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freshwest

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99. Why, why, why doesn't he just do it already? The suspense is killing me! But about that oil...

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #40)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 05:03 AM

Nov 2013

Now we know. Or think we do...

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Obama Administration APPROVES Keystone XL Key Infrastructure Component. [View all] TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 OP

I'm disappointed and disgusted... defacto7 Nov 2013 #1

Just follow the $$$$ trail warrant46 Nov 2013 #74

I am beyond disgusted newfie11 Nov 2013 #2

Maybe they think their kids/grand kids will be immune to the destruction or maybe they have an SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #33

This is the hard part, the part where we are suppose to just "get over it..." WCGreen Nov 2013 #3

Why not connect to a link that actually supports your OP pnwmom Nov 2013 #4

There are two pipelines... one to send the millions of barrels of diluter, the second to send dilbit TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #6

The dilbit doesn't have to come to the US. Canada needs energy, too, pnwmom Nov 2013 #72

What about existing bitumen pipelines? FogerRox Nov 2013 #77

I remember it. The one that flooded a neighborhood in Arkansas: freshwest Nov 2013 #89

Just in case you or others missed this story, here are more links: freshwest Nov 2013 #90

Exactly. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #14

He definitely would NOT have done it in his first two years Doctor_J Nov 2013 #109

No, he would have. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #111

You're using an article you found in firedoglake madokie Nov 2013 #5

Why don't you take the time to click on the provided links within the article? n/t TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #7

I just went over there and can concur with you on that. nt AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #15

Reported and seen by those who pay attention FogerRox Nov 2013 #78

Hm... Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #8

Both... he tacitly approved it, and will formally approve it. n/t TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #9

It can't be both. Either he's approved it or he hasn't. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #10

It's approved. We just haven't been told about it. TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #11

Prove it. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #12

Thanks, DI. Amazing how many believe this because they want to believe it... Hekate Nov 2013 #18

As a business executive who sees this tactic played out all the time... It will prove itself. TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #46

So, what you're saying is, you can't prove it. You made it up. Got it. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #68

Whatever floats your boat. TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #70

Summers has been appointed by Obama to head the Fed grantcart Nov 2013 #101

and Obama's Social Security cuts arely staircase Nov 2013 #110

It's approved. The proof is the deafening silence from the interested corporations and MSM. GoneFishin Nov 2013 #36

oh, that tacitly trick again... Whisp Nov 2013 #47

Thoroughly disgusted. Not surprised one iota. woo me with science Nov 2013 #13

Um...KXL hasn't been approved. A bit reflexive aren't we? I mean, you took a post from a 500 post msanthrope Nov 2013 #20

Hardly reflexive, given the track record of this administration. woo me with science Nov 2013 #24

More ODS... SidDithers Nov 2013 #25

More empty snark. More vapid namecalling for those who talk about issues woo me with science Nov 2013 #27

It's all your endless ODS posts deserve...nt SidDithers Nov 2013 #29

obviously the pipeline has been approved arely staircase Nov 2013 #30

Okay..you won the thread with that! nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #31

+1 JoePhilly Nov 2013 #38

The sweaters really sent you over the edge, didn't they? nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #32

What's the 'sweaters' thread? If it causes that one so much heartburn, I gotta see it! Number23 Nov 2013 #85

Don't tell me that Obama wore a sweater in the Oval Office or something like that! NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #88

Here is the President, taunting homeless children with sweaters.... msanthrope Nov 2013 #102

I'd face palm but anyone surprised by that person's reaction to such an innocent OP Number23 Nov 2013 #107

It's now funny---sad, too, but pretty funny. I'm hoping Hillary Clinton runs just to liven up the msanthrope Nov 2013 #108

This is exactly what I was thinking, but rusty fender Nov 2013 #65

One Post, 500 or 20,000. If it's valid... it's valid. TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #44

so.. your evidence that it has been approved is that there is NO evidence? scheming daemons Nov 2013 #92

It still ain't valid. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #103

This article is NOT about Keystone XL - not one tiny bit. ConcernedCanuk Nov 2013 #16

EXTREMELY misleading post. Admin has NOT Approved Keystone berni_mccoy Nov 2013 #17

If the President relents and approves KXL Enthusiast Nov 2013 #19

I thought the ACA roll-out was going to destroy his legacy. JoePhilly Nov 2013 #39

Joe, it was war with Iran, get it straight. Ikonoklast Nov 2013 #41

You didn't address my concerns which are about Enthusiast Nov 2013 #42

My point is that every week there is a new THING that will destroy Obama's legacy. JoePhilly Nov 2013 #43

It's a new week. This will last until he makes war on Xmas again. freshwest Nov 2013 #93

Your OP title is bullshit demwing Nov 2013 #21

... SidDithers Nov 2013 #22

Whew... ancianita Nov 2013 #23

so he WILL approve it because he HAS approved it? arely staircase Nov 2013 #26

Ummmm No. Not one thing you posted is based on facts. giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #28

"OBAMA" BOMBS SYRIA AND IRAN!!11!111!1!!! BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #34

Obama also cut Social Security like 15 times now too! JoePhilly Nov 2013 #40

Why, why, why doesn't he just do it already? The suspense is killing me! But about that oil... freshwest Nov 2013 #99

Good one AZ Progressive Nov 2013 #87

Just following Albert Einstein's saying: freshwest Nov 2013 #94

Nice try, you and FDL, but no. nt babylonsister Nov 2013 #35

I love that recs are now transparent... SidDithers Nov 2013 #37

Now we need an open Flag list, after the vote transpires, to see who chronically flags posts. TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #69

I think bullshit supposition like the OP should be suppressed...nt SidDithers Nov 2013 #75

Exactly. Haters will latch on to anything Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Nov 2013 #95

I smell a witch. randome Nov 2013 #45

Since when is lying allowed on DU? demwing Nov 2013 #48

As someone in business who sees this tactic played out all of the time... TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #50

Don't mistake my post, you may ulitmately be right demwing Nov 2013 #76

Headline meant to mislead. This should be locked or juried. n/t Whisp Nov 2013 #49

No, the headline is to wake you up to the prospect that the final decision was made... TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #55

No. The decision has not been made by the President, but by You. Whisp Nov 2013 #56

There, I've updated the title. TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #57

Well, there you go. Thanks. n/t Whisp Nov 2013 #58

You claim '...there are NO other pipelines on the books besides KXL... What is Canada doing then?' freshwest Nov 2013 #96

Went to jury. narnian60 Nov 2013 #66

Booooooo. Try reality sometime Jane. nt tridim Nov 2013 #51

President Obama has NOT "officially" approved the Keystone Pipeline, bvar22 Nov 2013 #52

Your track record predictiing Obamadoom is 0%. Just sayin. nt tridim Nov 2013 #54

And your track record of using "made up" statistics and Logical Fallacies... bvar22 Nov 2013 #61

Oops! My Bad! bvar22 Nov 2013 #63

Yep - on all counts. polichick Nov 2013 #59

FDL writes anti-Obama article! and Lies! jazzimov Nov 2013 #53

well it is coming up to midterm time. Whisp Nov 2013 #60

It'll keep on for nearly a year. It makes me sick. How many will be fooled? freshwest Nov 2013 #97

How about posting reliable sources..good grief.... chillfactor Nov 2013 #62

The links within the article seem legit. Even FOX is right from time to time. TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #64

Link to State Dept Cochin pipeline approval FogerRox Nov 2013 #79

For those concerned with FDL as a source... TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #67

See my other comment with links, heres the State Dept link FogerRox Nov 2013 #80

Gee, who woulda' ever thunk a Democratic president would approve such a titanic indepat Nov 2013 #71

He hasn't. The OP refers to a completely different pipeline. pnwmom Nov 2013 #73

95k bpd of NGC dilutant, I wonder what its used for? FogerRox Nov 2013 #81

So? Canada needs energy and so do other countries. pnwmom Nov 2013 #82

Whats the main use of NGC in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta? FogerRox Nov 2013 #83

We are NEVER going to have a say in anything or be represented UNTIL this corporate coup is stopped. mother earth Nov 2013 #84

wow. blatant lie in the OP. yet it stands on DU. scheming daemons Nov 2013 #91

No it doesn't. It's just more Segretti politics in the media. Expect more for the next 11 months. freshwest Nov 2013 #98

It used to not be allowed... SidDithers Nov 2013 #104

The argument is more than plausible.The current edit is reasonable. TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #105

Agreed. FogerRox Nov 2013 #106

This is a pretty deceptive post you made. AuntFester Nov 2013 #100