Now that I've got your attention, this is going to be a short diary, but hear me out.
The Republicans have been sitting on the House Floor playing Congress and basically throwing a hissy fit for a vote on offshore drilling. I say, let's have such a vote--a single bill, no amendments, an up or down vote on offshore drilling.
But, of course, we get to write the bill--The American Energy Salvation Act. It's a bill that would never--and should never--pass, but would expose the Republican hypocrisy and force them to oppose something that is crafted to look like what they advocate, but is actually NOT what they want.
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