Obama today: "Keystone, I just consider as one small aspect of a broader trend that’s really positiv

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12. Wow

Thanks for posting. A real eye opener...

Obama: "So, let me just pick up on Keystone. There’s an independent process. It’s moving forward. And the -- I’m going to let that process play out. I’ve given some parameters in terms of how I think about it. Ultimately, is this going to be good for the American people? Is it going to be good for their pocketbook? Is it going to actually create jobs? Is it actually going to reduce gas prices that have been coming down?

And is it going to be, on net, something that doesn’t increase climate change that we’re going to have to grapple with? There’s a pending case before a Nebraska judge about some of the sighting. The process is moving forward. And I’m just going to gather up the facts.

I will note while this debate about Canadian oil has been raging, keeping in mind this is Canadian oil, this isn’t U.S. oil. While that debate has been raging, we’ve seen the -- some of the biggest increases in American oil production and American natural gas production in our history."

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Yep, sounds like a republican to me. Esp leaving out the part about the dirty oil meant for CHINA to be made into plastic shit to sell back to US. And the KOCH Brothers will profit from that.

Keystone XL Pipeline Could Yield $100 Billion For Koch Brothers

"Approval of the Keystone XL pipeline could generate $100 billion in profits for billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, according to a report released Sunday, which revealed the extent to which the Kochs would benefit from the tar sands development the proposed pipeline would help spur.

A progressive think tank called the International Forum on Globalization completed the study, which found that the Kochs and their privately-owned company, Koch Industries, hold up to 2 million acres of land in Alberta, Canada, the proposed starting point of the Keystone XL. Several Koch Industries subsidiaries stand to benefit from the pipeline's construction, including Koch Exploration Canada, which would profit from oil development on its land, and Koch Supply and Trading, which would benefit from oil derivatives trading.

The report also estimates that the Koch brothers have given about $50 million to think tanks and members of Congress who have pushed for the pipeline to be built."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/keystone-xl-koch-brothers_n_4136491.html

They can then spend billion$ more to buy even more of our country. Quite the gig they've got going.