Obama Kills the Pipeline and Stalls America (ContributorNetwork)

COMMENTARY | Not only Republicans are outraged over Obama's decision to once more, stall the XL Pipeline, unions are too. Yet, undeterred by the pleas of job-hungry Americans the Obama administration has said no. Citing concerns for the environment, the president has once more placed his political agenda over the needs of our country.

Let's face it, America runs on oil. We all like the idea of getting away from dependence on fossil fuels, but we are not there yet. Society is not ready to give up everything it has and embrace the Chevy Volt. Even if we were, the need for oil still exists. There are factories, power companies, military needs and an entire nation of people that depend on the black gold. For the near future, America will rely on oil. It makes good sense to get it from a friendly neighbor instead of depending on oil from volatile nations.

America needs jobs. It has been reported the pipeline would bring 20,000 new jobs to the U.S. Obama's decision to stall the project has directly caused thousands of Americans to suffer. Logic and common sense clearly dictates the positive effects the pipeline would bring. Putting people to work, less dependence on oil from the middle east, a more substantial tax base, just to name a few.

Canada took considerable steps to ensure the environmental sanctity of the areas the pipeline would run through. Our northern neighbor has bent over backwards in its attempts to satisfy the needs of everyone involved. With Obama's rejection of the pipeline, Canada will probably sell the oil to China. That would insure our continued dependence on Middle East oil, and that would be ironic and foolish.

President Obama has thrown opportunity for our country out the window in favor of his own selfish ideals. It is unconscionable to forsake the needs of the many to pursue one's own desire, but this is exactly what Obama has done. His mind is living in a fantasy world of green that cannot be accomplished, and he does not care. He has abandoned his oath of office, and ignored the pleas of the entire nation in hopes that it all will somehow be OK.

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