Call them back for special session to deal with energy. Make Pelosi and Reid miss their summer vacation. Do it!
It worked brilliantly for Truman 60 years ago. It will work just as well for Bush today.
Not only did it work brilliantly for Truman, there are other instances where either Congress or the President has drawn a line in the sand.
Remember George 41 and no new taxes. He failed the testing of a Democratic congress.
Remember when the Pubbies threatened to shut the government down. Clinton faced them down and he won.
The Public responds to decisive action by the Executive ...or not.