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5. I beleive State Dept (?), which has to approve the deal...

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:19 PM

Dec 2011

...has stated that 60 days is not enough to do the due diligence to approve the deal, and so would have to disprove it.

What I think will happen (I'm NOT a real authority on this) is that they will threaten to disapprove it and make it appear to be the Republican's fault. If the Republicans are taking heat for the potential disapproval, they might get cold feet and find a way to back out of the 60 days.

But I'm just speculating / guessing.

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Please tell me what Obama is going to do with the pipeline part of the bill. [View all] rgbecker Dec 2011 OP

I heard (!) that the State Department said it cannot do the appropriate impact statement in time. immoderate Dec 2011 #1

Per the WH Comm Director, it "virtually guarantees the pipeline will not be approved." TheWraith Dec 2011 #4

democrats said it will more than likely kill the bill spanone Dec 2011 #2

As far as I know, he hasn't stated his position either for or against, so anyone's prediction gateley Dec 2011 #3

I beleive State Dept (?), which has to approve the deal... reACTIONary Dec 2011 #5

The pipeline will go through (eventually if not sooner), NorthCarolina Dec 2011 #6

Not sure. It's a tough decision. Unions are for it; environmentalists against it. Honeycombe8 Dec 2011 #7

Thanks for the help. rgbecker Dec 2011 #8

He's going to say that "if the answer needs to be given right now, the answer is no" customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #9

The repubs are going to spin this pipeline as "oil for America" despite the reality of it arcane1 Dec 2011 #10

then they can build a refinery in freaking Montana and not pipe it all the way to the Gulf Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #11