Give Us a Damn Pipeline Obama

Democratic leadership squeaked out a 56-42 vote. | John Shinkle/POLITICO

Obama lobbied hard to stop the passage of a bill that would allow an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. The bill in the Senate required 60 votes but, only received 56. 11 of the votes were from democrats that crossed party lines and 56 is still the majority. If Canada is unable to sell the oil to us, they will sell the oil to another country, most likely China.

The American people want the Keystone pipeline. We do not want to increase our dependence on oil from the Middle East. Buying oil from Canada will keep the cost down as well as foster a positive relationship with our Northern neighbors. Unlike Middle Eastern countries, Canada is not hostile toward the United States.

With increased drilling efforts, the pipeline, and encouragement of improving green energy, we can not only keep the cost of energy down but, we can still move forward with other options. I'm not necessarily a "green" person but, I am all for trying to explore other options. Why not? It certainly doesn't hurt us to look for other energy sources. The problem is, at this point, we do not have the capability just yet and that is the reality. Europe tried increasing their gas rates in order to push for green energy but that strategy has not worked. It has only crippled people. The United States is not Europe. We rely on traveling far distances to ship out goods and especially food. When the cost to transport these goods increases, the prices continue to rise, further crushing the poor.

Here are the 11 Democrats that actually responded to the wants of the American people:

The 11 Democrats who crossed party lines to support the amendment were Max Baucus of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Jon Tester of Montana and Jim Webb of Virginia.

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