House GOP Fights on Alone for American Energy Security - Bush Throws Them under the Bone-Dry Bus on Way to Beijing Games

Facing momentous domestic problems and mounting disapproval ratings, two modern Presidents have differently dealt with “Do Nothing” Congresses.

Facing an “impossible” re-election, on July 26, 1948, the wildly unpopular and doggedly anti-communist President Harry S. Truman accepted his Democratic nomination and boldly confronted the GOP’s “Do Nothing” 80th Congress:

“My duty as President requires that I use every means within my power to get the laws the people need on matters of such importance and urgency.  I am therefore calling this Congress back into session July 26th.”

“Give ’em Hell Harry” got re-elected; and the “Do Nothing” 80th Congress got booted.

Today, in his final term, the wildly unpopular President George W. Bush boarded Air Force One bound for the Beijing Olympics and a meeting with his chum Hu Jintao, the dapper ruler of a nuclear armed, communist dictatorship.  Yet before jetting off, the President’s spokesman Tony Fratto bid “Beijing George’s” best wishes to the Democrats’ “Drill Nothing” 110th Congress:

“We don't have plans to call Congress into session – it won't make a difference if Democratic leaders are unwilling to bring up a bill for an up-down vote.” 

Regardless, we will continue our “Speak-In” on the adjourned House floor to protest Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to vote on lowering gas prices and furthering American energy security and independence.

On his part, perhaps our Compassionate Conservative-in-Chief will bring our absent Democrat Congress some “Made in (communist) China” souvenir t-shirts:

“Bush went to Beijing and all I got was this lousy five week, paid vacation.”

Bon Voyage, Mr. Bush!

House Republicans will fight on for America!