Time For President Obama To Trade Keystone Pipeline For A Minimum Wage Hike
That State Department permitting process has been stalled for almost a year because of a legal challenge that was making its way through the Nebraska court system, a challenge that has now been cleared:
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday cleared a potential clog in the path of the proposed crude oil pipeline by reversing a lower court decision that struck down the law that former Gov. Dave Heineman used to approve the project’s route.
In a split vote, the high court vacated Lancaster County District Judge Stephanie Stacy’s decision that found the 2012 law (LB1161) unconstitutional.
It has been that legal challenge that the White house has cited in recent weeks to push against the Keystone bill, but with that out of the way, and with the State Department reports thus far leaning in the pipeline’s favor, it seems like only a matter of time before President Obama is faced with a choice between following a State Dept. recommendation to approve Keystone, or denying the permit in the face of that recommendation, and considerable public opinion. The fact is that opposition to Keystone is more symbolic than anything else, since…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
14 responses to Time For President Obama To Trade Keystone Pipeline For A Minimum Wage Hike
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Hirightnow January 16th, 2015 at 19:15
No.
Don’t give in like that.
tracey marie January 16th, 2015 at 20:30
agreed. There is nothing viable and good about the pipeline. No trade, no surrender…stand your ground President Obama
Hirightnow January 16th, 2015 at 20:15
No.
Don’t give in like that.
tracey marie January 16th, 2015 at 21:30
agreed. There is nothing viable and good about the pipeline. No trade, no surrender…stand your ground President Obama
algionfriddo January 16th, 2015 at 22:45
Terrible trade off unless you have a ton invested in Canadian oil.
algionfriddo January 16th, 2015 at 23:45
Terrible trade off unless you have a ton invested in Canadian oil.
edmeyer_able January 17th, 2015 at 00:32
That would be bad deal for the nation, the case for the pipeline is built on lies.
edmeyer_able January 17th, 2015 at 01:32
That would be bad deal for the nation, the case for the pipeline is built on lies.
fancypants January 17th, 2015 at 01:20
Its time Obama makes big oil fund the entire project ( before its signed off ) with a guarantee ‘ they ‘ take full responsibility for all [ said ] permanent jobs it creates along with any disaster it might cause.
maybe once all that goes on contract there will be a sudden cancel in plans to build
fancypants January 17th, 2015 at 02:20
Its time Obama makes big oil fund the entire project ( before its signed off ) with a guarantee ‘ they ‘ take full responsibility for all [ said ] permanent jobs it creates along with any disaster it might cause.
maybe once all that goes on contract there will be a sudden cancel in plans to build
DsMTwoShoes January 17th, 2015 at 11:05
This is ridiculous and so far beyond the Pale it’s pathetic.
DsMTwoShoes January 17th, 2015 at 12:05
This is ridiculous and so far beyond the Pale it’s pathetic.
bpollen January 17th, 2015 at 20:58
Pure BS. Let’s gamble our environment so that people can get a little more money. Minimum wage hike is a wonderful idea, I’m all for it. But to give this pipeline a pass, we must be willing to have tar sands oil dumped across the midsection of the country and fight tooth and nail with the Koch brothers, and foreign companies, to try to get those responsible to pay for clean up and compensation of those harmed. Think Gulf Oil Spill in the heartland, complete with non-stop attempts to weasel out of culpability, aided and abetted by a Republican Congress.
The most telling thing about the XL pipeline is the fact they want to build it because… CANADA won’t let them build one in Canada. Hardly the last bastion of anti-oil sentiment in the world. Canada won’t let them transport Canadian oil across Canada via pipeline. If it’s NIMBY in Canada, what the hell makes an even longer pipeline AOK in the United States of Awesome?
bpollen January 17th, 2015 at 21:58
Pure BS. Let’s gamble our environment so that people can get a little more money. Minimum wage hike is a wonderful idea, I’m all for it. But to give this pipeline a pass, we must be willing to have tar sands oil dumped across the midsection of the country and fight tooth and nail with the Koch brothers, and foreign companies, to try to get those responsible to pay for clean up and compensation of those harmed. Think Gulf Oil Spill in the heartland, complete with non-stop attempts to weasel out of culpability, aided and abetted by a Republican Congress.
The most telling thing about the XL pipeline is the fact they want to build it because… CANADA won’t let them build one in Canada. Hardly the last bastion of anti-oil sentiment in the world. Canada won’t let them transport Canadian oil across Canada via pipeline. If it’s NIMBY in Canada, what the hell makes an even longer pipeline AOK in the United States of Awesome?