horse sh+t The US has pipelines all over the place....even in Nebraska
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horse sh+t The US has pipelines all over the place....even in Nebraska
That's what those land owners said... horse $hit!!
Democrats who oppose Keystone XL pipeline own shares in competing companies | Fox News
Democrats who oppose Keystone XL pipeline own shares in competing companies
Horseshlt now that's something they don't move by pipeline but I expect you are expert on the production and logistics of horseshlt
There is over 20,000 miles of pipeling going through Nebraska . The argument against the Keystone line is lame.
so wall to wall pipelines then I can understand farmers don't want another one
emminent domain only goes so far as to an easement and the land owners would be given a fair price for the use. Not only that ,but there is already a Keystone pipe route going through the state. This extension would just make the route shorter .Is it the position now of this black robed despotic oligarch that the state doesn't have the power to make eminent domain easements now for infrastructure ? Like I said ....horse sh+t .
let me see if I can post a pix.... Attachment 45702
70 percent of the landowners have already reached an agreement with TransCanada. The oligarch decided a law intended to bypass their Public Service Commission and allow the governor to approve the route was unconstitutional, a law 2012 law "that received overwhelming support in the Nebraska Legislature."
It's a delay, and the greens will be fighting it tooth and nail again for God knows whatever reason other than apparently they want to increase greenhouse gas emissions and expose us to more truck, train and barge spills.
yup ,all it's about is a delay tactic. If it goes up the court system this local judge will get smacked down by the higher courts. These enviro-weenies would prefer that the Canadians pipe it to Vancouver so it can be shipped direct to the Chinese.
Or they could refine their own oil and jack up the price. Ever wonder why they don't?
no, and I really don't care .They think it's in their best interest to export the crude . Maybe it's just that we are better at it .
My problem is giving eminent domain to a foreign country, even if they are neighbors and allies.
so what you are saying is that you have a problem with multinationals and trans border transactions, better abandon NAFTA right now
TPP is supposed to be the answer to NAFTA, and close the trade gaps but it sounds even worse to me.
Free trade schemes are a beggar my neighbour policy that often backfires resulting in wealth transfer away from the larger competitor NAFTA is a case in point. Canada and Mexico have benefited far more than the US
How Virginia does 'ethics reform.'
So instead of tightening rules in light of McDonnell's alleged corruption they just make it easier to get stuff and lighten the penalty for lying. Is there an honest politician left?Quote:
The purported “ethics reform” bills sliding easily through the Virginia legislature include a curious, little-noticed provision.
Under language approved by the Senate and House of Delegates, legislators would no longer be obliged to have their financial disclosure forms notarized.
Why is that important? It means lawmakers would be charged only with a misdemeanor, rather than a felony, for making a false statement about their investments or gifts they’ve received from lobbyists.
Well, isn’t that convenient.
Richmond political leaders have touted the bills as taking a major bite out of corruption, in response to the gifts scandal involving former governor Bob McDonnell (R). Instead, this switch would yank out one of the current law’s sharper teeth.
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I lack space to describe all of the bills’ shortcomings, but here are some highlights.
First, the centerpiece is a $250 “cap” on gifts to public officials that’s close to meaningless.
The ceiling is not cumulative. So there’s no limit on the number of $250 gifts that a lobbyist or state contractor could give in hope of influencing a lawmaker or other official.
More important, the $250 limit would apply only to so-called tangible gifts, or objects. That is aimed at largesse, such as the $6,500 Rolex watch that McDonnell received via his wife from businessman Jonnie Williams Sr.
But the biggest gifts bestowed by corporations, lobbyists and foreign governments are “intangible” ones, such as overseas trips, weekends at the Masters golf tournament and tickets to FedEx Field.
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Finally, the bills would not require disclosure of gifts or loans to corporate entities in which a public official owned a stake.
That means there still would be no need for disclosure of payments similar to the large loans from Williams to a McDonnell family real estate venture.
“Somebody could give my law firm a car I could drive, and I wouldn’t have to report that,” said Del. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), the only delegate to vote against the bill.
Nope. Not why they think being a politician is the ticket to financial freedom.Thought that was quite obvious to all.Quote:
Is there an honest politician left?
John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat fossil and Dean of the House is stepping down after 29 terms. Dingell, who will be 88 when he retires said, “I don’t want people to say I stayed too long.”
Um, I think we passed that mark a while back.
Not to worry though, the plan is to keep the seat in the family. His wife Debbie is sure to run and probably be a lock. John got the seat when his father John Sr. passed away after himself serving since 1933.
That's a lot of Dingell.
all NAFTA did was reduce tariffs ;expand trade ,protect intellectual property ,open new markets for small businesses in all the countries ,boosted US farm exports among other things that specifically benefitted the US economy . I favor regional and bilateral trade agreements . Now if we did not have a bumbling idiot emperor ,some of these summit meeting he's had with Mexico and Canada could iron out some of the negatives.
Shows how weak the Repubics are in Michigan that they won't be able to defeat a Dem in the Detroit area.
Nafta sent all the factories south, then overseas, and flooded the US with cheap stuff from cheap labor. Nafta is a regional agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the us.
what other country do we have trade agreements where they are flooding our markets will cheap goods ? Do we have such a trade agreement with China ? If not then how is it that they get their cheap goods here ?
Nafta opened Mexico to American goods and services by breaking down their tariffs.
Because it's what Big Biz wants, then big biz buys a few politicians then stuff gets allowed. Easy peasy.Quote:
If not then how is it that they get their cheap goods here ?
Another down side is the loss of higher paid wage jobs and the creation of lower wage jobs highlighted between 1998 and present day. Sure some exporting industries had gains but manufacturing and the states that depended on them went bust.
wake up ,this aint the 1940s .The US aint the only game in town . We were never going to hold on to low tech manufacturing . They were lost long before NAFTA. What we gained is markets for our higher tech goods and for our service industry .
run that by us again Tom much of your high tech goods are made offshore, what you got left is a defense industry
bunk . the real problem is that the US has gotten so good at manufacturing that we don't need as many workers to make the goods. That is the only reason American manufacturing jobs have declined. The rest of the US has been transitioning into the service economy ;and that's just something that we have to deal with. Our future in manufacturing is in exports ,and that's why we need trade agreements to break down the barriers that prevent our goods from entering foreign markets . So as usual ;the anti-free trade people got it wrong and are living in the age of protectionist mercantilism.
Tom you live in a fantasy world, what makes you think every other country in the world doesn't have the same objectives. You have operated free trade agreements as a licence to print money and it has backfired on you. The only thing you successfully export is recession. Just to let you know the rest of us are fed up with having our industries ripped apart by decisions made in US boardrooms, we happen to think you have a good grip on only one thing
Oh dear... someone drank the koolaid.Quote:
the real problem is that the US has gotten so good at manufacturing that we don't need as many workers to make the goods. That is the only reason American manufacturing jobs have declined.
No what he means is they are so smart they worked themselves out of a job, the classic case of being careful what you wish for, the great pity is, while they were doing this, they did it to the rest of us as well
One in a million shot?
Attachment 45719
Hello again, Steve:
First time I've ever agreed with Bibi.
excon
yes leopards don't change their spots
This is also why I hate Planned Parenthood, they have no problem subverting parental authority.
Planned Parenthood Produces Video Promoting Bondage and Sadomasochism to Teens | CNS News
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've heard all the arguments for it but I don't care, it is not their place to replace the parent on discussions about sex - on my tax dollars no less.
It is just another attention grabber from a nobody in cyberspace. They dont have a degree in the feild they represent so they make the perfect spokesperson. A quick search brought all this up.
Who is Laci Green? | Laci Green
Laci Green - RationalWiki
Laci Green otherwise known as GoGreen18, is an atheist vlogger and sex educator from California.
Adult only link:
Laci Green | A sex positive web space
These are the people that keep us 'informed.'
From the sharp minds at MSNBC:
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Awesome new pic of Bubba with a pair of hookers, I'm sure Hillary is proud.
Bill Clinton poses with PROSTITUTES at a charity event | Mail Online
Jerry Brown, in one of his more lucid moments had this to say about legalizing weed.
LOL, who'd a thunk it?Quote:
GOV. JERRY BROWN (D-CA): Well, we have medical marijuana, which gets very close to what they have in Colorado and Washington. I'd really like those two states to show us how it's going to work. The problem with anything, a certain amount is okay, but there is a tendency to go to extremes, and all of a sudden, if there's advertising and legitimacy, how many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation? World's pretty dangerous, very competitive. I think we needed to stay alert, if not 24 hours a day, more than some of the pot heads might be able to put together.
He's thinking about hundreds of thousands of stoners on the highways .
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