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Mark Steyn slams Obama's 'poseur mentality' on Keystone pipeline (Video)
The Daily Caller ^ | November 28, 2011 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 11/28/2011 6:29:09 AM PST by Rufus2007

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama delayed until after the 2012 election the decision on whether to proceed with construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, designed to transport crude oil extracted from oil sands formations in Alberta to refineries in Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast. Environmental activists have long criticized the project, but National Review columnist Mark Steyn argued that by putting off the decision, the White House is demonstrating poor judgment and twisted priorities.

During an appearance last week on “The Source” with Ezra Levant on the Sun News Network in Canada, Steyn criticized the Obama administration for putting energy from Third World nations ahead of First World states.

“It’s the act, I think, of an advanced society that is developed to the point where poses and posturing are more important to it, more vital to it, than actual reality,” Steyn said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; keystone; keystonepipeline; marksteyn; oil
These things add up in little ways -- a no-brainer policy decision takes a back seat to posturing to make someone feel better...
1 posted on 11/28/2011 6:29:12 AM PST by Rufus2007
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To: Rufus2007

Does anybody really know what time it is.............

Does anybody really care


2 posted on 11/28/2011 6:43:10 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: yldstrk

chicago way?


3 posted on 11/28/2011 7:00:02 AM PST by beebuster2000
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To: beebuster2000

good one, hadn’t thought about it, but that makes the song more perfect in application to the situation the US is in


4 posted on 11/28/2011 7:02:37 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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Does anybody really know what time it is.............

Does anybody really care

That's what these guys were asking a long time ago.


5 posted on 11/28/2011 7:06:29 AM PST by mc5cents
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To: Rufus2007
The dems know the project would boost our economy, but since that is the last thing the dems want, they will fight it every step of the way.

The dems have nothing else but to blame republicans, so that is their only hope.

Continued lack of growth, and blame the republicans.

6 posted on 11/28/2011 7:08:01 AM PST by Designer (Nit-pickin' and chagrinin')
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To: mc5cents

25 or 6 to 4?


7 posted on 11/28/2011 7:39:38 AM PST by AceMineral (Some people are too stupid for their own good.)
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Depends on whether you are right handed or left. I think it is 25 to 4 if you are right and 6 to 4 if you are left but I could be wrong and it could be somewhere in the middle or it could be 4 to 6... I’m really not sure I guess. Never mind.


8 posted on 11/28/2011 7:56:19 AM PST by mc5cents
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This project gets us closer to attaining energy independence from Middle Eastern terrorist states, it gives us jobs, tax receipts, economic security. So what does this idiot in the White House do? He cancels it, making sure more of our dollars go to terrorist nations who are trying to kill us, (and a few nations he likes to bow to), and prevents 20,000 households from earning a very legitimate income. What is wrong with him, in this time of need he spits in the face of real opportunity, because some rich environmentalists will give him campaign checks? He is selling this county out.

For this decision alone he should not be president.


9 posted on 11/28/2011 8:00:26 AM PST by Titus-Maximus (Light from Light)
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