The opposing side of President Obama’s refusal to sign onto the XL pipeline deal is creating a lot of misinformation and selectively dividing the public. The clip mentions that the President is hurting the country to appease the liberal and environmental factions. The Nebraska farmers who are opposed were never mentioned in all of this and the idea that any major disruption to the natural balance of the area affects all of us. If by chance the pipe line goes in without a hitch, the environment is still affected since the ground has been disturbed and will never be like it was. Even considering that crops can still be produced, it is not the same as it was. If by some slim chance the pipeline leaks then all of the assurances are out the window (remember the BP spill?). What good is an economic windfall that has long range adverse effect on the local economy and possibly the rest of the country? I have copied a short bit of the words spoken bt various Legislators and Presidential aspirants. If these folks do not have correct information on this , what else have they acted on with incorrect information? There is a clip on Mr. Hatch’s speech on line.
“Last week, President Obama was a “snob” for wanting all Americans to have the opportunity to go to college. This week, he’s a latte-drinking hipster in a fedora, according to Republican Utah Senator Orrin Hatch.
In comments to Congress about energy policy, Hatch criticized Obama for favoring liberal elites over blue-collar workers. “President Obama has traded in the hard hat and lunch bucket category of the Democratic Party for the hipster fedora and a double latte.”
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