PRESIDENT OBAMA REFUSES TO “OK” KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE – JOHN BOEHNER “REACTS” – 1-18-12

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House Speaker John Boehner is not a Happy Camper (albeit a very well-rested & tanned one) over the news that President Obama has refused to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline (from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico).

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Like they say in real life John:  “Tough Nuggies!”

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The President’s reasoning:  not enough time to do an adequate review and analysis of the impact of such a large project.  The GOP, in exchange for signing off on the middle-class payroll tax cut extension and the unemployment benefits extension during the Christmas holidays, had garnered a 60-day deadline for the Obama Administration to make a decision on the pipeline project.

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Well, the decision was made!

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Personally, I think a large chunk of Obama’s rationale is that this is an election year and why give anything to the Republicans when they’ve bent over backwards to thwart his administration at every turn.

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In any event, this is the second “smack-down” of House Speaker John Boehner.  The first, of course, was Boehner’s insistence on holding back on granting any extensions for both the middle-class tax cuts and unemployment benefits during the December legislative slog in Congress.  He eventually caved-in on that hardline stance and both extensions passed in Congress and were subsequently signed into law by the President just before Christmas.

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Hey, John, don’t look back over your shoulder ’cause they may be gaining on you (your reign as House Speaker is not looking too promising at this point in time).

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PETE/MARIN
(Remember, We Ride So You Don’t Have To!)
http://paulrevererides.wordpress.com

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