The Keystone XL Pipeline Scam

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 12/20/11 | Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks re the tagline. My tagline is heading into its third birthday.

Re the BS detection. It is simple when this question is answered: “When to liberal mediots lie?”

Whenever they open their mouths or write anything.!

[READINABLUESTATE]

Another pipeline won’t change a single thing as far as the environment goes.

I beleive the reason Obama is dragging his feet is:
1. It comforts his fringe supporters and enviro-whackos
2. Keeps the contributions coming in from both sides.
It is a win/win for him

[lonestar]

I wonder if the author flies on private jets like most environmentalists.

[SierraWasp]

I knew another guy one time who told me he had a "trophy wife." When I finally met her I could tell I should have had your skills as a BS detector!!! It was ok as we continued to be best of friends just the same.

Hey! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR TROPHY WIFE!!! (and I'll bet that's no BS!!!)

[ROCKLOBSTER]

This pipeline The Sierra Club is dangerous, unnecessary, and would has cost the American people far more than we can afford. What we’re watching unfold in Washington, DC, is more than just a high-stakes political power play — it’s a scam undertaken by Big Oil’s The Sierra Club's congressional puppets on the orders of oil companies Al Gore and other con-men that have billions of dollars at stake.

[Grampa Dave]

Merry Christmas!

That is not bs nor are my comments about my wife!

[SierraWasp]

"... nor are my comments about my wife!"

Oh! I'm absolutely certain of that!!!

[thackney]

I think I figured out part of what is causing me such confusion with this conversation.

You don't realize, it is not Trans-Canada’s oil.

They don't buy, sell or own oil or natural gas.

They are a pipeline company, they move other people's products, not their own.

They are more comparable to a train company, or a trucking company. They could not export the oil if they wanted to, it isn't theirs.

They move oil/gas etc owned by ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and the like.

[apoliticalone]

Thanks for the comment.

Every global international corporation has but one objective - corp. profits at any cost. In my long term view conservatism is not corporatism. USA conservatism is now first about ensuring sovereignty of the USA, the Constitution, and the US people first and sound fiscal policies.

Policy and corporate profits and temp jobs building pipelines etc are no where to be found in the USA Constitution except as the PR message of lobbyists and corporatists. They might as well call the pipeline company Trans World because that’s where their loyalties lie. Politicians always favor the argument that benefits their moneyed benefactors, and not America citizens.

Corporatism version 1950s was about the USA first because US corporations were the USA (not China or Canada) in 1950. In 2011 that is totally different. Corporatism 2011 is about stealing the sovereignty of nations and profiting from it. Forget politics and forget Parties. The corp. agenda is not the citizens agenda. The corps make global profits on the citizens loss.

[thackney]

For someone claiming to to be libertarian, you have some conflicting views.

I like profits and corporations. They have provided me the means to support my family and raise my standard of living.

If you don't like pipelines, try going without gasoline, fuel oil, diesel, natural gas, plastics, etc for a couple months and then let us know how that went for you. And don't use the services of any business that requires those pipeline delivered products either.