Manzullo, GOP Friends, to Keep Talking to Themselves?

1 comment August 3rd, 2008

The Register Star reported Fridaythat U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo and other Republicans stayed on Capitol Hill and continued speaking on the House floor well after Democratic leaders officially closed the chamber in an attempt to pressure the Democrats into allowing a vote on an offshore drilling bill.

Now comes word that the Republicans might continue their rhetoric into this week …

The session will not be televised, since C-Span does not control the cameras inside the House chamber. Rather, those come under the purview of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats, and they’re unlikely to do anything to help Republicans.

But Republicans felt they got a lot of good press out of Friday’s “revolt,” so they will be back at it again, and younger GOP lawmakers were clearly energized by the tactic, something not evident among Republicans for most of the 110th Congress.

There must be an election looming. Oh yeah, there is.