Posted on 03/22/2012 12:56:51 PM PDT by pabianice
As gasoline prices continue to rise, President Obama on Thursday pushed back on attacks from Republicans that he is blocking the Keystone XL oil pipeline and is against drilling, arguing his administration has added enough new oil-and-gas pipelines to "encircle the Earth and then some."
Obama highlighted his support for the southern leg of the controversial Keystone pipeline, which would carry oil from Cushing, Okla., to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Appearing before a backdrop of oil pipelines in Cushing, Obama said he was making construction a priority through an executive order issued Thursday that instructs federal agencies to expedite their review of the southern portion of the pipeline.
“Today, I’m directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles and make the project a priority,” said Obama, who earlier this year rejected a GOP bid to force construction on the full pipeline, which would stretch from Alberta to the Gulf Coast.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Rush predicted today that Obama would eventually claim, “I’ve laid more pipe than Bill Clinton.” I didn’t have to wait 30 minutes to see this Hill article making a similar claim — only without the sexual innuendo that would come from “lay pipe” and “Clinton.”
Southern part of pipeline—what about the Northern Part...
Dude’s cracking up. Can’t wait til he drops his drawers during a press conference and starts singing “I’m so Pretty.”
Rush: I Wouldn’t Be Surprised If Obama Says “I’ve Laid More Pipe Than Any President Except Bill Clinton”
Perhaps. The really sad part is theres a significant population that believes him w/o question.
but clinton had a big spill if i recall corruptly
I didn’t read the whole article.
The president of the United States is only involved in the 50 feet of pipeline that crosses the US boarder. He has no say and can’t stop (through normal regulatory processes) any single private construction project.
So for him to suggest that “HE” has approved, been involved with or should get credit for anything associated with a construction project that is privately funded and contracted is the most laughable shmagging of frumrickle BS ever spoken (Biden not included).
Encircle THIS, Obama! (obscene gesticulation involving a single digit of the hand)
Then hell it's fixed . . . . . . Next Problem . . . .
That was hillarious. Wiping monitor off now.
And just this morning, he made the sun rise.
All I know is that while half listening to a short segment from Fox News, I gather Obama built a pipeline extending up Shep’s leg.
Yea, where was FEMA and the EPA on that dissaster?
So what? Bill Clinton laid more interns.
Yea, that was a cover up, a huge copulation.
Whoa! Is that a whole friggin army of teleprompters he’s got behind him??
Obama’s pipeline to nowhere.
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