Topic: It's official...Obama to Canada...F**k off

[ToddF]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2012/01/18/gIQAwoVE8P_story.html

Obama to China...can I suck it a little harder for you?

 

[IronDioPriest]

Dependence on foreign oil has been an issue for a long time. Everyone acknowledges that depending on oil from nations that are not friendly to the US is a national security issue. Everyone acknowledges that our nation is in the midst of a severe employment crisis. Everyone can see that this pipeline would lessen our dependence on foreign oil and create jobs and the infrastructure for long-term economic benefit.

Is it not obvious to everyone that this man and his party stand in the way of domestic energy production? The veneer of "environmental concerns" is so transparent to me. Is it not so to the majority of Americans? Can people not see that the Left is intentionally harming our national security and economy, and undermining our way of life and standard of living in order to reduce and restrict our liberty?

 

[Libertas]

I never had a doubt this douchebag would do any different...he is the bitch of leftnut special interests...eco-nazi's, ChiCom's...all the same crap.

Every Repub running for office MUST incorporate this retarded decision in their ads!

Besides being stupid beyond question with respect to our energy needs, it should be beaten over every democrats head how many jobs this lost/destroyed!

Should especially target unionistas in the oil industry, asking them why they should stay on the democrat plantation anymore!

[ToddF]

This is what settled one issue for me.  Stupidity vs. pure hatred of country.  There is no longer any doubt.  Obama is totally an enemy to America, as it was founded, and as it had operated for 233 years.  And Obama supporters can now no longer be considered anything but fellow enemies of America, as it was founded, and as it had operated for 233 years.

[Libertas]

I cannot argue that MNHawk, there is no doubt, he and his supporters, hell the democrat party since they are not fighting him either, are enemies of America!

[Pandora]

By what legal means can he do this, does anybody know?

[JohnnyW]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-18/obama-administration-is-said-to-reject-transcanada-s-keystone-xl-pipeline.html

[IronDioPriest]

Yup. It's unbelievable.

Pardon Johnny, but I'm going to merge this with the thread already going on the topic.

[Glock32]

Since when does a single person, the President, get to decide on things like this?  We are supposed to be a nation of laws, and if something does not contravene them then it is legal.  This whole seeking of permission from individual persons, be they Presidents or low level bureaucrats, is a big ingredient in the decline of this Republic.

[Pandora]

Since when does a single person, the President, get to decide on things like this?  We are supposed to be a nation of laws, and if something does not contravene them then it is legal.  This whole seeking of permission from individual persons, be they Presidents or low level bureaucrats, is a big ingredient in the decline of this Republic.

That's what I want to know:  by what authority can the President alone thwart this?

[ToddF]

Technically, it's the State Department.  But they just do their boss' bidding, and if their boss says suck up to enemies, screw our friends, that's what they do...happily, as they're mostly leftist garbage anyway, and thereby are enemies of how this country was founded.

[ToddF]

I think what’s happened around the Keystone is a wakeup call, the degree to which we are dependent or possibly held hostage to decisions in the United States, and especially decisions that may be made for very bad political reasons. So I think that just … it puts an emphasis on the fact that we must perform our regulatory processes to get timely decisions on diversification of our markets.

Spoken like a man who loves his country. 

[Pandora]

Technically, it's the State Department.  But they just do their boss' bidding, and if their boss says suck up to enemies, screw our friends, that's what they do...happily, as they're mostly leftist garbage anyway, and thereby are enemies of how this country was founded.

Okay, so "technically" State; from what Constitutional provision does State receive its authority to do refuse this?  On what grounds?

And why is the Media Party quite content to misrepresent and mischaracterize Duh Wun as having the authority, the final word, on this, when he doesn't; it's the State Department?

[Pandora]

Oh, and get this:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/18/industry-source-state-department-will-reject-keystone-pipeline-reroute/#ixzz1jpzAt2ps

(At least Fox News is reporting correctly who is technically responsible for this.)

... the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, argued that the pipeline doesn't make the U.S. anymore energy secure just because it would get oil from a close neighbor and friend.

Instead of carrying common crude oil, the Keystone XL pipeline would carry thick, toxic bitumen for refining in the Gulf states, effectively transporting pollution from Canada to the United States," reads the NRDC report..

"It is not in the national interest to lock the United States into supporting an expensive and dirty form of oil for many years to come. Also, additional capacity for tar sands oil perpetuates America's addiction to oil, and undermines the clean energy alternatives that would bring genuine energy security," the NRDC report continues.

Transporting pollution; dirty form of oil (they think ALL oil is "dirty"); addiction to oil?!  No, here's the "problem":

"undermines the clean energy alternatives".

I hate these people.  Hate.

[ToddF]

Also, additional capacity for tar sands oil perpetuates America's addiction to a 21st century standard of living.

Fixed, for benefit of the luddite trash that works to destroy this country.  

[Glock32]

By the way, this is the same administration that claims the Republicans in Congress are standing in the way of its "common sense" things to boost job creation.

This would have been, at an absolute minimum, tens of thousands of jobs.  The follow-on effect into other economic sectors would have been millions of jobs.

[IronDioPriest]

There are no viable "clean energy alternatives" to undermine, you god-forsaken fools.

I want these people gone. As in, gone from planet earth.

[Predator Don]

I can't imagine another 4 years of this lunacy......So, go newt, go romney, go Rick and go perry.......I'm gonna vote for whoever is left. ( no, it was not intended to be a pun)


Wasn't this part of the compromise of the so called republicans? I knew this would happen....A promise by obama to consider something is no better than all his other lies.

[Glock32]

You can also be certain there is yet another big debt to the labor unions behind the scenes in all this. A debt that will surely be paid with my money and yours.

[warpmine]

This is what settled one issue for me.  Stupidity vs. pure hatred of country.  There is no longer any doubt.  Obama is totally an enemy to America, as it was founded, and as it had operated for 233 years.  And Obama supporters can now no longer be considered anything but fellow enemies of America, as it was founded, and as it had operated for 233 years.

Great although I cannot believe you had doubt before this. Can we start the war yet. The war would benefit us in a number of ways. Thin the population by about a third. Demand for both food and energy would be significantly less so market prices would come down. A end finally to the ridiculous environitwits for a very long time. Dare I say, more breathing room for all, less crime, less dependence, less statists, less progressives. Can you honestly tell me this wouldn't be a net positive for patriots?