And this is not a very big if, I think. I've only just learned of this, and don't have details and have not thought about it much but you need to know: It is said that President Obama will nix the Keystone XL Pipeline in the event that the State Department's study can not prove that it will not increase greenhouse gas emissions. Which is impossible, so ....
We shall see.
Listen to today's speech to find out what really happens.
More later, of course. Meanwhile, spread it around that he's gonna say no, then he'll HAVE to say no. I saw them do that on the West Wing once and it worked great.
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