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President Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline
Verge ^ | 2-24-2015 | Kwame Opam

Posted on 02/24/2015 12:38:37 PM PST by tcrlaf

Nearly two weeks after Congress approved the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama has officially vetoed the bill calling for its construction. The decision follows a clear statement from the White House last month saying the president would not sign the bill into law if Congress, currently controlled by Republican lawmakers, passed it.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1; canada; fracking; keystone; keystonexl; obama; obamaveto; opec; shovelready; veto
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To: tcrlaf
Of course he vetoed it.

His superiors ordered it be done.

 

 

Obama obeyed.

21 posted on 02/24/2015 12:48:33 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Obama used to be against people who cling to guns and religion.)
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To: MinuteGal

Exactly, put those commie demmies and the gopnumbnuts on the record.


22 posted on 02/24/2015 12:48:41 PM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: tcrlaf

So.. does Obama love America?

We just got our answer.


23 posted on 02/24/2015 12:49:00 PM PST by ScottinVA (Communism, liberalism and Islam: Kindred ideologies dedicated to America's destruction.)
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To: tcrlaf; All
Note from Obama to Congress. He thinks Congress passing legislation is "Subverting his Authority"!
24 posted on 02/24/2015 12:49:09 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

Good campaign issue for 2016.
Somebody get Hillary on camera and ask her view.


25 posted on 02/24/2015 12:49:43 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: 1Old Pro

And this after Giuliani correctly stated that Zero hates America, and the media flipped out.
Now all anyone has to do is point to this and say, “Really guys?”


26 posted on 02/24/2015 12:50:19 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: nascarnation

“Good campaign issue for 2016.
Somebody get Hillary on camera and ask her view.”

You have to find a media person already planning on quitting the career, first.

Can you just imagine the blacklisting for anyone that dared to do that?


27 posted on 02/24/2015 12:50:54 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

He believes he is a King, and Congress so far has done nothing to disabuse him of the notion.


28 posted on 02/24/2015 12:51:38 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: clintonh8r

He also made Tom Steyer very happy with that.


29 posted on 02/24/2015 12:51:40 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: tcrlaf

“In declining states the leadership intuitively chooses the most harmful course of action.”


30 posted on 02/24/2015 12:52:13 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: tcrlaf

Effing piece of Kenyan pigs##t.(That’s the nicest thing I can say about him).


31 posted on 02/24/2015 12:52:33 PM PST by Marathoner (What are we waiting for? Where are the Articles of Impeachment?)
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To: clintonh8r

“He has made Warren Buffett very happy, while tricking the enviro-Nazis that he did it for them. And the union thugs are too dumb to know what happened to their jobs.”

You nailed it all!


32 posted on 02/24/2015 12:52:51 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: tcrlaf

He’s already been bought off and received the money for this decision.


33 posted on 02/24/2015 12:53:00 PM PST by Iron Munro (Mark Steyn: "fundamentally transformed" is a euphemism for "wrecked beyond repair.")
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34 posted on 02/24/2015 12:53:15 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: tcrlaf

And the reason given is????


35 posted on 02/24/2015 12:55:52 PM PST by Williams
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To: Williams

See copy of Obama memo in post 24.
He thinks Congress is subverting HIS authority.


36 posted on 02/24/2015 12:59:21 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: tcrlaf

All the more reason to elect Scott Walker in ‘16.


37 posted on 02/24/2015 1:00:07 PM PST by Straight8
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To: tcrlaf

Not surprised, Obama is a Grade A Jackass..of course he would do anything to please his Environmental Liberal whack jobs


38 posted on 02/24/2015 1:00:27 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Williams

Communism.


39 posted on 02/24/2015 1:00:46 PM PST by Straight8
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To: Straight8; All
KING OBAMA tells Congress:
40 posted on 02/24/2015 1:03:34 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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