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Andy823

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36. I agree

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 12:50 PM

Nov 2015

The last "hair on fire" claim was how Obama was throwing Medicare and SSD under the bus. A whole thread was about how terrible he was. Then it came out Bernie Sanders voted FOR the same bill they were complaining about, and not one of the commented on the fact they were all wrong. One would think that after so many time of them being wrong, they would at least wait to find out the facts, but I guess it won't happen.

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Breaking: Obama Administration Will Reject Keystone XL Pipeline [View all] Hissyspit Nov 2015 OP

Yes!!! JackInGreen Nov 2015 #1

#KeystoneXL no longer alive and well, great news L. Coyote Nov 2015 #37

Three Cheers for Obama: lewebley3 Nov 2015 #46

many more from me, too wordpix Nov 2015 #99

those pipes NJCher Nov 2015 #49

Here's the music central scrutinizer Nov 2015 #77

Thankyou!!! blm Nov 2015 #2

Yes. Obama Kerry and Biden 8:45 on.. YvonneCa Nov 2015 #9

thanks! can't watch this now, but will look up the video archive later. MBS Nov 2015 #16

MSNBC live too! YvonneCa Nov 2015 #21

YES! n/t MBS Nov 2015 #17

Didn't Canada just pull the plug themselves? Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #3

I believe they asked US to delay its decision (probably WheelWalker Nov 2015 #8

No, they asked the US to STOP the process. I didn't see anything about a "delay". Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #10

Yes they did Andy823 Nov 2015 #14

I stand corrected! My 60 year old brain played another trick on me! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #25

yup, Obama plays the long game. MBS Nov 2015 #28

Nope, they originally wanted to "suspend" the process MBS Nov 2015 #15

I stand corrected! My 60 year old brain played another trick on me! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #26

TransCanada asked the U.S. to suspend the application. Eugene Nov 2015 #19

I stand corrected! My 60 year old brain played another trick on me! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #27

I think you're right. My main point was Canada didn't want a denial issued which WheelWalker Nov 2015 #57

The work used was to "suspend" the review karynnj Nov 2015 #89

Well it's about damned time... SoapBox Nov 2015 #4

How about "Way to go Obama!" randys1 Nov 2015 #30

funny that it seems tough for some to give credit where due, and they seem troubled still_one Nov 2015 #48

And I am sure those conclusions could have been made two minutes after the permit randys1 Nov 2015 #51

Perhaps it could have been shorter, but doing environmental impact studies, and going through still_one Nov 2015 #56

Way to go, Obama! SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #70

Square this with his intention of signing the TPP truebluegreen Nov 2015 #98

Errr my gawd the another Pres Obama doom & gloom giftedgirl77 Nov 2015 #5

Impossible. Lefties on DU Told me He Secretly Lerved It! alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #6

Maybe Andy823 Nov 2015 #18

Oh, they never eat the crow. They walk away pretending it has nothing to do with them. Hekate Nov 2015 #32

I agree Andy823 Nov 2015 #36

Which is a big reason why I believe nothing they say about the TPP. Cry "Wolf!" Often enough... Hekate Nov 2015 #42

No, this isn't crying wolf. SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #71

How much of the text of the TPP have you read? JDPriestly Nov 2015 #87

But ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #20

YUP ... DU's Combustible Hair Club is wrong yet again. JoePhilly Nov 2015 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #68

Read Esquire mags story rpannier Nov 2015 #96

No they'll say it was a gift to Hillary ToxMarz Nov 2015 #50

Yet another hair-on-fire reaction from the DU left. DCBob Nov 2015 #55

Terrific news! flpoljunkie Nov 2015 #7

Cool. bigwillq Nov 2015 #11

Pretty easy to reject it when the Canadians had already put a stop to it. Luciferous Nov 2015 #12

Oh, please! They wanted a delay because they didn't want a rejection. GOP would give it to them kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #23

You really should educate yourself on the process and why this is important. randys1 Nov 2015 #31

Derp - They requested papers be pulled because they wanted NEXT president to OK it. blm Nov 2015 #44

No wonder Canada Pipeline just last week asked the State Department to suspend the review.... Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #13

Very, very good, Mr. President. nt Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #22

great news Robbins Nov 2015 #24

Awesome! blackspade Nov 2015 #29

Good riddance. The pipeline was a convenient way to export North American tar sand oil to China. leveymg Nov 2015 #33

It's a good morning. Hekate Nov 2015 #34

Good, but I swear I read they withdrew their application. It was dead already, I thought. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #35

Nope - they were hoping for delay to next president. blm Nov 2015 #45

They wanted to 'suspend it' until after the Presidential election. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #60

K&R nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #38

This is TERRIBLE!!!!!11111 jpak Nov 2015 #39

sweet. n/t retrowire Nov 2015 #40

The truth is this. Shale oil isn't profitable unless oil is $90 a barrel. Vinca Nov 2015 #43

Thank you Pres. riversedge Nov 2015 #47

Great News. However.... what's to keep them from trying again (and again, and again)? groundloop Nov 2015 #53

Bush had given the go ahead in 2007. Obama resisted since then. freshwest Nov 2015 #69

Elect Democrats. No "loyalty oath" nonsense, just the sense to know that any Dem ... Hekate Nov 2015 #82

so does he need to veto the XL bill again like he did last year? Sunlei Nov 2015 #54

Thank Bernie DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #58

Outstanding! Bubzer Nov 2015 #59

Love it Johnny2X2X Nov 2015 #61

Good. Next, end the F'ing TPP!!!! Phlem Nov 2015 #62

K&R deutsey Nov 2015 #63

YES!!!! underpants Nov 2015 #64

YES! SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #65

BOOM SHAKKA LAKKA! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #66

Good news. Wish he would reverse his decision on the TPP AllyCat Nov 2015 #67

Me, too. SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #73

Hasn't climate change been a concern for awhile now? EndElectoral Nov 2015 #72

Propers.. frylock Nov 2015 #74

I've been calling this for months. joshcryer Nov 2015 #75

Now if they TPP can equally go down in flames. nt Javaman Nov 2015 #76

KICK! Cha Nov 2015 #78

KICK IT AGAIN!!! ailsagirl Nov 2015 #79

.. Cha Nov 2015 #80

You said it, Cha!!! ailsagirl Nov 2015 #81

I am glad he finally saw the light. Maybe our lobbying efforts paid off. Now let's kill the TPP.nm rhett o rick Nov 2015 #83

Good news. Besides at oil's current price, the Keystone Pipeline would be a losing JDPriestly Nov 2015 #84

Common Dreams: "Obama Rejects Keystone XL: This Is Big.... And Just the Beginning" proverbialwisdom Nov 2015 #85

thanks, next step: dreamnightwind Nov 2015 #95

Ding done the pipeline is dead! davidpdx Nov 2015 #86

2014 James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism: "Port Arthur, Texas: American Sacrifice Zone proverbialwisdom Nov 2015 #88

I think it's all smoke and mirrors on Obama's part. Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #90

No, that's not how those work, and the TPP doesn't change our current arbitration with Canada Recursion Nov 2015 #91

I'm glad President Obama is picking the side of climate change lately Hydra Nov 2015 #92

The edge of your seat suspense took too long--wondering if he was Duckfan Nov 2015 #93

Don't forget to email your thanks to the White House n/t eridani Nov 2015 #94

I don't have time to read this whole thread truebluegreen Nov 2015 #97