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« on: January 30, 2012, 04:03:02 pm » |
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Now we know why he was so interested in ramming the Keystone XL through before it received too much scrutiny. I mean, other than the obvious environmental concerns. Go to the 2:00 mark. More...However, the recent Keystone XL pipeline controversy exposed House speaker John Boehner’s related problem of actively promoting an agenda that benefits him financially apart from selling his votes to special interests.
Boehner has a history of selling votes on the floor of the House to financially benefit corporations, so it is not shocking that he has a conflict of interest in executing his job as a legislator and especially Speaker of the House. Revelations this past week from his financial disclosure forms that John Boehner invested $10,000 to $50,000 each in seven firms that had a stake in Canada’s oil sands should raise red flags for the House Oversight Committee; especially in light of Boehner’s push to grant a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline ahead of the State Department and EPA studies and reports and the millions big oil spent to hasten its construction. To make matters worse, after President Obama denied TransCanada’s permit to build the pipeline, Boehner’s spokesman lied about the number of jobs the President killed. One thing is certain; Boehner would profit from the Keystone pipeline. Profiting politically by selling votes and influence is a career-long habit of Speaker Boehner |
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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2012, 04:18:20 pm » |
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The second we get money out of politics...is the second we'll get congress persons and senators who are in Washington to do the peoples business...and not their own.
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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2012, 04:50:21 pm » |
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The second we get money out of politics...is the second we'll get congress persons and senators who are in Washington to do the peoples business...and not their own.
Speaking of that...A group of 44 senators, all but one Republican, have signed on to proposed legislation that would authorize the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline despite the refusal of President Barack Obama to advance the project.
Republican Senator John Hoeven is set to introduce the bill on Monday that, if passed into law, would allow work to begin immediately on all but the sensitive Nebraska portion of TransCanada's $7 billion controversial project.
It's not yet clear how the bill will advance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was the lone Democrat to sign on as a co-sponsor of the bill, but other Democratic senators have in the past expressed support for the project.
Obama put the pipeline on the backburner earlier in January, saying the administration needed more time to review the environmental impact in Nebraska, where the state government is evaluating a new route after rejecting an initial plan that sent the line through a sensitive aquifer region.
The bill, led by Hoeven, Richard Lugar and David Vitter, incorporates an environmental review done by the U.S. State Department, and allows Nebraska time to find a new route. Sniff...I smell a veto! Meanwhile...their pockets are well-lined! |
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2012, 05:03:57 pm » |
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Wait. Even the Canadians are against this thing! A new poll suggests opposition to the two projects is widespread in Canada, rather than a fringe cause. The two pipelines, one from Alberta to Texas, the other from Alberta to the West Coast, are central to oil sands growth. Without new pipelines, existing capacity is expected to run out in about four years.
The independent poll conducted Dec. 13 by Forum Research Inc. shows half of Canadians oppose the Keystone XL pipeline plan, with the strongest opposition among Quebecers, Ontarians and British Columbians.
The poll also shows that half of Canadians oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline, with opposition strongest in the same provinces.
“Despite the number of jobs that could be created by the Keystone XL pipeline proposal, the project’s potential environmental ramifications have made this a highly controversial issue,” said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Toronto-based Forum Research, which conducted the survey of 1,160 randomly selected residents.
“Although the Northern Gateway project would allow Canada to gain entry into major oil markets outside of the United States, many Canadians are currently pushing for the proposal to be shelved.” |
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« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2012, 08:14:19 pm » |
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Nothing...
Obama did not cancel Keystone. He's not even expressed disapproval of it. What he is against is rubber-stamping it without proper evaluation of environmental concerns. Same as, apparently, the Canadians. Why, other than the obvious personal financial gains, are the republicans still trying to ram it through Congress? |
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