News About The Republican 114Th Congress

The whole 'energy independence' thing is a straw dog, the oil would go on the world market like all the rest and furthermore would do little or nothing in terms of domestic prices.

The pathetic amount of jobs is not worth the risk to the environment a pipeline accident would pose.

 

I made no mention of `energy independence', and of course the oil would go on the world market. In any event the oil WILL be produced, transported to refineries by some means, and end up on the world market with or without the Keystone XL Pipeline.

 

Just not in my back yard.

 

Why didn't you say that to begin with?
Of course, since we are a democracy, your back yard may not represent the interests of the majority.

But the 114th congress has not yet convened, so let's wait and see how this plays out with both Democrats and Republicans once it does come to the floor.
From what I've seen, the pipeline could involve 7-9 States. I'd be interested in seeing some polls taken of persons who live in the path of the proposed routes of the pipeline, and weight any decision on their behalf.

I assume it is your view that it would be impossible to construct a spill proof pipeline?

 

They haven't so far...

 

Yep, and by "my backyard" I mean anywhere in the US.

 

You own the entire U.S.?

 

That doesn't answer the question.

 

It's my continent.



And no, I don't believe they could make a breach-proof pipeline

 

In that case, why are you allowing Canada to produce the oil in the first place?

 

It's like Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Both ass backwards and don't talk to each other.

 

If oil prices stay very low for a long time, a great many of these oil projects will be postponed or cancelled because it won't make economic sense.

 

I asked them nicely not to. Plus I'm kinda busy with other things right now. (-;

 

It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to

What it is
What it is

 

Seems the first order of business...

Last night was a proposed funding attack on SSDI. (Social Security Disability Insurance)



http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-on-day-onel-new-congress-launches-attack-on-social-security-20150106-column.html

 

Such caring Christians they are

 

Republicans in the House tried to pull a fast one, delaying the Volker Rule by bringing it up for a vote before anyone had a chance to read it, breaking their own rules on transparency. From Huffington Post:

 

Having lost their initial try to delay the Volker Rule, House Republicans in the new Congress are about to pass it anyway, under regular order. They think they are solving America's problems by allowing banks to continue to gamble with taxpayer money.

From Huffington Post:

 

"Too big to fail" is about to become a legal concept.

 

Too big to fail, but big enough to buy a government.