Rick Moran "The significance here is not so much damage done to Obama by his environmental base as it would be damage done to Democratic Senate incumbents who would face the wrath of the greens next November. But the prospect of tens of thousands of jobs may be too attractive for the president to pass up, not to mention the president's reluctance in handing the GOP an excellent issue to run on in November if he nixes the project.
"Obama could delay the decision until after the 2012 election. Since he's shown a willingness to put just about any controversial issue [beyond] that date, we probably shouldn't expect him to do otherwise with Keystone."
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