Crooks and Liars got the video from C-SPAN.  THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!

We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit - Octavio Paz / Latino Político

Markey said that a number of "moderate Republican" Congresspeople were opposed to the bill because of its environmental consequences. Markey predicted today's events will mark a "turning point" for moderate Republicans.

Lord, let it be so!

Even if they just want to form an independent caucus apart from the republican party and not become democrats, I could live happily with that...

Heard some sound clips from this on NPR and it was incredible.  Sounded like the British House of Commons.

"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers." - Princess Leia in Star Wars

Ecological collapse is already happening. Your resentment of the word doesn't change the fact that it is occurring.

Come ON Dems! Use this chance to galvanize and find your rediscover your roots and not just pay lip service-homage to them...

Get'm!

Hermaphrodite with attitude!

I listened to a press conference by a Dem. Rep. and he said this is common to the Rep. led House, and he listed about 10 important votes that were held in the past, some of them even longer than this one.  
That sure cleared up something for me...while watching the 5 min. votes that dragged on and on and I do think it happens in the Senate as well

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I know I read somewhere that oil company revenues were UP 50% in the last quarter. They don't need no stinkin' tax breaks/subsidies/hand-outs/regulation relaxations from the government! And there was nothing in this bill that gives Americans a break at the pump. No provision for, say, reducing the cost to consumers in exchange for tax breaks on polluting the environment. What Orwellian name did they give this bill? Something like "Gas Security for America 2005." Har. Should be more acurately named, "Let's make our Campaign Contributors Richer 2005."

I've got a suggestion for Conyers, Slaughter, Pelosi: Next time this kind of shit is going down just rush the Pro Tem and wrestle that damn gavel out of his hand. Yeah, have 'em call security and get yourselves arrested, dammit. If Cindy can do it, so can you!

Based on the reactions from CNN, and the WaPo, the Democrats are going to be have to more dramatic if they want to illiuminate American about what went down -- neither outlet seems to care about this.

The NY Times is running an AP story on its site which at least addresses the Democrats complaints.

--- A (former) member of the dreaded MSM, so be kind.

Excellent display of cajones (or whatever you call those things).

Let's hope Markey is right in saying this will be a turning point for moderate, (i.e. rational), Repubs.

If the rational Repubs can repudiate the extremists who've hijacked their party, and if the real Dems can repudiate the corporate appeasers and so-called centrists attempting to hijack the Dem party, we might get a functional political environment again that can do the business of the country.

Denial is our most dangerous adversary.

Cries of shame is one thing (and a good thing).

Where was the press conference called immediately afterward with EVERY Democrat attending to express their extreme displeasure for the cameras?

I may be misinformed or uninformed on this, or I might simply be contrarian, but I question whether there will be strong enthusiasm by the oil conglomerates to invest in the construction of new refineries.

The reason I wonder is that, with peak oil approaching imminently, (peak oil meaning the point at which the amount of oil being pumped out of the earth is less than it was the year before), for the oil companies to be spending huge amounts of money to gear up to refine what will inevitably be less oil than they're processing now seems counterintuitive.

Even if it was a sure thing that the oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore in southeren California were opened to full exploitation by  Bigoil, those  reserves by themselves might not even be enough to offset the inevitable, and fairly imminent decline in MidEast oil. (I think offshore US reserves are merely estimated, not proven, [in a dubious study]at a "best case" number of around 76billion barrels).

I've thought that it's unlikely that any of the bigoil congloms will drill in ANWR either smply because the field development costs vs the amount of oil estimated to be there might simply be far too much expense for too little profit. I think building new refineries might involve the same calculus. (Obviously there might be a huge hole in my awareness here, so if anyone could enlighten me on this if I'm off the mark I'd welcome it.)

Oh! In no way do I endorse this egregious energy bill. Aside from the refinery provisions, I'm certain that there are numerous other reasons for crying "Shame Shame, Shame".

Denial is our most dangerous adversary.

Is really bulls...! at times, this being one of them.  I guess our leaders in DC. can wring their hands, and send a letter to the speaker of the house in protest. God this really sucks!

We need to push for Progressive change, now more than ever.

Its like watching the birth of an opposition party.  Inspiring video.

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; now we know that it is bad economics;" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Does anyone know if any of the Dem leaders in the House listen to us, listen to "We the People"?

Can we even get their attention at anytime except when they're campaigning and looking to seize our votes?

I agree with commenters upthread talking about civil disobedience as a reraslistic measure we may have to be taking more often. As someone who grew up in a pretty dysfunctional family, I can say with certitude that our government is completely dysfunctional now and playing by the rules of tradition and decorum will only enable the dysfunctioality to get worse.

Denial is our most dangerous adversary.

You see the GOP has these things called strategeries. They know what they want so they set it up IN ADVANCE then just wait for God to step in.

• They wanted THEIR judges to be picked for SCOTUS so IN ADVANCE they neutered the filibuster.  
  
• They want to end Roe so IN ADVANCE they nominate judges who will do their bidding.
  
• They want to destroy the Democratic party the strongest populous party ever in the US so IN ADVANCE to fund the DLC/NDN (both get funding from right winger like Koch Industries) to destroy it from the inside.

....in the meanwhile Democrats are still waiting for the GOP to play nice...

I wrote this in May... of what the GOP has done IN advance to build more refineries:

Let's beat the Republicans by by electing our own... Republicans.

Well, I for one aqm proud of the dems. They stood up and called a spade a spade and were shouted over and ignored. Kind of like watching O'Leilly or Hannity huh?

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.

The NYTs print edition this (Saturday) morning.  Has the story on the vote.  Headline:

House G.O.P. Wins, by 2 Votes, Bill to Ease Rifinery Building

The story mentions it was an unpleasant debate.  They mention arm twisting on the floor.  They quote a bit of Pelosi's statement.  But they fail to mention that a group of dissenting lawmakers banded together and shouted down the corrupt legislative process our Congress has now become:  "Shame!  Shame!  Shame!"  The headline, and the article, do not reflect reality.  I guess I shouldn't be so outraged.  Business as usual.  Well, at least some politicians acted outraged.  Maybe their anger will spread to the MSM someday.  Not holding my breath.

"Have you no sense of decency, sir. At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" -- Boston Attorney Joseph Welch, taking down Sen. Joseph McCarthy.