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In reply to the discussion: Fracking is a huge environmental and human threat. Why does Obama support it? [View all]solarhydrocan
(551 posts)30. For the same reasons he supports mandating everyone to buy corporate insurance
without the promised Public Option
Why the surprise? He said himself his policies are Republican policies from the '80s
The Change thing was total and complete BS. It's that simple.
Obama: I'm a Moderate Republican Not a Socialist
He should get lots of credit for convincing lots of people to support what they never would have supported if an R was in office. Outside of politics, that's usually called FRAUD.
But Those that point it out are sometimes called RACISTS. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
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Fracking is a huge environmental and human threat. Why does Obama support it? [View all]
cali
Feb 2014
OP
But his former Interior Secretary says it has not “created an environmental problem for anyone”
jsr
Feb 2014
#2
But many experts in the field- as demonstrated in my OP- are quite clear about the dangers
cali
Feb 2014
#9
Only a know it all can afford to go through life without ever "trusting" the experts
treestar
Feb 2014
#11
Anyone who has ever worked in the oil fields knows the main issue with fracking is Chinese steel.
Drahthaardogs
Feb 2014
#18
Supporters would have a lot more credibility if they would ever demand the "easy" answers
TheKentuckian
Feb 2014
#43
For the same reasons he supports mandating everyone to buy corporate insurance
solarhydrocan
Feb 2014
#30
I think it is too. I'm much more concerned about the explosive growth of fracking that Keystone
cali
Feb 2014
#47
what rankles so, is that President Obama says the right things (frequently) about environmental
cali
Feb 2014
#67
He supports it because big money wants it and so what they want is what he does. nt
arthritisR_US
Feb 2014
#70