House Democrats Vote, Say Screw Americans, & Time For Vacation - A Call To Action

PDOP ^ | 07/31/2008 | Jarid Brown

[Jabrown]

Yesterday, Republican House members unsuccessfully attempted to force congress from adjourning for their August recess. In a vote to prevent the House of Representatives from taking vacation, 17 Democrats joined every Republican in the house only to see the measure fail by 1 vote. Nancy Pelosi was able to retain just enough votes to allow Congress to go forward with their month long vacation and further prevent any legislation aimed at addressing our energy crisis...

...A little over a year ago, as Iraq's Parliament was preparing to go on vacation, congressional Democrats lambasted the Iraqi government and papers were plastered with stories of congressional outrage over the vacation. John Kerry attacked "An Iraqi Parliament that spends July and August sitting around a swimming pool while..."

...There is now only one option left to keep congress from going on vacation. The President has a Constitutional Power to force congress into a special session to address energy legislation. The President can help his own dismal approval numbers and lame-duck status, by taking charge and forcing congress to go back to work.

Help us end Congresses vacation by...

[avacado]

"...There is now only one option left to keep congress from going on vacation. The President has a Constitutional Power to force congress into a special session to address energy legislation. The President can help his own dismal approval numbers and lame-duck status, by taking charge and forcing congress to go back to work."

Please GWB! Do this, do it now!!!

[srmorton]

They are going to hear about this from their constituents in their home districts during their little vacation - that is, if some of them even have the nerve to show their faces there while they are refusing to allow this matter to even be voted on.

[Sacajaweau]

So much for our “REPRESENTAIVE” form of government.

[digger48]

Actually, the best thing that could happen for this country is for Congress to just stay on vacation ‘til after the election. And beyond, AFAIC.

Everything they’ve done up to this point has only made things worse. No reason tho think they’re gonna do any better.

Absolutely nothing good is going to come from the worst Congress with the most incompetent Congressional Leadership this country has ever seen.

[Jabrown]

Since launching our email initiative on Monday, our site has sent more than 39,700 emails to the President, Vice President, supportive congressional members, and select media personalities. With just one click and seconds of your time, you can send a unified message to for the President to call a special session.

[jveritas]

I hope he does call the Congress back to session to deal with the oil problem but I laugh every time when someone says that President Bush is a lame duck. He is no lame duck but the contrary is true. If he was then we would have lost Iraq by being forced the defeatist democrat Congress to leave Iraq long time ago in defeat. Instead President Bush with his strong leadership got what he wanted which is an amazing VICTORY in Iraq.

There is nothing called a lame duck President. It all depends on the President whether he wants to be a lame or not duck such a Bill Clinton who was lame duck for 8 years because he did absolutely nothing. A strong President such as President Bush is the most powerful man in the world until the last second when he leaves office.

[DManA]

Nancy Pelosi: “The Republicans MADE me hit my gavel. One of them sneaked behind me, grabbed my arm and yelled ‘This session is adjourned’ in a high falsetto voice. That wasn’t me.”

[savedbygrace]

What has this Congress do-nothing done to earn a vacation?

Nothing.

Get back to work, slackers.

[bray]

Little Nazi Nancy just told America, Let Them Eat Cake!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Jabrown]

The lame-duck status isn’t a slam on the president, but historically speaking an President with only months remaining in office, especially with low approval ratings and an opposition controlled congress, is considered to be a lame-duck presidency. He has little legistlative control left as congress can choose to use parliamentary procedures to limit or block debate and bills.

He has a golden opportunity here to overcome that status, show the public that he still is the President, and embarras congressional Democrats.

Again, not a slam at the President, merely a statement on Presidential status at the end of their elected careers.

[Rummyfan]

Nancy Pelosi has to get out and do her book tour.

[demshateGod]

“The Republicans MADE me hit my gavel. One of them sneaked behind me, grabbed my arm and yelled ‘This session is adjourned’ in a high falsetto voice. That wasn’t me.”

LOL. If she has some tears when she says this her Rats will sweep the elections.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The president has overlooked the obvious before.

[Jabrown]

Well, she is trying to save the world! Why let the pesky Americans stand in her way!

[avacado]

"There is nothing called a lame duck President. It all depends on the President whether he wants to be a lame or not duck such a Bill Clinton who was lame duck for 8 years because he did absolutely nothing. A strong President such as President Bush is the most powerful man in the world until the last second when he leaves office."

Absolutely!

[RabidBartender]

Even if he does call Congress back in sessions, do you think Pelosi and the other America-haters will actually come back to work? I think they’d just laugh at him, and the media will paint it as the President “bullying” the House.

[edzo4]

vote them all out and make it a permanent vacation...

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

ANYone who votes for these treasonous democrats in the Fall is a traitor himself!

[econjack]

I remember seeing a YouTube video where the speaker points out all of the vacation and federal holidays that Congress has created for themselves. While I can't remember the exact number, it seemed to me that Congress is only in session about 120 days a year. Then you get some power-hungry, ego maniac with a gavel like Pelosi running the show and she won't even allow debate on one of the most pressing issues of our time. She and Harry need to be tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail. Do those two really reflect the way people in CA and NV think? Despicable.