Posted on 01/24/2021 5:04:52 AM PST by EyesOfTX
Remember when Democrats claimed to support union jobs? – Well, those days are gone, as the former heavy influence of the unions on Democrats has been completely overwhelmed by the influence and money from the “climate change” lobby. No better proof of that changed dynamic has ever been offered than with Joe Biden’s cancellation of the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline last week, an act that will ultimately cost as many as 10,000 union jobs.
But that is far from the only cost of this rash and unprecedented act of executive fiat. From a story at Forbes.com:
The Keystone XL project represents an overall $8 billion investment by TC Energy, the company which owns and operates the Keystone Pipeline System that moves large volumes of crude oil throughout the middle section of the United States and southern Canada. Several hundred miles of the planned 1,200 mile Keystone XL expansion have already been constructed and placed into the ground, including, ironically, the section of the line that crosses the U.S./Canadian border. Upwards of $3 billion of that overall $8 billion investment have already been committed and now represents a sunk cost at the whim of a new President, a very dangerous precedent for any administration to set.
President Biden’s rash decision also puts thousands of union jobs at risk, representing $2.2 billion in lost wages. Keystone XL already employs about 2,000 workers, including members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices, the Teamsters and other major unions. All told, the plan for full construction of Keystone XL would employ as many as 10,000 union workers through its completion.
Barring a successful challenge to Biden’s order, all of those jobs are gone, noted without regret by Buttigeig and his advice that the workers simply seek other employment.
Gone also will be the $1.7 billion TC energy plans to invest in real, actual new clean energy capacity between now and 2030 to provide all of the power the Keystone XL would consume, along with the thousands of direct jobs that investment would produce. According to a TC Energy fact sheet, Indigenous communities along the pipeline’s corridor will also be hard hit: “Indigenous communities lose hundreds of millions of dollars, including more than $1 billion in intergenerational opportunities for equity ownership in KXL that will help them fight poverty and build schools, hospitals, and other essential services.”
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Wonder how many Democrat voters knew they were voting for all of that when they cast their ballots for China Joe?
We have a new president now, so all of those Democrat governors who have imposed brutal lockdowns on their people are suddenly figuring out that those were a bad idea. – First it was Andrew Cuomo, who suddenly decided to start reopening his state’s economy now that Donald Trump has been safely disposed of. Now we are seeing a rush of despicable Democrat governors who have killed hundreds of thousands of small businesses and destroyed millions of jobs suddenly deciding to follow suit.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Michigan Gov. Herr Gretchen Whitmer are the latest lying Democrats to join in the reopening parade.
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Like clockwork, another Democrat governor who placed severe restrictions on their state has begun easing lockdowns now that President Joe Biden was inaugurated.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday that Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) has lifted some coronavirus restrictions in Chicago, allowing restaurants and bars that serve food to reopen for indoor services at 25% capacity.
“Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s health team officially gave the green light Saturday for restaurants and most bars across Chicago and suburban Cook County to invite customers back inside for indoor service,” the outlet reported. “A day after officials said both regions were ‘on track’ for limited reopening, the city and Cook County suburbs saw their coronavirus infection rates improve for a third straight day to officially move from Tier 2 to Tier 1 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan.”
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Here’s an excerpt from a story about Herr Whitmer from the Chicago Tribune:
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The state health department’s coronavirus restrictions were loosened again amid a continued drop in cases and hospitalizations. They will be effective for three weeks, through Feb. 21.
The Democratic governor announced last week that restaurants would likely be able to serve dine-in customers beginning Feb. 1 after a two-and-a-half month ban.
“While we must remain vigilant and cautious, we can lift some protocols that were previously in place,” she said. “I know this pandemic has hurt our restaurant owners, our restaurant workers and all of their families. I want to thank those that made incredible sacrifices and did their part.”
Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon’s order limits capacity to 25% — lower than the 50% ceiling that was in effect from June to November — with a maximum of 100 people. Bars and restaurants must close by 10 p.m. and collect customers’ contact information for tracing purposes.
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Thus do these despicable Democrat brutes prove what we’ve known all along: That these lockdowns and social/economic destruction have had literally nothing to do with “science” or “data,” and everything to do with soulless politics. If there were any real justice in the world, all of these Democrat governors would be forced to inject themselves with the virus they have wielded as a political tool and denied health care services to address it.
They are without question the very worst people in the world.
Speaking of the very worst people in the world… – Hey, let’s not leave out the little Menace to American Society, Anthony Fauci, from our list of the very worst people in the world. Fauci, after all, was the enabler of all of the actions these Democrat governors took to destroy the economy and people’s lives for purely political purposes, always faithfully providing them cover with his constantly-shifting narrative related to the China virus.
Fauci was able to execute this task through his constant appearances on CNN and MSNBC, during which the talking head fake journalists invariably lobbed him a series of softball questions vetted in advance. This week, Fauci celebrated the opportunity to be the person designated by the DC Swamp to announce America’s re-joining the World Health Organization, the corrupt international body that enabled the globalization of the China Virus in the first place.
As a poke in the eye to every American who has lost a job, lost a business or suffered with the effects of the virus the WHO helped to deliver to us, Fauci actually “credited the organization for its “relentless” work in fighting the coronavirus during a WHO executive board meeting Thursday.” He also went on to add insult to injury when he “praised the WHO for rallying scientific communities to accelerate the development of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics; its regular press briefings; and for providing “vital supplies” to dozens of countries.”
Finally, to give his week of abject mendacity a perfect coda, the Little Menace appeared on MSNBC for about the 1,000th time in the last 10 month and whined to host Rachel Maddow that he had been “blocked” from appearing on her show by the Trump administration:
You could never make these people up if they didn’t already exist. It’s a waste of time to even try.
That is all.
Wait...wut?
“Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Michigan Gov. Herr Gretchen Whitmer are the latest lying Democrats to join in the reopening parade.”
Queenie does whatever she wants...Chubby Michigan Medusa that is. State’s rights and all. The peeps? Pfffft. Let them eat dirt.
I saw an interview with former Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard. She sounded like an old style Republican. The talk had a populist sound. I think she is calling out to the wilderness, “Hey, the direction the party should take is over here!”
When it comes to killing the economy for the sake of ideology I suspect that many sitting Democrats, especially, the ones who must run again in districts where Trump won, may vote against the Democratic suicide run sponsored by the current Democratic leaders. Whether they might switch parties in a form of reverse-virtue signaling remains to be seen. Probably not. But they may not vote in lock step with the other lemmings.
The big undefined factor here is former president Trump. If he starts a populist party and millions of his voters switch to it, that may factor in keeping Congress from going full-on Stalinist.
As for a senate trial of Trump, it would be suicide for the Democrats and most of the Republicans who vote against Trump. There are several hurdles. For one, Roberts may simply say he won’t preside. That kills it there. But if it goes on as scheduled, look for Trump to make hay out of this colossal blunder. This bit of virtue signaling has the Democrats holding an angry tiger by the tail. Popcorn time.
Truth is, dems don’t have to cater to the unions, only the union bosses. Wine and dine them and they will keep their members in line, one way or another.
While the pipeline ex workers learn to code and go on the dole, their bosses quietly retire to Palm Springs, tossing over their shoulders, a hearty, ‘Keep up the good fight!’
Where we live not a single bar or restaurant has paid any attention to Governor Creosote or his “orders”.
The only exception is National chains.
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The lockdowns are not the focus wearing the muzzles is.
Mike DeWine of Ohio is not a Democrat and he did everything just as bad as they did.
Governor Tate Reeves in Mississippi mandated masks. The outgoing and ingoing Republican governors of Utah mandated limits on social gatherings.
Brad Little, Republican governor of Idaho, shut down businesses.
The list goes on but the propaganda that pins the tail on the donkey continues.
Any governors who ignore the possibility of post vote destructive riots in their Capital and major cities is guilty of deliberately risking the wealth, property and even the lives of their citizens!
Waiting for the dwarf RINO in Ohio to reopen everything. Funny how all it takes to get restrictions lifted in inauguration of an adjudicated democrap. Anyone still think the swamp enforced business shutdowns had nothing to do with getting a feeble brain dead fossil elected? A lot of Americans fell for it because the enemedia and big tech pushed it to match their fraudulent polling.
Chris Wallace is an ASS...His loveliest with Romney was disgusting and then full attack mode on Rubio...Conservatives MUST get jobs in the media and education system...It’s our only hope.
Union bosses have always been in bed with the Mob and Democraps and you’re right about the “bosses” getting all the perks while the membership suffers. I saw it within my own family.
The Commierats will open up Just enough to make the useful/useless idiots think things will get better. Not a chance. The Rats have a good thing going and we’ll have to pry liberty from their cold dead crispy hands.
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Telling.
The writing was plainly on the wall for all to see. Even Mr. Magoo could see it. All one needed was an IQ above their shoe size to recognize its import. Obviously that was an too much for the 'tards.
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