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zeemike

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18. Well I will go out on a limb and predict that he will.

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 06:52 PM

Jul 2014

But after November...and probably the congress will force him too somehow.
If Koch industries wants that pipeline they will get it...and we will get good reasons why they should.

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He's the oil and gas President, not the environmental president. [View all] cali Jul 2014 OP

DURec leftstreet Jul 2014 #1

Impostors billhicks76 Jul 2014 #20

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Jul 2014 #34

+... 840high Jul 2014 #35

Agreed. Change has come Jul 2014 #40

The term "Trojan horse" comes to mind n/t MissDeeds Jul 2014 #59

Hey That's Not Allowed Here billhicks76 Jul 2014 #83

+1 L0oniX Jul 2014 #81

I hope what he's done so far doesn't mean he's going to OK the Keystone XL pipeline. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #2

My guess is he'll not OK it. It's so high profile. In my book, it's too high profile cali Jul 2014 #4

I have heard that it is already cheaper to deliver the oil by rail anyway n2doc Jul 2014 #10

yep. cali Jul 2014 #11

There's always a Plan B or C or . . . rickyhall Jul 2014 #13

Rail is too dangerous. US companies won't use proper tanker cars to transport and they explode. cui bono Jul 2014 #56

unfortunately...... daleanime Jul 2014 #78

The interesting this is that Canada is going to have much higher standards than us so the tanker cui bono Jul 2014 #86

Well I will go out on a limb and predict that he will. zeemike Jul 2014 #18

+1 NealK Jul 2014 #41

Yes, many of the controversial issues have been 'taken off the table' like Chained CPI eg, until sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #82

That is unfortunately true. zeemike Jul 2014 #84

The XL pipeline isn't about stopping tar sands oil. obxhead Jul 2014 #22

I've never understood the case for the Keystone XL pipeline IronLionZion Jul 2014 #67

Yay, so the whole SE coast is going to look like the Gulf? NightWatcher Jul 2014 #3

See my pot #4 cali Jul 2014 #5

That's all he's been. Phlem Jul 2014 #6

silver tonged devil nickknack Jul 2014 #7

Silver tongs leftstreet Jul 2014 #8

His behavior is outrageous. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #9

all for 236 days worth of oil and 18+ months of natural gas magical thyme Jul 2014 #12

LOL, his heart belongs to America's energy independent future. joshcryer Jul 2014 #14

What's next? Strip mining "clean" coal? Fearless Jul 2014 #53

Yup. joshcryer Jul 2014 #54

I am livid!! Why is he doing this???????????? jillan Jul 2014 #15

Ban This! imthevicar Jul 2014 #16

that's been apparent for some time now stupidicus Jul 2014 #17

And I've seen no evidence that H. Clinton won't continue this environmental destruction. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #19

A continuation of every wrong policy for the last 3 decades. obxhead Jul 2014 #24

Agreed And Well Said..... supercats Jul 2014 #69

Come on, cali! Give him a chance!! He's only been POTUS for 66 months! RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #21

Agreed. 7th dimensional chess experts plan at least 67 months in advance.... Tommymac Jul 2014 #48

It takes a long time to turn a big ship around!!! QC Jul 2014 #58

Anyone who is surprised, stopped paying attention long ago. flvegan Jul 2014 #23

+ a zillion truebluegreen Jul 2014 #25

Obama has made several disappointing decisions regarding the environment. nt ladjf Jul 2014 #26

If I understand correctly, we are now much less dependent on foreign oil, which means... Hekate Jul 2014 #27

He had a congress to work with in 2009-2010 Doctor_J Jul 2014 #29

Ah the old canard raises its head again. Hekate Jul 2014 #30

So when you say, "Congress that will work with him", what do you mean? 65 (D) senators? Doctor_J Jul 2014 #71

"If I understand correctly, we are now much less dependent on foreign oil" Phlem Jul 2014 #31

OPEP sets the price of crude, and profiteering speculators speculate on it to cash in on it Amonester Jul 2014 #36

What? Township75 Jul 2014 #33

Lol TransitJohn Jul 2014 #42

foreign oil and domestic oil make the same damage to the environment. progressoid Jul 2014 #50

I have a gently used bridge for sale. obxhead Jul 2014 #64

So nobody can even look at alternative without Congress approving it? Savannahmann Jul 2014 #75

And the Race To The Bottom president, instead of the education president Doctor_J Jul 2014 #28

+1 Tommymac Jul 2014 #49

well at least he tried PatrynXX Jul 2014 #32

He tried? Savannahmann Jul 2014 #39

Tried what? n/t cui bono Jul 2014 #57

Look to the Gulf of Mexico disaster and remember how BHO kowtowed to Big Oil. SSDD blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #37

BEYOND APPALLING Samantha Jul 2014 #38

K&R NealK Jul 2014 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #44

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jul 2014 #45

ugh...why oh why? spanone Jul 2014 #46

Damn I miss ProSense krawhitham Jul 2014 #47

MIA? Or simply had advance warning to get out of Dodge. Divernan Jul 2014 #51

Me too! michello Jul 2014 #77

Oceana Says 730,000 jobs in blast zone at risk. Divernan Jul 2014 #52

''WE'' must change it. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #55

I used to think he caved too easily MissDeeds Jul 2014 #60

US is now the biggest oil producer womanofthehills Jul 2014 #61

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #62

thank you, E. cali Jul 2014 #63

Well, he's got to make a living after he is out of office... kentuck Jul 2014 #65

AN oil and gas president. n/t Orsino Jul 2014 #66

We had high hopes for the guy - we believed in him d_b Jul 2014 #68

Somebody remind me: bvar22 Jul 2014 #70

Obama was the Trojan horse candidate... polichick Jul 2014 #74

Obama's part in the BP crisis showed who he is... polichick Jul 2014 #72

I viewed this post expecting, well, exactly what I got; greiner3 Jul 2014 #73

Yes - best to ignore the truth if it's ugly. polichick Jul 2014 #76

The "Change" that we should never believed in--little more than a shill for oil & bankers emsimon33 Jul 2014 #79

Hopey changey frackalicious L0oniX Jul 2014 #80

I'll do you one more! He agreed to a fraudulent 20 billion BP Gulf oil spill deal except Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #85