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Kolesar

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16. the decision had less to do with the Obama administration's environmental record, ...

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 07:09 AM

Dec 2012

Other sources close to Jackson say the decision had less to do with the Obama administration's environmental record, and was more a personal choice.
"She had always planned to do one term," said one close Jackson friend. "She has two boys heading for college soon."

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I know that you are all unhappy, but the President only had a decision to stop the pipeline from coming in from Canada.

What leverage did the President have to stop the southern section of the pipeline?

I will be surprised if anybody answers me. On to the next shiny distraction

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Top Obama Environmental Official Departs “Frustrated” Over Pipeline, Inaction On Climate [View all] Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 OP

So, she left over frustrations regarding the Keystone mess? CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #1

I know.... daleanime Dec 2012 #2

What the frack? Hopefully Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #3

Yeah, that's the hard thing tavalon Dec 2012 #4

President Obama has stated repeatedly that he ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #7

That is exactly what it is intended to do. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #8

Indeed. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #13

There are no pieces for dead Americans and fouled water on the hyper-dimensional chessboard. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #5

Obama ignores climate change AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #6

True colors are shining through now Oilwellian Dec 2012 #9

I just heard today that Obama intends 'to get the pipeline done' as part sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #10

The first time I voted for Obama I had hopes he would be an eviromental president. The last time I Raine Dec 2012 #11

I wonder if it is possible anymore for a real environmentalist to make to the sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #12

Here's an article refuting all the claims on why the pipeline is good for us octoberlib Dec 2012 #14

Her Boss undermines her department and is not really all that into protecting the environment Resonance_Chamber Dec 2012 #15

the decision had less to do with the Obama administration's environmental record, ... Kolesar Dec 2012 #16

If the President of the United States of American is powerless to stop this pipeline Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #17