The environmentalists are against it no matter where it crosses. That's why Obama said he was postoning it until 2013 to begin with. I don't see him making a decision in 2012 before the election because he will have the same problem then as he has now.Quote from cgroupman:
Right, I don't see this a a dead project. I see it trying to get to a point where there won't be, or shouldn't be, major objections from any significant number of zealots.
Yes, spend the money here. Put people to work. Do the right thing, hopefully sooner than later. I am hoping to see something with 3 months or so. Maybe a bit too optimistic, a cross I have to bear.
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