House Republicans led by Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and his merry oafs, decided to begin the August recess in slapstick, comedic style.  After voting against working women, the goofballs decided to pretend they were back in primary school.

 

Surprisingly, Boehner, who is well known for shedding copious tears seemingly spontaneously didn't but instead tried to stage a sit-in, but the Republicans, with their usual juvenile obstreporousness and obstuctionism failed in their efforts to use juvenile ploys to cover up their lies and hypocrisy.

 

As ThinkProgress reports: "House conservatives engaged in political theater today, storming the floor after Congress was adjourned "to attack Democrats for leaving town without doing something to lower gas prices." Politico reports, "At one point, the lights went off in the House and the microphones were turned off in the chamber,meaning Republicans were talking in the dark."

"Bring the Congress back. Let's have a real up or down vote," House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) proclaimed. In fact, there was a real up or down vote on gas prices just two days before. And Boehner is well aware of it because he was responsible for ensuring it didn't pass. Dan Weiss explains on the Wonk Room what occurred this week:

During yesterday's vote on the Commodity Markets and Transparency Act (H.R. 6604) to rein in oil profiteers, House Republican leaders pressured 13 of their members to switch their vote from "yes" to "no." Thanks to these strong arm tactics and weak members, the bill to lower gasoline prices by controlling profiteers failed by a vote of 276-151, falling ten votes shy of the two-thirds majority required for passage under the suspension of the House rules. Once again, the GOP leadership used their power to help keep oil prices and profits high, while hurting the average driver.

"Boehner strong-armed his own conservative members to ensure a bill didn't pass because he wanted to engage in today's political theatrics. After killing a bill that would have addressed gas prices, House conservatives have decided they want to blow hot air in the dark".

The only child missing was former Yale cheerleader, Dubya, to do his rah-rah bit during the six hour "kids in their tents in the yard without adult supervision" gathering. 

Here's how the hypocritical Republican House leadership has voted on key energy legislation.

Check out this scorecard from the Speaker's office: