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2016 Postmortem

Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Thu Nov 20, 2014, 08:11 PM Nov 2014

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If Democrats thought like Republicans rather than fight any Keystone Pipeline bill they would have

... amended it to permit running the pipeline to the Twin Cities / Chicago area where there is all kinds of refining capacity AND you are close to the population center of the country.

Well, the Big Oil companies should LOVE that --- I mean, the oil IS FOR THE U.S. market ISN'T IT!

original: http://www.democraticunderground.com/112778086

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If Democrats thought like Republicans rather than fight any Keystone Pipeline bill they would have (Original Post) Bill USA Nov 2014 OP

attach a rider that all products of the oil from the pipeline stay in the US egold2604 Nov 2014 #1

Well now Cosmocat Nov 2014 #3

This is what will happen. joshcryer Nov 2014 #4

Actually fighting this is in fact the most republican thing democrats have done Cosmocat Nov 2014 #2

The PipeLine Ends Today In Patola Illinois. nt mikekohr Nov 2014 #5

egold2604

(369 posts)

1. attach a rider that all products of the oil from the pipeline stay in the US

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 08:46 AM

Nov 2014

Cosmocat

(14,559 posts)

3. Well now

Reply to egold2604 (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 09:08 AM

Nov 2014

that would actually ensure what the jackasses try to promote to provide cover for it, so of course that is a non-starter ...

joshcryer

(62,269 posts)

4. This is what will happen.

Reply to egold2604 (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 02:46 AM

Nov 2014

Though in all reality the physical products will go all around the world.

Cosmocat

(14,559 posts)

2. Actually fighting this is in fact the most republican thing democrats have done

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 09:07 AM

Nov 2014

in a while ...

Republicans fight EVERYTHING, every thing, tooth and nail, they don't give an inch and will fight things just to fight them.

mikekohr

(2,312 posts)

5. The PipeLine Ends Today In Patola Illinois. nt

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:57 PM

Nov 2014

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