Congress Passes Keystone XL Bill, Time For Obama To Veto Or Shut Up

WaPo via Weasel Zippers

"The House passed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline Wednesday, setting the stage for the first veto showdown of the new Congress with President Obama.

"On a 270-152 vote that fell mostly along party lines, the House approved the bill, which has already cleared the Senate. The measure will now head to Obama’s desk. The president has vowed to veto the measure.

"Only one Republican, Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), voted against the bill. Amash, a libertarian-leaning member, frequently clashes with GOP leadership.

"Twenty-nine Democrats crossed over to vote for the pipeline.[…]

Even the Liberal Media Doesn’t Want a Keystone Fight, So Why Does Obama?

"The strangest thing about the Keystone fight is that no one except Obama even seems to want it anymore. The media has backed away from the environmental arguments.

"The Washington Post’s editorial sneers at Republicans for the vote, but concedes that Keystone isn’t an environmental threat and that there’s no sense in fighting it." . . .

The man's temperament has been demonstrated to be that of a petulant juvenile; one who will spend millions of dollars barricading open-air monuments and even highways where people can see these monuments from a distance. He will try to prevent aged WW2 veterans on the trip of their lifetime from seeing these tributes that honor them, all for spite.