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2009-11-18 Home Front: Politix

Obama asks Drue Pearce to leave gas pipeline post

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Posted by Besoeker 2009-11-18 11:24|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 I'm baffled - why isn't this just a boneheaded political move?

Leave her there, and do whatever you want through the "22 federal agencies" and others in Canada, and you have plausible deniability for anything you do.

By replacing her you just gave the opposition a huge spotlight on building this (two spotlights whenever Gov. Palin mentions it).

I cannot see any circumstances under which this administration gets more political credit for whatever happens.

Bringing stupidity everywhere great and small.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-11-18 12:06|| 2009-11-18 12:06|| Front Page Top

#2 You know....by the time ODUMBO get's through, he'll have this country SO screwed up I'll be dead before anyone can fix it.

Posted by armyguy 2009-11-18 12:08|| 2009-11-18 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Y'all seem to be under the mistaken impression that this capital megaproject is primarily about getting Alaskan gas to market; from the standpoint of the current political administration it is about opportunities to direct funds to patrons.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-11-18 12:34|| 2009-11-18 12:34|| Front Page Top

#4 No doubt whomever is appointed will be financially tied to George Soros through one of his many front organizations. Just like the OPIC investment in Petrobras, the new appointee's position and power will be compromised to benefit Soros.

Posted by mjhlaw">mjhlaw 2009-11-18 12:36|| 2009-11-18 12:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I am a little suspicious; while each administration likes to reward its own supporters, I wonder if this move is designed to slow the project down or even cancel it outright.

Once you build a pipeline you have to keep it full. While present drilling in Alaska keeps the pipeline full for the near and medium term, long term you have keep drilling. Guess what: that means ANWR, and every Dhimmicrat in this country is against doing that.

No pipeline means no added pressure to drill ANWR. Caribou are more important.

Posted by Steve White 2009-11-18 12:57|| 2009-11-18 12:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Steve White is half right. The other half is that whomever he gets as a replacement will more readily lead programs that help cripple America.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-11-18 13:42|| 2009-11-18 13:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Glenmore - that's part of my point. Regardless of the POTUS policy intentions, this is a stupid move.

If he wants to deep six this project, why not use bi-partisan cover to do so. If he wants to go forth asap, same rationale and more since Ms. Pearce seems uniquely capable. Even if he wants complete Soros sponsored corruption, same rationale and cover.

This seems boneheaded all around.

I guess it just goes on the list of incompetent nonsense and meaninglessness with everything else, but I'd add it to the unnecessarily useless column.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-11-18 14:06|| 2009-11-18 14:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Um, maybe he wants to re-route the pipeline through Russia.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2009-11-18 14:33|| 2009-11-18 14:33|| Front Page Top

#9 Doesn't matter if the gas pipeline makes it to the lower 48. As long as it makes it out of Alaska and into the Alberta tar sands, then it will be put to good use. So the Marxist obstruction will come to naught.

Posted by ed 2009-11-18 14:48|| 2009-11-18 14:48|| Front Page Top

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