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John Campbell (R), is a US Congressman from California’s 48th District. He has a blog on his official web site. He’s also posted on Townhall’s excellent blog page. Today Campbell writes of Speaker Pelosi’s continued efforts at blocking meaning action on drilling.

Congress has passed no meaningful energy legislation to move us towards lower gas prices and more American energy and now has recessed for a 5 week break. Republicans, including yours truly, wanted to speak more about that on the floor of the House this afternoon. The Pelosi majority took the unusual step of calling for immediate adjournment to prevent these speeches from going forward and turned off the cameras and microphones on the House floor.

It’s one thing to not allow a vote on more energy production. It’s another to not even allow people to speak about it. I and several dozen others are speaking on the House floor right now to a gallery full of cheering people to demand that Speaker Pelosi allow a vote on more American energy production. No TVs. No microphones.

You can turn off the lights, but you cannot silence the will of the American people.

Good for you, Congressman.

Thats what it will mean if the Fairness Doctrine is reactivated. Rick Moran has more.

Jennifer Rubin provided this interesting observation today from a republican strategist:

Republican strategist Glen Bolger said candidates must tread carefully to look presidential without coming off as presumptuous. “His campaign has made the strategic decision that they have to make voters believe the candidate has already won,” Mr. Bolger said. “The risk in that is that there is a fair amount of hubris.”

If Bolger is correct, many of the moves that the Obama campaign has made - the Berlin speech, the meetings in Washington this week, the naming of a transition team - are based on the theory that you are what you appear to be.

I believe Bolger’s right and the Obama campaign is counting on enough voters deciding on Obama based on the fawning fluff of MSM coverage.

…got a boost in 1100 donars who read Michelle Malkin’s July 23 column in NRO. Army Lt. Col. Bill Russell is still on active duty until Augsut 1st. He hits the ground running with three scheduled appearances the first two days. In the mean time, his wife Kasia is appearing on his behalf.

Here’s Bill’s web site: Russell Brigade

Russell is running for the US Congressional Seat in Pennsylvania’s 12th District. It is located in the southwest corner of the state.

THis interview of Newt Gingrich today on Fox demonstrated just how close the Dem party leaders are from giving a win-win to John McCain and the Republicans in the fall on America’s oil crisis.
Reid and Pelosi are unable to allow open drilling and are hopeful that the REPs will acquiece to a face-saving move. It looks like no way for Reid Pelosi and Obama as they will try to argue that they know best as they did all along in Iraq.