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HOUSE APPROVES KEYSTONE: OBAMA BYPASS
Fox: “House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said the measure […]
SNOW DAYS IN APRIL…
April 8, 2013
MSN weather: “A wild storm will bring plunging temperatures and heavy snow from Colorado to Minnesota during the middle of the week. Areas from Denver to Rapid City, S.D., Casper, Wyo., and Scottsbluff, Neb., will have blizzard conditions in store spanning Monday night and Tuesday. Several hours of whiteout conditions, combined with temperatures plunging into […]
OBAMACARE WASN’T ABOUT HEATH, STIMULUS NOT ABOUT ECONOMY, GAY MARRIAGE NOT ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS
March 30, 2013
The liberals fight for a little piece of every change in America with the perception that it is bipartisan. Inevitably the decisions are not made by the people but by either a court order or an executive order and imposed upon the people by government fiat. The people’s government overrules the will of the people. […]
OBAMA BANKROLLING THE GREEN: AMERICA SEES RED
March 19, 2013
Obama last week: “We recognize there are some things we do together as a country because individually we can’t do it, and by the way, the private sector on its own will not invest in this research because it’s too expensive, it’s too risky. They can’t afford it in terms of their bottom lines. So […]
OBAMA SAYS KEYSTONE’S NOT A MAJOR JOB CREATOR: GREEN ENERGY?
March 14, 2013
AP: “Jobs numbers and other benefits touted by supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are probably exaggerated, President Barack Obama told House Republicans on Wednesday, according to lawmakers who attended the closed-door meeting.” Rep Terry(R): “He said there were no permanent jobs, and that the oil will be put on ships and exported and […]
AMERICA BREAKS 40 YEAR RECORD ON GAS EXPORTS: PIPELINES PLANNED
March 14, 2013
UPI: “Planned natural gas pipelines from the United States to Mexico could double the amount of U.S. gas exports south by 2014, the U.S. Energy Department said. The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said several pipeline projects planned to Mexico could add 3.5 billion cubic feet per day, double the current capacity, by 2014 if […]
OBAMA GAS PRICES: STILL FIGHTING BUSH, AMERICA
February 21, 2013
NYT June 2008: “Four Western oil companies are in the final stages of negotiations this month on contracts that will return them to Iraq, 36 years after losing their oil concession to nationalization as Saddam Hussein rose to power. Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP — the original partners in the Iraq Petroleum Company — […]
OBAMA’S SOLUTION TO GAS PRICES IS STOP DRIVING: NEW BICYCLE TAX
February 21, 2013
King5/AP: “A $25 bike fee included in the transportation revenue package announced Wednesday in Olympia is not sitting well among local cyclists. The proposal, announced by House Democrats, would raise $9.8 billion over the next decade. The bike fee is just a small part of that plan, but it’s quickly caught the attention of cycling […]
OBAMA TO KEEP THE TRAIN ROLLING ALL NIGHT LONG IN HAWAII
February 14, 2013
CNS: “The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that $1.55 billion in new federal tax dollars will be allocated for the first-ever Hawaiian Transit Rail system on the island of Oahu, which will serve downtown Honolulu, at a total federal and state cost of $5.1 billion. The train circuit will be 20 miles long, with 21 […]
SUPER BOWL GOES DARK: OBAMA EWACKOS ENERGIZED
February 4, 2013
National Journal: “The Super Bowl blackout could provide the momentum for energy policy like the Hispanic vote has done for immigration reform, according to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.” Murkowski: “What is it that brings about that motivation? Maybe it could be something like a gap in the Super Bowl […]
May 23, 2013
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