Esquire: If Obama and Kerry put kibosh on pipeline there'll be mother of all hissyfits [View all]

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http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/The_Latest_On_The_Pipeline
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It appears that a Great Sad has descended on some of the supporters in Washington of our old friend, the Keystone XL pipeline. From their lips, of course, to god's ears.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said Friday that he is not holding out much hope that President Obama will approve the Keystone XL pipeline. "Though normally a pretty good optimist, I am not overly optimist that the president will allow the Keystone XL to move forward despite Nebraska's reroute of the pipeline thru their state," Upton said in a live Web chat on Michigan news website Mlive.com

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What will happen if the president and Secretary Kerry put the kibosh on the pipeline is going to be the mother of all hissy fits. The pipeline is an article of faith on the Republican right, not because it will necessarily improve this country's energy policy, but because refusing to build it would be a triumph for almost everyone the Republican right hates, and that hate is what propels conservative politics.
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Me:
We can only hope this comes to be, but, both Hillary and Bill Clinton were squarely behind Keystone deal, and I expect a deal was already made long ago, there was just no way she would allow herself to be seen politically as the one signing the deal.