YouTube - The Steam Experiment 2009

A deranged scientist locks 6 people in a steam room and threatens to turn up the heat if the local paper doesn't publish his story about global warming.

YouTube - Rep. Barton: Democrats added to global warming bill in dead of night

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said the Waxman-Markey global warming bill should be defeated because hundreds of pages were added after 2 a.m. the day of the vote. The bill will be a jobs and economy killer.

The Associated Press: Democrats hunting for enough climate bill votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats scrambled for votes Friday to push through a historic and hotly contested bill to combat global warming and usher in an era of cleaner but more expensive energy. To Republican opponents, it's the largest tax increase ever.

Hours before the scheduled, vote it was unclear whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had enough support to pass the legislation.

By midmorning, Democrats hadn't reached the 218 votes they would need to pass the bill if everyone voted, according to a Democratic leadership aide who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions. Majority Democrats need a majority of those voting; only 423 lawmakers showed up for a procedural vote in the morning.