Wow. 6 years is not enough. President Obama just vowed to veto legislation meant to end his foot dragging on the Keystone XL pipeline:
The White House on Tuesday said President Obama would veto Keystone XL pipeline legislation if it passes under the new Republican-led U.S. Congress.
A bill that would have forced Obama’s hand on the issue failed to clear Congress in its final days last year. But the Congress that convened Tuesday and new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the pipeline bill will be among the first issues voted on.
Well, I guess it’s time for Republicans to get their guy elected and then they can do whatever they want.
Time to quit whining about Obama and get campaigning!
Good, I hope he does.
Most Americans support the pipeline, even the unions. The environmentalists aren’t a majority even within the Democratic base. The point is to get the Democrats on record one way or the other. This should be the start of two years of forcing Obama and the Democrats to choose between their base and the sane people.
If the President vetoes the pipeline, how does he envision demonstrating to the public that he’s willing to be bipartisan and work across the aisle? By signing the Keystone bill, he could spend the next two years claiming he’s bipartisan and willing to work across the aisle, gaining political cover to veto something else.
With all the legislation the GOP is likely to send to his desk, the Keystone bill will likely be rather modest in comparison.
Where’s the link to the poll that supports your statement that most Americans support it? And which unions?
If you’ve been following the issue, you already know public opinion polls show a majority supports the pipeline. In fact, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a poll that shows a majority has ever opposed it.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2014/new_high_61_favor_building_the_keystone_xl_pipeline
That poll is 10 months old. Try again.
Find one that shows majority opposition 😉
Yeah, I figured that’s all you could do. LOL
I knew you couldn’t find anything 😉
And I don’t have to. You’re the one who made the claims. 😉
Even the NYT uses the latest Pew Poll from 11/14 as it’s reference. I guess you really are too lazy to do your own homework.
Of course, we already knew that 😉
“Six Senate Democrats have signed on to the Republican-sponsored bill, and a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press in November found that 59 percent of Americans support the project.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/07/us/politics/with-veto-threat-obama-and-congress-head-for-collision-over-keystone-pipeline.html?_r=0
No, i just have less time on my hands than you, Mr Doobie Brother.
The AFL-CIO’s Building Trades Department, the Operating Engineers, the Laborers and the Electrical Workers Union are examples of labor support for the pipeline.
http://peoplesworld.org/unions-jump-into-the-controversy-over-keystone-pipeline/
“If the President vetoes the pipeline, how does he envision demonstrating to the public that he’s willing to be bipartisan and work across the aisle?”
Haha…I suppose he’ll use the same good will that McConnell used.
Obama’s final two years will be dedicated to putting pressure on the Republicans. He’s not stupid enough to say it, but his goal now is to make the Republican majority a two-year proposition and put Republicans in impossible positions concerning individual issues that drive votes from anyone who is not a white male. Get ready for Clinton in 2016.
If Republicans take the bait, it could be a disemboweling.
A foreign company attempting eminent domain to take Americans lands to build a foreign owned pipeline to send oil to foreign countries such as China…. Is that new conservatism?
from the ‘party of no’ to the ‘potus of no.’ that has a nice ring to it.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/two-thirds-back-keystone-pipeline-more-see-jobs-than-environmental-risk/blogEntry?id=22813731&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F03%2F07%2Fkeystone-xl-poll_n_4919025.html
This poll has 2/3 of America and a majority of Dems support Keystone.
The refusal of Obama to recognize the science, economics, and benefits of this project is another indication that he puts his religion above the best interests of the nation.