Pelosi’s investment in the Clean Energy Fuels Corporation is making more and more sense.
Over the weekend Mrs. Pelosi said she plans to introduce a bill when Congress comes back. It’s nice to know that her book sales and her natural gas investments are more important to her than winter heating oil costs for the American people.
Americans understand the issue in front of us and are demanding they come back. Contact your representative and tell them to get back to work. If they wait until September, they only have three weeks to work on a solution before they adjourn for the rest of the year.
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Test Pattern #70: The Score Is 112-0
It’s been 2 weeks since the House Republicans told Speaker Pelosi and the nation that they were not going home for their traditional August recess.
For the past two weeks we have heard 112 Republicans ask Mrs. Pelosi to call Congress back in session to discuss our nation’s energy situation.
The Republicans have introduced The American Energy Act, which is a comprehensive “all of the above” solution for our future energy needs, while the Democrats have remained silent. In fact, no one has even seen the Democrat plan for energy production.
Today’s episode is another recap of the remarks made by the House Republicans at their daily press briefings, along with a little surprise in the middle of the video.
I had some issues with one of the video files, so it’s a bit jumpy in parts.
Have a great weekend.
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Test Pattern #68: Explanation Time
House Republicans were back on the floor today. They continued discussion on the American Energy Act and wondered once again why their Democrat colleagues weren’t anywhere to be found.
Could Nancy Pelosi have a reason for wanting to keep them off the floor? Does she have something to gain by asking them to maintain their silence? Some say silence in golden. In this case, she may have thought so.
Nancy Pelosi has some explaining to do. Her investment in the Clean Energy Fuels Corporation is a clear conflict of interest, and she needs to come clean on the details involving that investment. As Speaker of the House, she owes it to the American people.
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Test Pattern #66: Who’s Painting The Lady?
Republicans returned to the House floor today to continue their ’staycation’ while Nancy Pelosi took time to appear on Larry King Live.
Too bad Larry King didn’t ask her about her sizeable investment in Clean Energy Fuels Corporation and the real reason she is stalling the energy vote in the House.
So much for her more ethical Congress. At least now we know what’s been motivating her to do nothing.
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