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| President Barack Obama meets with John Podesta, Counselor to the President, in the Oval Office, Jan. 29, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) |
Dennys Global Politics: Obama Statements and Releases: Veto Message to the Senate: S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: From Denny: President Obama's only veto in five years. He vetoed it citing America's national security. Actually, it was a clever political move to box in the Republicans. It's easy for them to be against any and all things environmental, even financial burdens on the taxpayers - but national security? Nope. Not in an election cycle when the Republicans are hoping to take back the White House. To go against a presidential decision about national security would be political suicide.
Besides, Americans have nothing to gain by giving a foreign country and their Big Oil easy profits but with no liabilities. If there would an accident or an act of terrorism it's the American people who would be on the hook financially, not to mention a very toxic clean-up as tar sands oil is exceedingly toxic unlike normal crude oil. Good move, Mr. President!...