BREAKING: Hillary Clinton says she opposes construction of Keystone XL oil pipeline

[Catherina]

https://twitter.com/AP/status/646420477137784832

So principled, it only took her 2 years to form this position...


https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/646422073645092864

"Finally"... "Opposition"... Well said Bernie!


https://twitter.com/danmericaCNN/status/646422292524855299

I like a man who doesn't mince his words! Well said Martin!

[Hoyt]

1. Sounds principled to me. According to many here, she is taking oil company "bribes" and

would side with them. In fact, they said the same about Obama.

[nichomachus]

3. She's a day late and a dollar short -- as usual. n/t

[George II]

77. How is she "a day late and a dollar short"? Have they started building the pipeline yet???

[floriduck]

92. With all due respect,

If you were against the pipeline, like most liberals, prior to today then you already have an answer why she's late.

[George II]

125. I don't have that answer - why not share that with us?

[floriduck]

131. Sometime prior to today but later than her 2010 statement supporting it.

[japple]

88. As usual, great observation from a friend

from SmirkingChimp. and

[Skwmom]

5. It won't be the first time a politician said one thing when running and another when

elected.

[Fred Sanders]

28. The party is now united on this vital issue a year before the election. Credit where credit is due.

[George II]

79. Kind of like Sanders when he said he was in favor of gun control yet voted....

....to protect gun manufacturers.

Or when he said he was against the war yet voted to fund it a number of times.

Or when he said he was against mass incarceration but voted in favor of increased penalties and private prisons.

[raindaddy]

100. He voted on a sound principle not to "protect" gun manufactures.

It's been explained ad ad nauseam.. Are we going to sue hammer manufactures if someone hits somebody over the head and kills them?

Sanders announced a plan to end private prisons what was the bill that increased private prisons. Didn't happen unless some republican added a rider to a bill he voted for.

He might've voted for a budget that included war spending..

[beam me up scottie]

101. He voted for gun control and he voted against the Iraq war, so no, not like that.

Nice try though, but it's your candidate who's being called out for being inconsistent today.

[randys1]

7. So if she does the right thing, some here will still ONLY bash her.

You see that is why I dont believe for a SECOND they are who they say they are.

Now for the bad news, that she is coming out against it now probably means Obama's team is gonna OK it and this way she can go on record against it with no risk.

EVEN With that I am still WAY happier Obama is president than any righty and the same goes for Hillary if Bernie cant win

[Fred Sanders]

24. Do the wrong thing...BASH....the right thing....BASH...thereby losing all credibility on everything.

Or, one could acknowledge the right thing was done by Clinton and retain some credibility.

Decisions, decisions...

[randys1]

30. Putting aside the BASHERS, I do fear the reason she is saying this now is she knows

something we dont.

If Obama's administration approves Keystone, I am gonna REALLY be pissed.

[Fred Sanders]

35. Since Obama vetoed the Congressional bill, I doubt you will have any reason to.

[randys1]

40. That bill was to force the approval. THere is still a chance approval will happen, as far as I know

HE vetoed forcing it

[Capn Sunshine]

66. Overlooked at DU frequently-no, always

Is the reason Hillary could not comment until now was that she was a former member of the cabinet and was embargoed from comment on an ongoing negotiation of the executive. That she did means she got clearance from the Obama Administration to make a public comment on her long-held belief.

[George II]

95. BINGO!

Let's see how that gets spun around here.

[Capn Sunshine]

107. Who knows.

DUers are a resilient and varied breed of online lunatics, combined with some RW trolls in sock puppet form, and of course a core of thoughtful and decent progressive voices.

So I'll just leave this info here.

[Uncle Joe]

136. This was a remarkable a change since just the end of this past July.

Profiles in Courage this ain’t. As Hillary Clinton points out when asked directly whether she would approve the Keystone Pipeline, the proposal for this project came to State in 2009, which meant that Hillary had almost four years to deal with the issues. Under her tenure as Secretary, the State Department concluded that there would only be a limited environmental impact from Keystone, later demanding (and getting) a route change to lessen even that risk.

So where does Hillary stand on this? After six years, she won’t tell you … unless you make her President:

Q: As President, would you sign a bill — yes or no, please — in favor of allowing the Keystone XL Pipeline?

HC: Well, as you know, I was the Secretary of State who started that process. I was the one who put into place the investigation. I have now passed it off, as obvious because I’m no longer there, to Secretary Kerry. This is President Obama’s decision, and I am not going second-guess him, because I was in a position to set this in motion, and I do not think that would be the right thing to do. So I want to wait to see what he and Secretary Kerry decide. If it’s undecided when I become President, I will answer your question!

http://hotair.com/archives/2015/07/28/hillary-on-keystone-youll-have-to-wait-for-my-election-to-get-my-position/

So that begs the question, what happened since the end of July to prompt Hillary to make her decision now instead of waiting to be elected President first?

[AtomicKitten]

141. I posted this in June 2013: Keystone and the Clintons.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023022353

[Uncle Joe]

145. To answer my previous question two things we know for certain that have changed since late July

1. Bernie pulled ahead in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary polls beginning about August the 10th.

2. Bernie pulled ahead or at the very least became competitive in the Iowa caucuses about Sept. 10th.


http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-new-hampshire-presidential-democratic-caucus

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/qpoll-iowa-213462

As for President Obama's potential support, I would feel the same way as you but he's not running for reelection and has less to lose by supporting it today.

If he wanted to politically aid Hillary by "giving her a reason for opposing it now" when she had stated that she wouldn't disclose until after being elected that would be one way to do it, no matter the sincerity of Obama's beliefs regarding the Keystone Pipeline.

If Hillary truly opposed the Keystone Pipeline, nothing prevented her from stating so when the young lady asked the question on July 30th. The Republicans control the Congress and with Obama's support the Keystone pipeline would have no problem becoming approved.

So at this point there is no logical way to determine a potential Obama position as to whether it truly affected Hillary's position on this issue or whether it's just political calculation.

[Ed Suspicious]

84. Some will. That's life. Most will not.

[George II]

126. "Most will not." That certainly isn't the case in this thread.

[JoePhilly]

12. Notice how when these folks are WRONG ... they take credit for stopping ...

... Obama (now Hillary) from doing the evil thing they were absolutely positively going to do.

Rather funny stuff.

[Hoyt]

14. Keeps me laughing.

[Capn Sunshine]

67. If I had a dollar for every time this happened at DU

I'd have a lot better position on right now in the DOW futures and VIX.

[ish of the hammer]

102. Is Obama the guy who just ok'd drilling in the arctic and then made a speech about the environment?

fake left, run right

[ram2008]

2. Good for her

I'm a Bernie supporter, but glad she's starting to start staking out some positions and is starting to get out there in the field. Credit where its due.

[nichomachus]

4. Yep. Maybe she'll catch up by election day. n/t

[Catherina]

11. Politicans say a lot of things. Sometimes 2 opposites at once.

[George II]

81. Bernie Sanders is a politician....one who couldn't even decide upon a party until he needed it!

[beam me up scottie]

85. Except his message has been consistent while Hillary has been "evolving" her whole career.

[George II]

94. The subject is the Keystone XL Pipeline. When was she in favor of it?

Aside from that, I much prefer a leader who is able to adapt to today and "evolve" (your word, not mine!) than someone stuck in the '60s.

[beam me up scottie]

97. When you need to evolve on civil rights you can't claim the high ground, Bernie got it right.

If you consider that being "stuck in the '60's" that explains why you support the moderate candidate.

And you're right - this is about Keystone, so why did she suddenly change her mind?

"This is President Obama's decision, and I am not going to second-guess him," she said, adding: "If it's undecided when I become president, I will answer your question."

The Clinton camp doubled down soon after, with a spokeswoman saying: "...Given her former role as Sec state and having been part of the Keystone process, she believes that weighing in now could be disruptive to the process and not responsible to do. She is just in a different situation than other candidates."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/29/the-6-big-issues-where-we-still-dont-know-where-hillary-clinton-stands/

[George II]

124. Reminder (again) - the subject is the Keystone XL Pipeline, not civil rights.

When was she in favor of the pipeline?

[beam me up scottie]

127. Straw man. Did I say she was in favour of the pipeline? She did say she was inclined to support it.

And you're the one who made a snide comment about Bernie being a politician:

Bernie Sanders is a politician....one who couldn't even decide upon a party until he needed it!

To which I replied "Except his message has been consistent while Hillary has been "evolving" her whole career."


So, again, I simply reminded you that Bernie is consistent in his message.



Clear?

[George II]

128. Catherina made the snide comment about politicians in general, I pointed out that....

...Sanders is a politician.

You said that Hillary Clinton has been "evolving" her whole career. She came out against the pipeline today. If that is an "evolution" then you're saying that she was in favor of it.

Now you're playing word games to cover your tracks. It didn't work.

'bye....

[beam me up scottie]

130. Stop telling me what I'm saying, George and stick to what you do know.

She said she was inclined to support it, claimed she wouldn't tell us how she felt until she was elected and then evolved to her present position.

You're the one trying to cover your tracks by lying about what I posted.

[George II]

133. She never said she would support it. Period. She also said that she would wait to see what...

..Obama's decision was before announcing her opinion (showing loyalty to the person she worked for for four years). But she also said that she wouldn't wait forever, which she didn't.

Now go find contradictory anecdotal quotes to "prove" me and Clinton wrong.

PS - I never "lied" about what you posted, but now you're just "evolving" on what you said.

[beam me up scottie]

135. She said she was inclined to support it.

I'm not taking your bait, I never claimed she supported it, that was your straw man, now you enjoy him.

[Duval]

116. He voted with the Democrats almost 100% of the time. eom

[pinebox]

120. LOL

Best. Graphic. Ever.

[DhhD]

122. How about that; faking a north wind (from Canada) while helping to privatize the Mexican

National Petroleum Industry while blowing south.

[marym625]

6. WOW!

She really, really, really wants to be President.

I'm not buying what she's selling.

[840high]

112. I'm not either. I don't trust her.

[marym625]

146. Not one iota

[zappaman]

8. BREAKING: DU finds a way to criticize Clinton for saying the right thing.

[Hoyt]

10. +1.

[JoePhilly]

15. Half of DU will be taking credit for stopping her from doing this evil thing

... that they were sure she was going to do.

She was hell bent on making XL happen .... but they stopped her!!!!!!

[Fred Sanders]

20. Easily predicted, you have to admit. If Clinton found the cure for cancer...same treatment as Obama.

I had little doubt Clinton would go exactly as Obama has gone, and the criticism Clinton has and is and will be getting is EXACTLY the same as Obama on Keystone.

Look up the history.

Exactly the same.

[leftofcool]

58. Yep! Each one trying to outdo the next one.

They are funny though.

[lunamagica]

90. So predictable

[MannyGoldstein]

9. Good! nt

[Fred Sanders]

25. Thank you, Manny. The adult response on a vital issue the entire Party is united on.

[jeff47]

13. Focus groups must have finally come back with her deeply held beliefs. (nt)

[DisgustipatedinCA]

144. I personally think that neither she nor Obama want to be left holding the bag.

Saudi Arabia is flooding the world with oil, and they don't mean to stop until tar sands and fracking are not economically viable activities. My understanding is that we are very close to this point now. So I don't believe either of them want their names attached to this giant waste of money. And if so, good for them, no matter their reasons.

[jeff47]

147. We're already beyond that point.

It costs more to extract and refine tar sands oil than the current price of oil. That has been the case for around a year now.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. Yay! She evolved again!!

[Catherina]

17. It's like watching a snake change it's skin

Glowing new skin but in the end, nothing's changed underneath.

[DanTex]

23. Really, did she used to be for it?

[Luminous Animal]

42. As Secretary of State, she said she was inclined to support it.

[Bounzer]

76. Are you quoting her? Nt

[Luminous Animal]

121. ......

"So as I say, we've not yet signed off on it. But we are inclined to do so and we are for several reasons — going back to one of your original questions — we're either going to be dependent on dirty oil from the Gulf or dirty oil from Canada. And until we can get our act together as a country and figure out that clean, renewable energy is in both our economic interests and the interests of our planet, I mean, I don't think it will come as a surprise to anyone how deeply disappointed the President and I are about our inability to get the kind of legislation through the Senate that the United States was seeking."

http://uspolitics.about.com/od/CampaignsElections/a/Hillary-Clinton-On-The-Keystone-Xl-Pipeline.htm

[beam me up scottie]

123. "But we are inclined to do so"

I love it when that happens.

[bunnies]

18. Glad to finally have an opinion.

Hope she sticks with it.

[Fred Sanders]

19. Predicted DU responses: Too little too late. Hope she keeps the promise. She is a weather vane.

Did I miss any?

[merrily]

51. It's much easier to predict posts after they've been posted. Back to the Future!

[JoePhilly]

103. "We forced her to change positions"

[frylock]

21. woah dang!

knr

[DanTex]

22. And another Hillary-bashing talking point bites the dust.

[Fred Sanders]

27. And several more motes rise from that dust, as you can read on the thread.

As a general aside: The O/M clipped quote re-tweet is.......a clipped quote and not worthy of response.

[cali]

26. virtually every clinton supporter on DU has told me that she couldn't possibly

oppose it until the president announced his decision. I was told that I just didn't understand loyalty to one's boss or former boss, when I pointed out he was no longer her boss.

More special hilly political calculation/expediency.

[Skwmom]

29. She needed the poll results from the states in play. n/t

[Fred Sanders]

31. UNREC'd...I did Rec........until the edits bashing the decision. Give credit where credit is due is

the adult response.

[ibegurpard]

32. now was that so fucking hard?

Jesus...

[TheKentuckian]

33. Good deal.

[Warren DeMontague]

34. Good for her.

This is what Secretary Clinton needs to do, take actual stands and give real answers. Bravo.

More of this, less "market-focused rebranding opportunities", please.

[ibegurpard]

48. No shit

And maybe people will start to trust her if she takes those positions and defends them!

[arcane1]

36. Better late than never n/t

[HooptieWagon]

37. TPP is gonna allow it anyway.

We'll see where she stands on that (maybe).

[restorefreedom]

50. that is going to be a biggie

her husbands support of nafta and her corporate ties....i will be stunned if she comes out against tpp

[bigwillq]

38. The Great Evolver!

[MrMickeysMom]

39. Man…

That one passed like a hard stool…

[restorefreedom]

46. lol! nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

41. Kudos. I compliment her concrete and unwavering opposition. Way to go Hillary Clinton!

[magical thyme]

43. I guess she got "tired of waiting" for the white house to act. She sure showed them!

Now they have no choice but to follow her "lead."

[leftofcool]

59. Predictable response

[magical thyme]

111. given her announcement that she was tired of waiting on the white house to take action, etc. yes,

it is predictable...

[WillyT]

45. Good !!! (BTW - This Thread Is Hilarious.)

[MerryBlooms]

47. Good news.

[restorefreedom]

49. this cant be making

her big oil donors happy. this has gotta mean ? that she has spoken with the president.

still should have had the guts to put it out there before knowing what everyone would think.

go ahead, call me a basher. but i am with martin, she is a follower not a leader.

[beam me up scottie]

52. O'Malley goes after Hillary for following, not leading:

“On issue after issue—marriage equality, drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants, children fleeing violence in Central America, the Syrian refugee crisis, and now the Keystone Pipeline, Secretary Clinton has followed–not forged–public opinion,” he said in a statement. “Leadership is about stating where you stand on critical issues, regardless of how they poll or focus group.”

http://time.com/4045344/hillary-clinton-keystone-pipeline-decision/

[Catherina]

53. He nailed it n/t

[beam me up scottie]

55. Yes he did.

I wonder if the pope coming to town has anything to do with her sudden decision to become so concerned about this she had to speak up.

[Catherina]

62. The same thought crossed my mind n/t

[bigwillq]

80. Great response by O'M

[beam me up scottie]

83. He was right on it too, didn't skip a beat.

[bigwillq]

87. I like him.

I am supporting Bernie, for now, but could see myself supporting Martin.

I just don't want Clinton or Biden.

[beam me up scottie]

99. Me too, he's my second choice.

[progressoid]

148. Oh, c'mon. We know where she stands.

[beam me up scottie]

149. LOL! I never get tired of seeing that here.

[Renew Deal]

54. The third comment is sexist.

"I like a man who doesn't mince his words! Well said Martin!"

[beam me up scottie]

57. You're joking, right?

It's so hard to tell these days.

[beam me up scottie]

68. What happened to the dancing girl in your sig line?

I love your pictures but the girl was awesome.

[beam me up scottie]

72. Okay, I take it back. She's not awesome.

I try not to hate bigots but people like that make it difficult.

[quickesst]

56. This thread....

...like every thread that has the name Hillary Clinton in it is like Groundhog Day. Full of the same petty, and juvenile attacks on her, with one trying to outdo the other in what they somehow perceive as being clever. Admittedly, I might have found some of them so when I was in junior high........and if I found it amusing to smear and belittle another human being who was the recipient of such nonsense.

[lunamagica]

98. Oh, but they don't hate her! They just prefer another candidate!

What would make you think there's hatred directed towards her?

Is it comments like "It's like watching a snake change it's skin. Glowing new skin but in the end, nothing's changed underneath. ".

Some people are too sensitive!

[quickesst]

105. That's my take...

...and no matter how many claims some folks make, there is nothing said about Bernie that reaches this level and repetition. I have my moments, but they are all in defense of Hillary who does not deserve the nasty rhetoric aimed at her. I want her to be the next president of the United States, but if Bernie gets the nod, I want no part in hurting his chances in the general. Personally, I would be ashamed if my words helped to dissuade anyone from voting for the democratic nominee whoever it may be. And thank you for your reply.

[underthematrix]

63. I find HRC's coming out one way or the other on

Keystone because I heard her say she sould not interject herself into a process that was up to the President and current Sec of State. It is not a criticism. I'm just surprised that's all.

[tularetom]

64. Ruh roh! You know what this means, don't you?

It's a wink wink nudge nudge opposition.

She's gotten some indication that Obama is going to approve the f@#%ing thing. Now the heats off her and she can come out against it without pissing off her oily buddies. Or else she has heard that because of the depressed price of oil, a decision has been made not to build the pipeline anyway.

She isn't doing this because she has suddenly grown a spine. She knows something we don't.

[in_cog_ni_to]

74. Exactly. She doesn't oppose it because it's the right thing to do,

Or she would have come out against it a long time ago. She received some information we peons aren't allowed to know about yet.

[840high]

119. u got it right

[wendylaroux]

65. Ahhhh Hillary!!!

but do ya mean it :

[in_cog_ni_to]

69. Ah, yes. She must have gotten word it's not going to be built.

Love O'Malley 's comment on it. He has her pegged and Bernie is just kind, gentlemanly Bernie.

[ismnotwasm]

71. So glad she's going to be the next President!

Doesn't it feel good?

[NCTraveler]

73. Good news from Hillary if true.

Interesting that Clinton talks and the other candidates have to respond. Doesn't work the other way around.

While I don't completely agree with O'Malleys comment completely, that is how it's done. Really happy to see some actuall aggressive campaigning and differentiation directly from a candidate on our side.

[askew]

75. Hillary is basically the Democratic Mitt Romney.

She has flip-flopped on so many issues so often that the media can't even track it any longer.

This is what tripped Obama up in the first debate with Romney. He basically lied his way through the entire debate and Obama wasn't prepared for that. I hope Bernie and Martin are prepared for Hillary to lie about every position she's ever held in her career.

[davidn3600]

78. I guess her focus groups told her she better oppose it

She's flip-flopped or "evolved" on so many issues I don't know what she truly believes anymore. She just comes off to me as someone who is willing to spout any position she needs to in order to win.

Who knows what her position will be once elected.

[HerbChestnut]

82. Public pressure finally got to her campaign.

Can't let those numbers drop! Seriously, she won't take a stand on any issue unless it's pre-approved and politically convenient. Typical politician.

[jkbRN]

86. Doesn't mean much when she helped spread cracking all over the world

Clinton urged Bulgarian officials to give fracking another chance. According to Borissov, she agreed to help fly in the "best specialists on these new technologies to present the benefits to the Bulgarian people." But resistance only grew. The following month in neighboring Romania, thousands of people gathered to protest another Chevron fracking project, and Romania's parliament began weighing its own shale gas moratorium. Again Clinton intervened, dispatching her special envoy for energy in Eurasia, Richard Morningstar, to push back against the fracking bans. The State Depart­ment's lobbying effort culminated in late May 2012, when Morningstar held a series of meetings on fracking with top Bulgarian and Romanian officials. He also touted the technology in an interview on Bulgarian national radio, saying it could lead to a fivefold drop in the price of natural gas. A few weeks later, Romania's parliament voted down its proposed fracking ban and Bulgaria's eased its moratorium.

She has already done too much damage throughout the world for me to vote for her in the primaries.

I am so tired of her flip-flopping on things when she has played a huge part in shutting down marriage equality, voting for the war in Iraq, and helping to speed up climate change.

Source: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/hillary-clinton-fracking-shale-state-department-chevron

[DonCoquixote]

89. credit is due

I was afraid the oil companies were just waiting till Obama was out, but frankly, I do not care why she did this, she did it, and credit and salutes are due.

[yardwork]

91. Good.

[CanadaexPat]

93. She had to get past her ham-fisted 'I'll tell you if you elect me' statement

And then just days ago she out the WH on notice that they didn't have long to decide before she would make her position known. This was a very jerky-jerky, off-the-cuff development, driven by her poor campaigning skills. Definitely not a big-league campaign organization or candidate.

[CanadaexPat]

137. She stepped all over a major policy announcement

On drugs today also, that was relaxation to current headlines.

[sadoldgirl]

96. O'Malley 's remarks are right on point.

What beats me is how people put a lot of weight
on something a candidate says, when his/her
campaign is getting serious competition. She
watches. If her opponents' stand shows success,
she will join and declare it her own hard considered
position, because she knows that the MSM will
put it out all over.

[Geronimoe]

104. Alternative route

XL Keystone has been replaced by Enbridge main line and Alberta Clipper.

[cyberswede]

106. Good. This is the right position, too. nt

[Fearless]

108. Because it's no longer economically feasible

So she makes both sides happy. Sort of.

[raindaddy]

109. I guess this is a major shift from the, I'll let you know when I'm president campaign strategy to...

The you'll find out if I'm telling the truth policy when I'm President..

[CharlotteVale]

138. Bingo.

[Omaha Steve]

110. She didn't decide until she started dropping in the polls?

Is TPP next?

[Fawke Em]

114. Copy Cat

[bigwillq]

118. Great toon.

[Catherina]

139. I am so stealing that! n/t

[ion_theory]

115. Well done Hillary. Now let's rethink that TPP.... n/t

[SoapBox]

117. Round and round it goes...

And where and when Camp Weathervane stops, no one really knows!

Oh! Look!

She's "evolved"!

[pinebox]

129. How about that Clinton foundation cash?

Remember this?

Progressive Group Wants Hillary Clinton To Give Back Foundation Funding Over Keystone
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/hillary-clinton-keystone-xl_n_6817756.html

A progressive group is targeting Hillary Clinton over what it calls a "conflict of interest" when it comes to the Keystone XL pipeline.

Clinton, a likely 2016 Democratic presidential contender, is the subject of a new petition from CREDO Action, a liberal group that organizes online campaigns. CREDO is pressuring Clinton to give back money that the Clinton Foundation has accepted from foreign governments for its philanthropic work.

Both the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post have recently reported on the foundation's acceptance of millions of dollars from seven different foreign countries, including nations like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Credo is most upset about a donation from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, a government office that has been promoting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Canadian company TransCanada is seeking to build the pipeline from Alberta's oil sands to carry oil to refineries in Texas. The office gave between between $250,000 and $500,000 to the foundation, according to the Wall Street Journal's review of the foundation's disclosures.

"Taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Canadian agency responsible for promoting Keystone XL is a stunning conflict of interest," Elijah Zarlin, senior campaign manager at CREDO, said in a statement. "If Secretary Clinton wants the trust of the American people she needs to immediately return all contributions the Clinton Foundation has received from Canada and other foreign governments."

A spokesman for the Clinton Foundation told the Wall Street Journal that the donation originated from a different office within the agency -- not the one tasked with promoting the pipeline.

The consideration of whether to grant the pipeline a permit began during Clinton's time as secretary of state. Because it crosses an international border, the Department of State has been the lead agency in the permit process. In 2010, Clinton remarked that the department was "inclined to" sign off on the pipeline, which prompted outrage from environmental groups that accused her of being biased in favor of the project. But the agency's approval process has continued well beyond Clinton's time in office, to the great annoyance of the pipeline's congressional supporters.

Hillary Clinton has generally declined to comment on whether the Keystone XL pipeline should be constructed, avoiding the topic whenever possible.

A Clinton Foundation spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Good times!

[Lil Missy]

132. and the anti - Hillary crowd will still find something wrong with that.

[MineralMan]

134. Good for her.

It's an issue with evidence on both sides. Now, she's made a decision. Not everything is cut and dried, and this pipeline is one example. I've been on both sides of the issue, myself, and still am in some ways. Not an easy choice at all.

[malokvale77]

140. Keystone was dead as fossil fuel prices plummeted.

I'm more interested in her take on the TPP.

Hillary lately has an opinion on things that have been already decided.

I guess that bad Iraq War vote has made her a little hesitant to voice an opinion on things that still matter.

[Lorien]

142. It's on hold anyway because the cost of oil is down

so there's no political skin off her teeth in opposing it.

[workinclasszero]

143. Darn there goes some more ammo against Hillary

WTG Hillary!