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It's not over. The push to attach this to another bill is in the making.
This has no advantage for the U.S. and must be stopped.
GOP tries new strategy to get Canada XL Pipeline
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:41 PM EST
Article Source: msnbc.com
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The battle isn't over. Money lining pockets is the end result.
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#1 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:42 PM ESTMan. Sad but predictable. That's sneakiness at its finest.
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#3 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:21 PM ESTThanks for visiting Grisham. Yup, it is sneakiness, and they'll keep trying if this fails.
Waanakiwin niijii
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Grisham, you are right. It is a sneaky and underhanded way to slip things through with minimal attention drawn to it.
The use of this technique is not limited to one politician or to one party. They all do it, all the time.
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When will Bonehead and the Republicans get it that this is not going to fly! Or, are they trying to attach it to another bill they know the people want so that when that bill is vetoed by the president before the election they will have ammunition to use in the election.
We are on to you Bonehead!
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#5 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:47 PM ESTgmross, thanks for visiting. You correct and the fact that Bonehead was a lot of money invested in this project.
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Here's a petition asking for Boehner's resignation for have lined pockets from the pipeline deal. Let's get him out of the government and let him know we won't stand for those dirty deals.
http://signon.org/sign/boehner-must-resign?source=s.tw&r_by=128636
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#6 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:58 PM ESTBlatant and shameful. Thanks for providing this documentation.
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Thanks for visiting js and for the link.
Waanakiwin niijii
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Enoch, thanks for visiting. This adding to bills is nonsense and must stop. Both parties are guilty of it.
Waanakiwin niijii
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Dear Friend Kavika: I could not agree more! On the Vine, we would call that derailing!
Great point.
E.
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js- thanks for that link.Signed, only a little less than 400 signatures needed...
He is the most ignorant, greedy, evil person in Congress at this time! Oust him and his oil buddies, now!!
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Hi Rachel, I think any politician we find lining their pockets with special interest money needs to be ousted. We've got some major weeding to do I think. Thanks.
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I signed and put it on my facebook page too! I'm sick and tired of the R/TP and their *piggyback* bills. They are cheats and robbers and don't deserve positions of trust! :-(
I don't believe it will work, but Hope Springs Eternal, right?
Nookomis ♥
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#7 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:20 PM ESTI'm with you G.H. these guys are just creating chaos and have not one bit of compassion for the planet or anyone on it. It seems to get worse each moment with one debacle after another.
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Nookomis, unfortunetly this is a practice of both parties and has been for decades. It is why I support the ''Line Item Veto'' for the President. This type of crap has resulted in unjustified ''ear marks'' and bad legislation from both parties.
This has to stop or we'll all be sold down the drain.
Waanakiwin niijii
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Yes, I know niijii! It just seems so much more blatant now and way worse from Boehner's crew!
Nookomis ♥
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I support the ''Line Item Veto'' for the President
Me too. I am disgusted at the dirty pool the congress uses to pass things the majority doesn't want or obstruct things they do want. Boehner is shameless. He doesn't care what's best for our future or what the people want, only what his corporate sponsors want.
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It's really bad when people lie, it's even worse when they believe their own lies...Create a lot of jobs....sure temp jobs and then done with unless they're talking about jobs for environmental cleanup from oil spills.
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#8 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:42 PM ESTms, now that the truth is coming out regarding the other side of the claims by the pipeline people the project is not in anyway helpful to the U.S. The job creation and not being dependent on middle eastern oil is a farce and has been proven to be B.S.
Thanks for visiting.
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People don't realize that all these jobs they are professing to create are not only temporary, but they are also jobs that the general public wouldn't qualify for, like welders, etc. Also, most of these jobs will be filled with people who do this kind of work for a living and move around following the work. The general public is too busy to pay attention to details.
Its just another GOP smoke screen.
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gramora, thanks for visiting. You are correct re the jobs issue. The ''pie in the sky'' claims by proponents of the pipeline has been discredited by experts.
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Attaching Keystone to a pending deal to extend payroll tax cuts for workers, which has greater bipartisan backing than the highway bills, is another vehicle Republicans are considering.
This needs to be attached to a massive tax raise on the 1% .....and then let's see if the GOP backs it as an essential project.
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#9 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:06 AM ESTThanks for visiting MoCowgirl. What a great idea, that would stop it in it's tracks.
Waanakiwin (peace)
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MoCowgirl-1193719
Can we get you to run for office? I like your thinking.
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Thank you, mf-3735877.
I have no aspirations to hold political office, however I would love a job working for Alan Grayson or someone like him.
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When will they wake up?
Their eye are wide open, tzia. They just don't care. It's exhausting to have to keep fighting these same battles every time we think we can rest a little, but fortunately there is always someone vigilant who will sound the alarm.
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#10 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:30 AM ESTThanks for stopping by mimi. Your right, we have to stay vigilant or we'll lose our country.
Waanakiwin niijii
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Sorry Kavika..
I don’t have the time to read the article but will read it tonight. I do feel that the GOP will use this Keystone XL as a smear against Obama with regards to creating jobs. in the 2012 elections They are correct. If the Keystone XL was approved, there would be many jobs created…
But these jobs created would be to clean up the god-awful mess that the pipeline would create.
I would much prefer taxpayers money support constructive jobs such as rebuilding our infrastructure then to clean up an oil contamination mess.
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#11 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:46 PM ESTThanks for visiting Nina...the job scam that's be touted has been discredited and your right the clean up would employ thousands.
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