Question: Why is it, you suppose, the position held by these scumbag Democrats on any given issue is always so fluid? Positions held may vary considerably, and depend entirely on whom it is that they are standing in front of at any particular time. They seem to think it perfectly acceptable to be against something one day, in favor of it the next, and then oppose again the day after that.
Answer: POLITICS, folks, plain and freakin simple
Despite Barry's best efforts to pacify the environmental nuts who make up one of his core constituencies, by initially refusing to make any sort of a decision regarding the pipeline, it would seem, at least according to recent polling data, that that decision runs completely counter to what a majority of the American people would like to see happen. But does it really surprise anyone that Barry would take sides against the American people? A majority of Americans, 57 percent, are of the opinion that the U.S. government should approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, while only 29% think it should not. That's pretty standard. And somehow 14 percent of Americans seem to have no opinion at all on the matter. Go figure! Also, and something that should not cause anyone undue shock or surprise, is the fact that Republicans, at 81 percent, were almost twice as likely as Democrats, 44 percent, to want the government to approve the oil pipeline, while half of all independents, 51 percent, also approve of the idea of building it. Support for construction of the pipeline was strongest in the Midwest, 68 percent, followed by the South, 61 percent, two regions through which the proposed new pipeline would run. The question was asked as part of Gallup's annual Environment survey which was conducted March 8-11, 2012.
As presently envisioned by TransCanada, the Keystone XL oil pipeline would bring Canadian oil from Hardisty, Alberta to Gulf Coast refineries in Texas. To get the oil moving, TransCanada wants to build two new sections of pipeline – one, from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska – and the second section, from Cushing, Oklahoma to Port Arthur and Houston, Texas. I'm sure we remember, quite fondly, how it was that Barry "Almighty" decided to delayed any sort of a decision on the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline earlier this year, siding with environmental activists who object to having the pipeline cross a large Nebraska aquifer. Delaying a decision on the Canada-to-Nebraska pipeline until after the 2012 election prompted fierce criticism from Republicans, and from many Americans worried about rising gasoline prices. Gas prices have now gone up over 100 percent since Barry came into office, and there is plenty of evidence that would seem to indicate that that is exactly what Barry is in favor of. He has, and continues to, provide nothing more than lip service regarding ways that the price of gas could be brought down. Choosing instead to focus on green technologies that really have no effect on gas prices. At least until the day we have cars that run on either solar or wind power.
On Thursday, in what is being viewed as Barry's response to all the criticism he's been receiving of late, our "Dear Beloved Leader" has decided he will travel to, where else but, Cushing, Okla., to announce that, yes, he will e working to speed up the permit process for the southern, Oklahoma-to-Texas, leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, which, by the way, does not connect to Canada. Actually it comes nowhere near Canada. Now can somebody, anybody, please explain to me exactly what this accomplishes other than it very clearly demonstrates Barry desire to try to have it both ways. What is it that Barry is trying to accomplish here with his pipeline to nowhere? The northern, Canada-to-Nebraska, leg remains very much in limbo, as TransCanada considers alternative routes through Nebraska. One possible solution that has been mentioned is to have the oil brought in by rail, but upon doing a little investigating it becomes pretty clear, pretty quickly that the main beneficiary of such a little arrangement would be none other than Barry's good buddy, Warren Buffett. Who, it just so happens, owns the railroad that would be transporting all of that oil. Not making any accusations here, but it is something that I find that's more than just a little curious.
And as Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) rightfully points out, when Barry "Almighty" stands in Cushing on Thursday, and announces a fast-track for the permitting process, he’s essentially doing nothing more that pulling a fast one on the American people. Rep. Sullivan is being far too kind in his assessment, because what Barry is actually going to be doing here in making this claim is something he has become rather skilled at over the course of the last three years, and that would be to look the American people dead in the eye, and lie. “The problem is, we don’t need any presidential approval for that. It doesn’t cross any international lines,” Sullivan told Fox & Friends on Thursday. The southern section of the pipeline will be built with permits from the states, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sullivan said – “and it’s going to happen in spite of the president,” he added. “And I think this is nothing more than a con job. Oklahomans don’t appreciate very much this photo opportunity that he’s doing. And I don’t believe the American people are going to believe in this con job, either.” Well, let's hope they don't. But you know, these days is seems that far too many Americans are only too happy to believe this guy who has demonstrated a willingness to lie to them on a fairly regular basis.
Rep. Sullivan also noted that our stellar president is spending millions of dollars in taxpayer money, flying Air Force One to western and midwestern states, touting his green energy plan, and advocating what he refers to as an "all of the above" strategy, doing nothing more than to pretend he’s “for energy, when he’s not.” “We certainly need the northern part of this pipeline,” Sullivan said. “There’s a tremendous amount of oil up there. And we’re spending over a billion dollars every single day to foreign countries to subsidize these nations and economies -- and that money should be right here, bouncing around our country.” Meanwhile, and as recently as Wednesday while in Maljamar, N.M., standing beside oil rigs on federal land, Barry made the patently false, and very easily disprovable, statement that, "We're drilling all over the place." And as we have discussed before he stubbornly refuses to allow drilling in the areas where there is the best chance of actually finding oil. And his many critics, including all of the Republican presidential hopefuls, have all pointed to the fact that Barry "Almighty" continues to strenuously resist the opening of more federal lands to oil leases, which would both boost U.S. production, revenue for the federal government and create thousands of jobs. I have to agree with them!
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