Ed Schultz has evolved his position on the Keystone XL Pipeline: He's opposed now.

[KeepItReal]

Ed cites danger to the aquifer the pipeline would threaten.

I've listened to him give both sides of the issue a chance to speak and was frankly disappointed at his initial support of the pipeline.

Kudos to Mr. Schultz for letting facts guide his decision.

[rdharma]

1. I'm listening to him talking about it right now.

I'm glad he finally came around. He was ticking me off there for a while.

[KeepItReal]

2. I was stunned hearing Gov. Brian Schweitzer support it on his show

Hope the Governor has a change of heart also.

[Tom Rinaldo]

3. He deserves praise for keeping his mind open and listening to opposing views

He had some reasonably sound arguments for supporting the pipeline and he was open about that. But there are two sides to every coin and there are more sound arguments for opposing it. He took that it, thought about it more, and now it seems he has changed his position because of it. I'm honestly impressed.

[CTyankee]

7. I saw him outline the reasons for opposing it and was impressed by the clarity of his

explanation. He had a simple map and made his case very succinctly. He's a good teacher.

I, too, give him high praise for admitting he was wrong after listening to the other side. So little of that being done today...

[think]

4. The Ogallala Aquifer:

The Ogallala Aquifer

The Ogallala Aquifer is a shallow water table aquifer located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. One of the world's largest aquifers, it underlies an area of approximately 174,000 mi² (450,000 km²) in portions of eight states: (South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas). It was named in 1898 by N.H. Darton from its type locality near the town of Ogallala, Nebraska. The aquifer is part of the High Plains Aquifer System, and rests on the Ogallala Formation, which is the principal geologic unit underlying 80% of the High Plains.[1]
About 27 percent of the irrigated land in the United States overlies the aquifer, which yields about 30 percent of the ground water used for irrigation in the United States. Since 1950, agricultural irrigation has reduced the saturated volume of the aquifer by an estimated 9%. Depletion is accelerating, with 2% lost between 2001 and 2009[2] alone. Certain aquifer zones are now empty; these areas will take over 100,000 years to replenish naturally through rainfall...

Full entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer

[lillypaddle]

5. Where are all the people

who were so nasty about Ed? How dare someone explore both sides of an issue!

[KeepItReal]

6. Even in his initial support. Ed Schultz still let opposing voices speak.

I was upset about his stance, but could respect it - especially since he didn't drown out or stifle dissent.