[rktman]

More employment and improved economics for the area? That must be stopped! How dare anyone improve things without king hussein being in the lead. (From behind of course.)

[RedStateGuyTrappedinCT]

Hydraulic fracturing has created 1.7 million new direct and indirect jobs in the United States, with the total likely to rise to 3 million jobs over the next seven years

Reason #1 why Hussein opposes and has waged a war on fracking. The best thing about these jobs is they are good solid middle class jobs, not jobs as fry cooks and Wal Mart greeters that liberals love for people to have. With a good solid job people are less dependent on a check from "0bama's stash", and tend to vote more conservatively.