OP-ED:

Another poor and harmful decision by President 0bama to reject a gainful oil pipeline for the U.S. shows absurdity in the name of politics and blind want of a vision. Of course 0bama doesn’t think rejecting this new oil resource for America is dumb because it is a calculated political decision for his own job at the expense of the Nation. When he came out and said in December of 2011, the decision to do the pipeline will not be made until after the election (in 2012 or 2013), it is quite clear that that means votes and the President felt he needed to please his own leftist base. Which sometimes politicians say things to please voters, but this pipeline affects lives and the U.S. Nation now in its passing away. So this is about 0bama pandering to his far-left base in order to get votes just like he has done with projected tax increases, healthcare (the insurance mandate in 2014, tax “or fee“ incursion up front before benefits in 2016), budget cuts (military, medicare (his version of mistreating seniors)– making sure all his bad policy hardship that he and Democrats have installed for Americans comes AFTER the election.

Of course, all of us Americans, including those darn heartless Republicans, obviously want and hope for a clean environment, clean drinking water, clean parks, key preserved natural wonders and take part to keep the environment healthy with reasonable steps (which is why we have resource managers). The Ogallalah Aquifer has miles of oil pipeline already running over it. Modern oil drilling is now done to minimize environmental impact. Continue reading →