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One of the most surreal things about former Rep. Terry Keel being the parliamentarian is that the guy's voice carries. So we at the press table can hear what he's telling whoever's in the Chair of Absolute Power, and people at home can hear even more, since it's mic'ed to the audio feed.

This is what can be heard on the archives of yesterday's House action at 2:01 p.m. I'm told you could hear even more live, but the archives have this exchange at the dais - which you could ONLY hear if you were watching TV.

(God bless television.)

During a semi-tense, occasionally funny back-and-forth with a frustrated Rep. Tommy Merritt and Sly Turner, members were standing up at their desks, shaking their heads, and generally causing a commotion.

Keel to Turner: "You have to get the floor under control."

Then he says, presumably for Turner to repeat: "The sergeant-at-arms will be escorting members to their seats."

Turner wasn't hearing it - and was clearly not about to threaten the guards on the members - can you imagine how P.O. the members would be??? Oh. My. Talk about mutinty. The video would be priceless.

Turner instead "respectfully" asks members to "please" take their seats, which they do.

Typical reaction from Keel to tell Turner to threaten physically dragging members back to their seats. He's always been, shall we say, a bold decision maker and doesn't seem to be worried about whether his approaches will blow up the House floor. He's always been like that. I think he enjoys it.