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House Republicans are dragging out their political stunt, prancing around the Capital pretending that they're trying to do something besides making an empty gesture.

A Washington Post articles points out some of the Republican hypocrisy

At Recess, a Little One-Sided Dodgeball

By Dana Milbank
Tuesday, August 5, 2008; Page A03

House Republicans can't seem to make up their minds.

Eighteen times over the past 90 days, the minority tried, unsuccessfully, to force the House to adjourn. Now the House has finally adjourned -- for a five-week recess, no less -- and Republicans are demanding that the chamber be called back into session.

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It's not just House Republicans who are displaying their utter hypocrisy:

McCain Calls on Congress to Return

John McCain called on Congress Monday to return from their August recess to vote on a new energy package. McCain said he would leave the campaign trial to return to Washington, and challenged Barack Obama to do the same.

Boy Oh Boy, McCain has more nerve than a bad tooth! He's been AWOL from the Senate for over a year!

Since he hasn't been doing his job as a Senator, McCain doesn't have the moral authority to call on Congress to do anything. During the past year Congress has considered a lot of Energy related Bills and McCain hasn't seen fit to be there to vote on a single one of them. Here's McCain's voting record on Energy Issues:

07/26/2008 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding, S 3186 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
07/26/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions, HR 3221 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/17/2008 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives, HR 6049 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/10/2008 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies, S 3044 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/06/2008 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan, S Amdt 4825 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
04/10/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions, HR 3221 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
04/10/2008 Energy Tax Credits Amendment, S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas, S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium, S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
12/13/2007 Energy Act of 2007, HR 6 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/21/2007 Energy Act of 2007, HR 6 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/21/2007 Alternative Energy Subsidies, S Amdt 1704 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/19/2007 Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007), S Amdt 1519 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/14/2007 Offshore Drilling in Virginia, S Amdt 1566 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent
06/14/2007 Clean Energy Achievement Criteria, S Amdt 1538 - McCain - Not Voting, Absent