[Jonty30]

Harper is doing the right thing, both for my country and yours. If Harper were to say, “We’ll give America the time to work it out”, the Democrats and Republicans would still be kicking the political football come 2013, because there’s no political price to pay for indecision.

The only way they’ll work it out is if there’s going to be hell to pay for failing to work it out.

Harper is actually doing your country a favour, because by threatening to go to other markets, he’s adding an, “Oh shiat!” factor to the game of chicken. It’s now likely that come February that the decision will be made to build Keystone.

[hinckley buzzard]

You make eminent sense. Harper is clarifying the issue for a regime and media who seek to obfuscate and delay until it is politically advantageous to act. Who knows when and what that will lead to. In reality there is no reason to delay one more hour. Harper is absolutely right in telling the morons in DC, "sh*t or get off the pot."

[philman_36]

...the Democrats and Republicans would still be kicking the political football come 2013, because there’s no political price to pay for indecision.
Get real! There was Congressional action on this as soon as Dunham announced the delay instead of the approval. Furthermore, the "political price to pay" was also well known on both sides of the aisle in the form of "get this approved now or you get no votes or money in the next election".

...because by threatening to go to other markets...
So now you admit Harper is "playing politics" too. Thanks!

It’s now likely that come February that the decision will be made to build Keystone.
There is no "likely" to it. There has to be a WH decision, one way or the other, because of the law Congress passed. Like you I'm hoping Dunham caves due to political pressure and the pipeline gets built here.
High politics is being played, that's all.