Tar Sands pipeline

Originally Posted by Riot

Should the United States give permission for Transcanada to build it's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline from Canada to Texas?

Yes but with that idiot in office it's not going to happen.

[dellinger63]

Obama could simply require US workers be used to dig and maintain the pipeline and use the new badly needed 'jobs' excuse to get the enviro whackos off his case. The refineries in Texas will also need to expand and hire and that would be for as long as the canucks pump oil. The best part is they and not the US taxpayer pays for it. Maybe we too can lay a pipeline on top since the hole will be dug anyway and start harvesting our own oil in N.Dakota.

As a side benefit we fight terrorism by starving the terrorist countries of US and Canadian oil dollars.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Obama could simply require US workers be used to dig and maintain the pipeline and use the new badly needed 'jobs' excuse to get the enviro whackos off his case. The refineries in Texas will also need to expand and hire and that would be for as long as the canucks pump oil. The best part is they and not the US taxpayer pays for it. Maybe we too can lay a pipeline on top since the hole will be dug anyway and start harvesting our own oil in N.Dakota.

As a side benefit we fight terrorism by starving the terrorist countries of US and Canadian oil dollars.

In addition to labor, he can require that all materials used to build the pipeline are domestic. It is nothing new to the construction industry, but he can take credit it for it as his idea.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

In addition to labor, he can require that all materials used to build the pipeline are domestic. It is nothing new to the construction industry, but he can take credit it for it as his idea.

So basically he has all his talking points for his speech on the 8th.

"We will build the pipline to reduce reliance on foriegn oil (clapping). This will produce jobs that will help the economy (Clapping). Thank you and have a good evening."

[Danzig]

jms. dont forget to squeeze 'its going to take time' in there somewhere. i think its a requirement that obama say that phrase each time he is in front of a mic.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Danzig

jms. dont forget to squeeze 'its going to take time' in there somewhere. i think its a requirement that obama say that phrase each time he is in front of a mic.

OMG - anybody have a copy of Obama Buzzword Bingo? We'll need it.

[jms62]

"Worst Economy since the Great Depression"
"It won't happen overnight"
"Americans are resilient people"

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Yes but with that idiot in office it's not going to happen.

The fear is that it readily will.