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In reply to the discussion: White House gives blessing to partial Keystone XL construction [View all]fasttense
(17,301 posts)32. Obama always does things like this
He gives with one hand and takes away with the other then claims he's a centrist.
In a country that has been so destroyed by the 1%, bending to their wishes is not a centrist position. It is a position design to make it look as if he is progressive and maybe a little lieberal while all the time pushing the agenda of the uber rich.
He always does this. He gives a fraction of an inch to his liberal base on a social issue then promotes the right wing economic agenda. The right wing 1% got tax cuts for the rich, no public option, bailouts, no enforcment of finacial regulations, war, hiring freezes, reductions in heating oil assitance and free trade agreements. The liberals got the end of Clinton's Don't Ask Don't Tell.
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No, the whole caravan is in, you're just hidden under the covers and can't see them yet.
saras
Feb 2012
#2
It's not the pipeline that's the problem...it's the very dirty oil they're drilling for
joeybee12
Feb 2012
#4
No oil for us, very few or no jobs, almost certain leaks, and "game over" for the climate
RufusTFirefly
Feb 2012
#9
They seemed to know it would happen, having been building/grabbing land for it
ProfessionalLeftist
Feb 2012
#12
republibrats hold their breath stomp their little feet whine and cry and potus caves. wow what a
leftyohiolib
Feb 2012
#15
a move that could shield President Obama from growing GOP attacks over the project.
leftyohiolib
Feb 2012
#17
If they build this segment, and never approve the rest of the pipeline, it will be one of the
truthisfreedom
Feb 2012
#30