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27. Why should it be? The oil won't go to the USA, period. Straight through to China from Canada:

President Obama Ruptures John Boehner’s Pipeline of Keystone XL Lies

By Jason Easley - July, 28, 2013



President Obama went on the offensive in a New York Times interview, and appeared to argue against Keystone XL by debunking the Republicans’ pipeline talking points...

Obama ripped apart every single one of House Speaker John Boehner’s Keystone XL lies. Boehner’s office is still putting out press releases claiming that the pipeline will create 20,000-100,000 jobs...

Barely a week goes by without Speaker Boehner whining about the need to approve Keystone XL right now. What Rep. Boehner never tells anyone when he discusses the project is that he stands to personally benefit from its approval. Boehner is invested in seven tar sands companies that will benefit from the pipeline’s construction. This is why Boehner keeps lying about the values and virtues of Keystone.

It is clear that the president isn’t buying any of what Boehner is selling on the pipeline. In fact, Obama is pushing back against the Speaker’s propaganda campaign.The president appears to see the pipeline for what it really is, a gift to Big Oil. Keystone won’t create jobs. It won’t bring gas prices down, and the pipeline definitely isn’t a path to energy independence....

Full transcript at the NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/us/politics/interview-with-president-obama.html?pagewanted=5&_r=1&adxnnlx=1375034512-jesnPnyWl3Mr7Evr7p7xgQ&

Full article here:

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/28/obama-boehner-keystone.html

to Tx4Obama:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101669740

Of course, it wasn't on MSM, so it never happened. It should been on the front page of DU last year. I appreciate it being posted now, as the Koch brothers continue to raise hell. Let's not forget Paul Ryan's threats last year when Obama refused to approve it:

Paul Ryan Threatens To Blow Up The Economy Unless Obama Approves Keystone XL.

By Jason Easley - December, 18, 2013



...According to The Hill, “Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) suggested tying approval of the Keystone pipeline to raising the debt ceiling Monday night. ‘We’ve never just done nothing,’ Ryan said on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, which was being guest-hosted by Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), when asked how Republicans would handle the debt-ceiling negotiations. “We want to make sure that we’re taking steps in the direction of fiscal conservatism, of fiscal responsibility. I, for one, think we need to do more in the energy sector. I believe we need to approve Keystone pipeline.”

The White House has already responded to Ryan by repeating for the billionth time that they aren’t going to negotiate on the debt ceiling. Of all the things that Ryan could have asked for the only things he would be less likely to get is privatization of Social Security/Medicare, and repeal of the ACA.

The Obama administration still hasn’t approved Keystone XL, and Ryan’s tactics suggest that Republicans believe that he isn’t going to. Ryan believes that Keystone must be approved because it is an example of GOP policy at its worst. Keystone poses a grave environmental risk. It won’t create jobs. It won’t help the economy, and it will do nothing to help make the country more energy independent.

What Keystone XL will do is make more money for the Koch brothers and big oil...

More at the link:

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/18/paul-ryan-threatens-blow-economy-obama-appoves-keystone-xl.html

The Koch brothers have also been tying up Amtrack routes used by passengers and other businesses by shipping this crud on the rails, endangering communities on the way and also causing American businesses to shutter who depend on freight by rail to get their goods to market.

They are not giving up, their money talks big, and even Charles Koch is now being forced to speak in public. It's a long road ahead and I'm glad Obama is at the helm. There is no reason to give the Koch brothers $100 Billion when we see the mischief they have been promoting.

Although some Democrats are talking against Obama for not approving it, such as pundit Ed Schultz and (maybe presidential contender) from MT, Brian Schweitzer.

I'd say it's why he's pushed so hard for alternatives and has not said no to anything that won't affect climate. There is another article in which PBO has tied Keystone to climate change. Both the links are worth the read.