Senate rejects GOP measure to build oil pipeline

cnn.com ^ | 3/8/12 | Ted Barrett. Dana Bash. and Alan Silverleib, CNN

[ColdOne]

Washington (CNN) -- The Senate narrowly rejected a Republican-sponsored measure Thursday that would have bypassed the Obama administration's current objections to the Keystone XL pipeline and allowed construction on the controversial project to move forward immediately.

Fifty-six senators voted in favor of the amendment -- four short of the 60 required for approval. Eleven Democrats joined a unanimous Republican caucus in backing the plan.

[who knows what evil?]

Anyone who sells out their family, their Church, their country; to back a racist, bigoted, arrogant, spiteful, enemy of America like Barack Hussein Obama is a low life POS in my book.

...just a little tinkering so the dullards looking in from DU and KOS know exactly who you are talking about...well done!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Petroleum Institute + Citizens United = Monster Blitzkrieg of Negative Ads

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks ColdOne.

• Obama twists arms for Warren Buffett
• Keystone bill defeated by US Senate Democrats (Obama and the other Rats want higher gas prices)
• China vigorously promoting shale gas exploration, development ( 200 yr supply est)
• Economic Outlook: Worse after the Election (Economy is getting better, but it won't last long)
• Big Oil and Tax Breaks (Are Big Oil companies sucking money out of the Federal Treasury?)
• Algae: Fuel of the Future? (And do we need government subsidies?)
• Obama: I'll make energy prices "skyrocket" (11/2/2008. In Obama's own words. Don't get bamboozled)
• McConnell: Obama Wants Higher Gas Prices (Obama has said he wants higher gas prices)
• Obama lobbying Dems over Keystone XL pipeline (Obama demands Senate Dems reject pipeline)
• Barack Obama pushes for $1bn green tax credits (Another Obama FAIL!)
• Scientific advisor alleges administration intentionally falsified records
• 'The Rich People's President'
• What happened to "We the People"?
• Does This 1938 French Cartoon Foretell The USA Under President Fluke?
• Obama made his own students read some of Derrick Bell's most inflammatory writings [abbrev. title]
• Union Ballot Proposal Targets Right-to-Work, Recent Reforms

[FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs]

Better yet, ask them all to start calling themselves SOCIALISTS, not Democrats. JFK was a Democrat. 0bama, Reid, Schumer, Pelosi and all the major players currently in control of our gov’t are not Democrats!

[Brown Deer]

[DustyMoment]

This is such a shock.

Imagine the Dems and Obama wanting higher gas prices and higher unemployment.

[SunkenCiv]

• Obama: "I want to make sure we end before the call to prayer"

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Meanwhile, Obama promises weapons to Israel if they don’t attack Iran until after the election (War -> high oil prices). After, the election, who cares about gas prices, the economy, etc. Reminds me of Mexican politics — the day after the election, no gas in the pumps.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Netanyahu was on to Obama before he ever met him.

[kcvl]

The 11 Democratic defections were Sens. Max Baucus (Mont.), Mark Begich (Alaska), Bob Casey (Pa.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Kay Hagan (N.C.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Jon Tester (Mont.) and Jim Webb (Va.). 

Just a cover your ass vote by these cowards since they knew the others were voting against it...especially Mark Pryor. He would like to have voted with the rest of the loons but being from an oil state he would have committed political suicide.

[okie01]

Who were the two Pubbies who missed the vote, I wonder?

[AuntB]

“Netanyahu was on to Obama before he ever met him.”

I like Netanyahu. I don’t care what he does or who he likes, just let him talk. He claims my prize for the sexiest male voice alive. No! I’m not dead yet...close, but not quite.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Net is a brilliant man...check his credentials. I did : )

[stephenjohnbanker]

yep

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Print multiple copies of this story. Scotch tape it to a gas pump every time you fill up.

Especially in swing states.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

The 11 Democratic defections were Sens. Max Baucus (Mont.), Mark Begich (Alaska), Bob Casey (Pa.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Kay Hagan (N.C.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Jon Tester (Mont.) and Jim Webb (Va.). Just a cover your ass vote by these cowards since they knew the others were voting against it...especially Mark Pryor. He would like to have voted with the rest of the loons but being from an oil state he would have committed political suicide.

Yes, but that doesn't keep the GOP from taking advantage of the fact that the pipeline is very popular, and not just in oil-producing states.