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Originally Posted by scottw
Kraut(not unbiased) nails it as usual....wanna talk about the President's dishonesty Spence? ....remembered the quotes just for you  |
Funny, you can't seem to refute a point nor can you get a highly paid pundit to do it for you.
Obama went on to say...
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Here is the truth. If we are going to control our energy future, then we've got to have an all-of-the-above strategy," he said in his speech. "We've got to develop every source of American energy—not just oil and gas, but wind power and solar power, nuclear power, biofuels."
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Anyone disagree with this?
Regarding the Keyston XL pipeline, it's far from a no-brainer.
Yes, it will create "shovel ready" jobs...but only for 6-12 months. Most of the steel for the project has already been manufactured...in India.
Transcanada's own research for the US Government indicated the pipeline would actually INCREASE gas prices in the mid-west US and not have any real impact on domestic energy security.
http://www.keystonepipeline-xl.state...pt.pdf#page=99
And perhaps worse, the company has already been bullying landowners to sign easements or be sued to have their land taken under eminent domain.
All the Administration asked was for a new route that wouldn't threaten an environmentally sensitive area. Initially they said it would be impossible...then they agreed to do it.
If anything, Obama isn't playing politics and is evaluating the cost/benefit tradeoff for the Americans involved. You know where that oil will be going? To refineries in the Gulf Cost where it will be EXPORTED.
-spence