Don't believe me?
Take a look at what Pelosi and Reid have done. They've managed to both make energy a vital issue which must be addressed - and completely blown off any attempts to do anything about the problems we have with it. I know that the people inside the Beltway have differing priorities - but why did they shut down the debate?
So they didn't have to delay their vacation!
Gateway Pundit's got the Republican reaction. Even though Pelosi had the cameras turned off - the Republicans still kept talking about the issue.
Pelosi's determined and deliberate refusal to address an issue that directly and seriously affects the entire country is the action of a political class (IE the Democrats) that has figured out that no matter WHAT it does their own constituency will not hold them responsible for the end result. They understand their obligation to the people who have elected them is NEVER going to be anything more than a vapidly theoretical concept, which can be ignored at their leisure.
So with energy so important, why not just go on vacation? THEY have enough money, after all - and so what if their average constituent needs to cut back due to high energy costs? It just means all the good places will be less crowded!
It's not like the PEOPLE they represent are actually important, after all.
Is that not the actions of royalty? That their desires are paramount, and all us little peons exist to serve THEM?
J.