Obama lobbying Dems over Keystone XL pipeline

[Dammy]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73767.html

President Barack Obama is intervening in a Senate fight over the Keystone XL oil pipeline and personally lobbying Democrats to reject an amendment calling for its construction, according to several sources familiar with the talks.​

The White House lobbying effort, including phone calls from the president to Democrats, signals that the vote could be close when it heads to the floor Thursday. The president is trying to defeat an amendment that would give election-year fodder to his Republican critics who have accused him of blocking a job-creating energy project at a time of high gas prices.​

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[faethor]

It appears to me the reason for the Keystone XL pipeline is to get the oil to markets external to the US, thereby making more profit. It's not like the company isn't making money. The oil is being purchased and used locally. They are seeing lower gas prices in the area compared to what they'll see when the pipeline is in place. Don't know if I'm too compelled to make someone's profitable company even more profitable when the net result is no new jobs and more pain to the US consumer.

 

[metalman]

Next speech, King Barry will declare that it was those dastardly republicins' who shut down the pipeline