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New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog |  | Obama continues to vote present. He only cares about his reelection chances and not about the unemployment rate. Politico reports: The State Department on Thursday announced that it's punting a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until at least the first quarter of 2013 — pushing off a no-win decision for President Barack Obama until well after the 2012 election. The State Department said it needs more time to "undertake an in-depth assessment of potential alternative routes in Nebraska." Obama said in a statement that he supports delaying a decision. "Because this permit decision could affect the health and safety of the American people as well as the environment, and because a number of concerns have been raised through a public process, we should take the time to ensure that all questions are properly addressed and all the potential impacts are properly understood," Obama said. "The final decision should be guided by an open, transparent process that is informed by the best available science and the voices of the American people. At the same time, my administration will build on the unprecedented progress we've made towards strengthening our nation's energy security, from responsibly expanding domestic oil and gas production to nearly doubling the fuel efficiency of our cars and trucks, to continued progress in the development of a clean energy economy." Progress? Stopping US companies from drilling for oil, via a moratorium, is not progress. Withdrawing approved permits for coal mining operations, is not progress. Redistributing taxpayer's money to fund a vehicle, the Chevy Volt, that is rated poorly. Environmental groups have been protesting the pipeline that would run from Alberta oil sands to Texas refineries, and there have been rumblings that greens would abandon Obama next fall if he approv ed it. At the same time, labor unions have backed the pipeline, arguing that it would create badly needed jobs for American workers. Obama knows the labor unions are in his pocket. He doesn't care about the unemployment rate for three years, why should he care now. House Speaker John Boehner said the administration's decision to put off a decision represents a "failure of leadership." "More than 20,000 new American jobs have just been sacrificed in the name of political expediency," Boehner said in a statement. "The current project has already been deemed environmentally sound, and calling for a new route is nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to avoid upsetting the president's political base before the election." Continue reading>>> | | | | |
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