The House Republicans are up to some crazy shenanigans while Mom and Dad are out of town. Congress has adjourned for its summer recess, but not everyone is hightailing it to Martha's Vineyard. Apparently, Republicans think the Democrats should let them have a vote on off shore oil drilling. So they're going to keep speaking on the House Floor until Democrats come back for a vote. It's all part of their plan to cost the American people money by running up the energy bills of the United States Congress in order to vote on a plan to reduce energy bills. Rep. John Culberson of Texas shoots this video of Texas Rep. John Carter on his cell phone to explain what they're doing.Here was the scene for five hours on Friday according to the Washington Post's Ben Pershing:Noon: House Republicans have essentially taken over the House floor to protest the lack of action on energy legislation, despite the fact that the chamber has officially recessed for the August break.The cameras in the chamber are off, so C-SPAN is currently showing footage of press conferences. At the direction of the House Sergeant-at-Arms, the microphones in the House are also off, so the lawmakers present are yelling to make their voices heard. (Though Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) apparently has been using his cell phone to stream video to his office, which is supposedly putting the footage on YouTube, which may or may not violate House rules. Capitol Briefing is trying to confirm details of this.) There is no member sitting in the Speaker's chair, no parliamentarian and no clerks. The lights were off, then on, and now off again. Still, roughly 20 GOP lawmakers and about the same number of staff are on the House floor, chastizing Democrats for going on break without a vote on more oil drilling.Approximately 20 minutes ago, the remaining members and staff on the floor sang "God Bless America," chanted "U.S.A., U.S.A!" and then, finally, left the chamber. Since none of this was broadcast anywhere, you're just going to have to take Capitol ...