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Never Say Die - Keystone XL Pipeline to Enter U.S. Presidential Election

Oilprice.com -- Like Lazarus arising from the grave, or a vampire pulling a stake out of his chest, the controversial Keystone LX pipeline, designed to transport Alberta’s crude oil sands output to American Gulf of Mexico, is apparently to become a component in the November U.S. presidential elections.

Increasingly evident Republican nominee Mitt Romney declared on 20 April during a speech to the Republican National Committee’s State Chairmen’s National Meeting in Arizona, “I will build that pipeline if I have to myself.” Slyly portraying Obama as a renewable green energy tree-hugger opposed to traditional sources of energy Romney added, “He likes all of the energy sources that come from above the ground. So anything below the ground he doesn’t like: Coal, oil, gas. We all like wind and solar.

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Submitted Apr 24, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN

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Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,014 Points:1,113,395 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 9:20:56 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Seems a lot of the posters here have altered states....not based in facts or reality....just GOP baloney slices.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,014 Points:1,113,395 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 9:17:46 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse And N5sexy seems to have tried to declare war on facts.....
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,014 Points:1,113,395 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 9:16:20 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Color N5sexy with the clueless brush..... too much kool-aid for him....
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,014 Points:1,113,395 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 1:24:29 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse It is slightly funny that Keystone does not address Canada FULLY using its energy capabilities at home. They still are importing oil for refineries in the eastern provinces..... Once again, profits before patriotism... seems like Canada is picking up some very bad habits from the United States....
apiergallini Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:389 Points:244,855 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2012 2:48:51 PM Ignore apiergallini Report Abuse @N5EXY You're right, it shouldn't be political, which is why it never should have been part of that bill that forced the administration to give a yes/no answer within whatever it was, 60 days? The Republicans made it political.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,451 Points:2,230,900 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 6:11:32 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse TIGERPAW46 - "Remember the pipeline was also to have a line going into the East coast & pick up oil from the Western USA not just to push Canadian oil to the Gulf for export. Oh that's right the opposistion didn't tell people that did they. They also left out the fact their were 12 different routes offerred, half of which didn't even go near the controversal eviromental area they were concerned about & the other 6 had different distances or length near the sensitive areas." Where do you get this stuff? There's no line going to the East Coast. That would be great if it did, because they're shutting down refineries on the East coast, because almost all the oil they process is imported. This pipeline is taking Canadian crude to the Gulf coast, so the refineries there can refine it and sell the refined products to other countries. They're already producing more than they can sell on the domestic market. The only reason the State Department is involved is because the pipeline crosses the US/Canadian border. If the pipeline just moved oil from the West to the East, it would be being built now. And most of the opposition to the original route has come from the State of Nebraska.
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,502 Points:1,511,580 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 1:53:30 PM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse Politics should not be a part of gas prices.
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,008 Points:599,685 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:35:41 AM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,267 Points:1,742,680 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:31:59 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Politics should not be a part or the pipeline.
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,502 Points:1,511,580 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 8:22:33 AM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse Bless the Rebuplicans for sticking with it. If you still need a reason to defeat Obama in 2012 consider his administration’s intense effort to deprive America of the energy it needs to function and compete in the world. If a foreign nation had launched an attack on America to destroy its coal-fired plants, to shut down its coal mines, and to thwart its ability to drill for oil and natural gas, we would be at war with it. Obama is at war with America. 195 or so days until the ejection. [Edited by: N5EXY at 4/25/2012 11:22:56 AM EST]
MBAcura Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,355 Points:668,590 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 7:22:42 AM Ignore MBAcura Report Abuse Remember in November.
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,620 Points:1,143,220 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 11:33:25 PM Ignore NedW Report Abuse We could buy oil from our friends to the north for less than we pay those that spawn terrorism. Shipping costs would be saved. American people would be put to work. This a no-brainer. I don't blame Canada one bit for dumping their oil on global market. And, for those that think the president can't bring relief at the gas pump, here's a little history lesson. In July '08, when oil was in the $140 region, Bush made an announcement that he was going to relax the moratorium on off shore drilling and, the global crude price dropped $9 before his speech was finished. Another thing; B. Hussein Obama isn't stupid. He damn well knows all this.
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,136 Points:1,357,630 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:59:54 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Remember the pipeline was also to have a line going into the East coast & pick up oil from the Western USA not just to push Canadian oil to the Gulf for export. Oh that's right the opposistion didn't tell people that did they. They also left out the fact their were 12 different routes offerred, half of which didn't even go near the controversal eviromental area they were concerned about & the other 6 had different distances or length near the sensitive areas.
CheeseMan Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,740 Points:1,775,000 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:45:36 PM Ignore CheeseMan Report Abuse It seems like the president should be the #1 cheerleader for the way we do things in the United States and be willing to do anything to help our economy. However, this guy is doing everything he can to destroy our way of life. The pipeline is just one small example. Another four years for O'bama??? I don't think so - three and one half years so far is more than enough to see what he thinks of our country. We don't need someone up there to push some socialist agenda at the expense of the citizens of this country. We need someone who can begin to restore some sort of sanity to the way we decide what gets done and how it gets done. Please, people...no more O'bama - send him back to Chicago where he belongs.
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:10,149 Points:1,719,790 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:29:35 PM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse Just build it. It is good for the entire country (and Canada too).
vulcan96 Champion Author Ohio Posts:26,926 Points:3,105,425 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:28:25 PM Ignore vulcan96 Report Abuse it would provide thousands of temp high paying jobs, and china needs the gas...
LuthierKS Champion Author Wichita Posts:3,752 Points:730,905 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:25:59 PM Ignore LuthierKS Report Abuse Bless the Rebuplicans for sticking with it.
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,168 Points:673,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:24:46 PM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse This is getting old
BJWI Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,415 Points:737,300 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:24:23 PM Ignore BJWI Report Abuse build it and pay for it yourself Mitt, as it will not benefit the average American one bit.
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,267 Points:2,255,970 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:19:31 PM Ignore 10k Report Abuse the choices may not be good, but i'll go with the new guy-romney, cause i already know what destruction the old guy-nobama, can do..
TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:8,756 Points:1,978,600 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:17:33 PM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse Wait until Mitt gets elected, the Nation will start rolling along positively again!
danol43 Champion Author Modesto Posts:1,705 Points:590,190 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:14:32 PM Ignore danol43 Report Abuse Romney is a far better choice for the economy!
tco9436 Champion Author Connecticut Posts:1,782 Points:723,475 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:14:20 PM Ignore tco9436 Report Abuse haha
OWENALOTT Champion Author Appleton Posts:2,182 Points:500,095 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:13:14 PM Ignore OWENALOTT Report Abuse Blame it on RON PAUL
bobdec Champion Author Miami Posts:8,969 Points:1,770,795 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:11:22 PM Ignore bobdec Report Abuse Ewo of the worst choices ever tnning this election
kkimes Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,605 Points:1,507,210 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:09:03 PM Ignore kkimes Report Abuse Just say NO, NO, NO!
CrappieFool All-Star Author Alabama Posts:785 Points:570,270 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:08:45 PM Ignore CrappieFool Report Abuse Nobama 2012
blueBMW480 Champion Author Nashville Posts:818,391 Points:841,715 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:08:03 PM Ignore blueBMW480 Report Abuse Interesting
puckheadmn Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,258 Points:1,129,050 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:06:40 PM Ignore puckheadmn Report Abuse Never?
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:7,815 Points:1,473,250 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:03:30 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse Obama must go.
rodzilla123 Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,405 Points:1,035,340 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:02:22 PM Ignore rodzilla123 Report Abuse It should, and if "THE ONE" wisent trying hard to destroy Capitalism and the Middle Class in America, It would have already been Approved!!!!
GigHarborHound Champion Author Tacoma Posts:2,542 Points:489,465 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:00:54 PM Ignore GigHarborHound Report Abuse Not with No-Bama!!
southrob Champion Author Tucson Posts:3,605 Points:689,150 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:00:05 PM Ignore southrob Report Abuse dhan
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,798 Points:658,020 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:00:05 PM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse It's dead for now
jackson661 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,770 Points:1,477,830 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:58:32 PM Ignore jackson661 Report Abuse Mitt Romney just got a big donation from Big Oil...figures..
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,072 Points:1,971,085 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:56:59 PM Ignore esquared Report Abuse What a disappointing presidential campaign....
SBlouch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:8,735 Points:1,860,240 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:55:28 PM Ignore SBlouch Report Abuse Obama doesn't want the Keystone pipeline, so he will hold out as long as he is ahead in the polls.
GAS1251 Champion Author Texas Posts:5,153 Points:1,627,205 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:54:03 PM Ignore GAS1251 Report Abuse Maybe pump Obama out of office.
mconley1967 All-Star Author Louisville Posts:586 Points:360,980 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:51:24 PM Ignore mconley1967 Report Abuse Ok
kitty1750 Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,199 Points:470,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:50:47 PM Ignore kitty1750 Report Abuse Yep.
boatmen Champion Author New York Posts:3,085 Points:623,555 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:49:42 PM Ignore boatmen Report Abuse yep and we all will pay big for it
wildddkattt80 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,143 Points:432,145 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:46:41 PM Ignore wildddkattt80 Report Abuse k
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:43:28 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse I am all for it.
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:43:02 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse It will be built.
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:42:40 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse Go "MITT"..BUILD IT.
erik_8 All-Star Author Toronto Posts:534 Points:544,485 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:40:30 PM Ignore erik_8 Report Abuse Just a game.
CarolinaBlue150 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,430 Points:300,000 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:39:35 PM Ignore CarolinaBlue150 Report Abuse Do you really think the American people will sit back and let the dictator in chief keep this pipeline from being built?
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:556,980 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:37:52 PM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Gee, saw that coming long time ago.
Matt G Champion Author Boston Posts:4,538 Points:2,774,015 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:37:51 PM Ignore Matt G Report Abuse Build it
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,835 Points:1,432,700 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:33:35 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Is anybody surprised by this??