One very frustrating thing when dealing with leftists, concerning their leadership.
If a leftist tries to get through some very tyrannical policy and fails, or shifts position on something that would be of benefit in order to allow it to happen,
they say “see? they didn’t do [the awful thing that you accused them of]”,
and they won’t even consider that THEY WANTED TO DO THAT THING AND WILL IF THEY GET A CHANCE.
You can bet that shortly before the election, maybe as early as September, BHO will make noises that sound like he has approved the pipeline just to take the issue off the table.
Then, regardless of the election out come, the EPA or other agency will find a reason to stall or prevent it.