[philman_36]

You can guarantee his defeat in November?
No, I can't. However, you still don't seem to get it! If the decision is to be made next month what difference does it make if he's elected again in November?
DUH!

Harper looks at the Obama Administration...
That's called a cop out. The Obama Administration won't be around forever. As you and your fellow Canooks keep saying, he'll do what's best for Canada anyway so it doesn't matter what administration is in office.

Still waiting for someone, anyone, to answer my question...What does one more month matter when it's been three years already?

[Former Proud Canadian]

I assume you were not directly involved in this project. From what I understand TransCanada executives and Canadian politicians were completely blindsided when Obama turned Keystone down. Look at it logically, and reread the article. At some point you have to take the rhetoric at face value. Words mean things. Like Rush, I live in realville.

Obama's entire career has been anti business and particularly anti energy.

"Harper looks at the Obama Administration and understands that they have no intention of ever increasing the supply of proven energy sources."

Hasn't this been Obama's "energy policy" all along? Squeeze oil and go solar and wind. Cut the supply of oil and watch the price rise to make solar and wind more economically viable. Wake up and smell the coffee, Phil. Your president's energy policy is higher energy prices through supply reduction. Look at his words, but particularly look at his actions. He closes down drilling. He refuses leases. He stalls pipelines. What does that tell you? Wake up, man.

Unlike you and I, Harper has met Obama and taken his measure. He has a large dossier on your president. Maybe he believes what is in the dossier. Maybe he believes Obama's energy policy is less energy supply. I do.

Now to answer your question. At some point enough is enough. You have to look at alternatives, or at least seem like you are looking at alternatives. Enough is enough, now. It is time for Americans like yourself to concentrate the minds of their fellow citizens on this, and many other issues. Harper is going over Obama's head and helping you concentrate those minds.

[Jonty30]

So, you’re saying that Canada should wait and give up tens of billions in revenue, while waiting on your government to move forward on this project, which it may not. Especially if Obama manages to squeeeze into a second term which, unfortunately, he may manage to do.

Would you really take the same position, if it was your country in Canada’s position. Would you really phone your congressman up and tell him to wait on a vote, until Canada got its act together?

I don’t think so.

[Former Proud Canadian]

You asked why Canada can't wait another month for an answer to the Keystone approval. Here you go:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2834465/posts