Obama vetoes Keystone bill

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Originally Posted by Boreas

Which shows you how stupid the oil companies think we are. The oil that was to be delivered through that pipeline was to be refined in Texas and shipped to China.

By the way, the pipeline may still happen. Obama's veto wasn't because he doesn't approve of the pipeline. It was because Congress was trying to encroach on executive authority in passing legislation that's in effect an international treaty. Obama could authorize the deal tomorrow.

John

Concur/

I suspect another factor we're seeing is the current strike at a lot of refineries by the United Steel Workers.

GO USW!!!!!