Yes, Obama Did Turn Down the Keystone Pipeline

Posted by in Blog, Featured, Politics on February 21, 2012 3:49 pm / 6 comments

I understand this is Jay Carney’s job as White House Press Secretary, but c’mon man. Have some dignity.

From the Washington Examiner:

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declared that President Obama did not actually “turn down” the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, arguing that Republicans forced a decision before a proper environmental review was completed.

“The president didn’t turn down the Keystone pipeline,” Carney told Jake Tapper during the White House press briefing today. “You can’t review and approve a pipeline the route for which doesn’t exist.”

Carney argued that Republicans sabotaged the Keystone environmental review by forcing Obama to approve the pipeline before environmental impact studies were completed because they were looking for “scalps” during the payroll tax cut extension negotiations.

He went on to say Republicans were playing politics by forcing the President’s hand on the issue during the payroll tax cut fiasco.

Well cry me a river, Mr.President. Then grow a pair.

The payroll tax cut extension bill is just as much the President’s baby as it is the Congressional Republicans’ and Democrats’ who voted for it. Why? Because like it or not, President Obama signed the bill into law. It was his job to execute it at that point. So there will be no whining unless Obama can prove Boehner and McConnell grabbed his hand and forced him to sign that bill.

Here’s a hint: they didn’t.

Obama agreed to make a decision in the timeline given – that he agreed to – and his decision was to turn it down. Saying the timeline was too short is just a convenient excuse.

Spin is one thing, but intellectual dishonesty is another. The Obama White House is proving time and time again that they are guilty of the latter.

 
 

6 Comments

  1. gary thompson says:
    February 21, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Obama’s team sees the handwriting on the wall that gas prices will be a major issue in November and they are trying to run away from all their bad energy policy decisions. Sorry, there are too many of them to escape and we all remember.

  2. Rev Dr E Buzz says:
    February 21, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Why is it the best liars all come from the media? This version of Baghdad Bob was a journalist…which apparently means professional liar.

    And we heckled Scott McLelland? This guy gets a pass…great.

  3. Steve says:
    February 25, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    The construction of the pipeline could have been one of the crucial steps to give our economy a boost it needs right now considering that the energy sector in Canada has recently been on the rise. Unfortunately, Obama gave up that opportunity and now he is left with little alternative but to look for other solutions such as higher taxes for the rich and the biggest corporations to reduce the budget deficit. After a series of unreasonable steps comes outright discrimination. What a policy!

  4. brooks says:
    February 25, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    It would seem to me that buying oil from Canada, makes major sense. There would be no chance for outside countries to break the flow of oil. Instead Obama chose to continue America’s dependence on oil from counties that hate us. Any fraction of oil not from the middle east is only a plus for America. Obamas desire to please tree huggers and the middle east only prove he is an idiot. The only reason he is in office is because many people voted for him do to his skin color.

  5. Joey says:
    March 3, 2012 at 2:52 am

    Wouldn’t most of this oil be sold in the global market considering these companies would receive higher profits for places with just as much demand (i.e., China)? Not entirely sure this would benefit the U.S. from an energy standpoint, but I’ve been wrong before.

  6. Adrian says:
    April 9, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    just letting you know, I no way would that energy reach the united states of america it would be sold to china. who would get the money.. Transcanda
    that particular kind of oil is not your typical oil but dirty tar sand oil.. disgusting dangers and very very pressurized. The oil that comes from that is 16 times more likely to have a spil. infecting a water supply for 6 states and agricultural fields for all of those states
    so water or oil? what do you need more richer people in white house? or a stable safe earth for your family friends and children.. just think of whats really at stake and not what the oil companies want you to believe they are lying and manipulating the public. Save the earth make jobs that protect our world hey we only got one we may as well protect it.

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