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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Good thing the Gov called in the National Guard...




Otherwise they may have burned and looted the town.


Surprisingly Eric Holder could not be reached immediately for comment on the verdict…












 Sharpton and Jackson in collaboration with the MSM will have you believe choir boys Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin were just walking along singing Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah when out of the blue, without provocation, they were gunned down in the prime of their life. They played no part whatsoever in contributing to their own death. 

The truth of the matter? Its like O'Reilly said. For Sharpton and Jackson racism is a business.
Want to talk about a real miscarriage of justice? Lets talk about OJ and Casey Anthony.
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Then this:

Remember the "witnesses" said he was shot in the back while others claimed he was kneeling with his hands up before Wilson pulled the trigger? Dorian Johnson was one...the same guy Brown robbed the store with!




Johnson may face perjury charges.


His credibility was further damaged after it emerged that he had previous convictions for theft and filing a false police report.



I didn't see what took place... neither did the grand jury. But Wilson's account of what really happened was supported by the forensic evidence. Unlike the witnesses... forensic science doesn't lie. 


"We don't need no stinkin' forensics" 


Scientific fact has no ax to grind.


There's a new group calling themselves Black Lives Matter...

Only if they're shot by a white guy.

Anyone think fanning the flames in Ferguson before declaring amnesty was a coincidence?









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Friday, November 21, 2014

Reading between the lines





Welcome to Hope and Change America.


 The Flood gates have been officially opened. They can't deport 12 million illegals but they can keep track of 5 million? What's to stop more illegals from arriving tomorrow claiming they've been here 5 years? I bet we're the only country on the face of the Earth actively engaged in importing illegals. Under his administration rules have been enacted  prohibiting law enforcement from even asking their status!!! 

What's Ironic?... The very same guy who said 22 times " I don't have the authority to grant amnesty" grants it. Who told us for 2 years "You can keep your insurance period. No matter what"...until you couldn't?

 Don't let this waste of skin bullshit you... on the other hand there's no reason to believe me either.  

Reagan once said, "Trust but verify". 

Here's his pitch. You buying it?


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Transcript: Obama’s immigration speech

A transcript of President Obama’s remarks on immigration.. 

OBAMA: My fellow Americans, tonight I’d like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. 

This is called blurring the line. Ellis island is the same as jumping the fence.

OBAMA: It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character as a people with limitless possibilities. People not trapped by our past, but able to remake ourselves as we choose. 

Entrepreneurial means many have become "pharmacists".
30% of the federal prison population are illegals.

CA is the state which loves "undocumented immigrants"above all others. This is their most wanted list. 


See anyone here named Jablonski?

But today, our immigration system is broken, and everybody knows it. Families who enter our country the right way and play by the rules watch others flout the rules.

Im sure those who play by the rules are tickled to death the ones who "flout" them are given amnesty.

 Business owners who offer their wages good wages benefits see the competition exploit undocumented immigrants by paying them far less. All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America. And undocumented immigrants who desperately want to embrace those responsibilities see little option but to remain in the shadows, or risk their families being torn apart. 

I don't take offense to illegals making less. What I take offense to is businesses who knowingly hire them.

It’s been this way for decades. And for decades we haven’t done much about it. When I took office, I committed to fixing this broken immigration system. And I began by doing what I could to secure our borders.

  "Broken immigration system" is a recurring buzzword for lack of enforcement. Think of it this way. If a water pipe breaks in your home do you continually mop the floor or fix the fucking pipe? 


 He did what he could to secure our borders... by creating sanctuary cities and  sending his lapdog Stedman to sue states, AZ among others, who were trying to crack down on illegals.

During his speech on immigration reform, President Obama called on illegal immigrants to "come out of the shadows" and "get right with the law." (AP)

Today we have more agents and technology deployed to secure our southern border than at any time in our history. And over the past six years illegal border crossings have been cut by more than half. 

We would have had one more if Stedman didn't get Brian Terry killed.

Although this summer there was a brief spike in unaccompanied children being apprehended at our border, the number of such children is actually lower than it’s been in nearly two years. 

Overall the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is at its lowest level since the 1970s. Those are the facts.

Apprehended in this case is a synonym for invited and taken on a bus tour.

Meanwhile, I worked with Congress on a comprehensive fix. And last year 68 Democrats, Republicans, and independents came together to pass a bipartisan bill in the Senate. It wasn’t perfect. It was a compromise. But it reflected common sense. It would have doubled the number of Border Patrol agents, while giving undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship, if they paid a fine, started paying their taxes and went to the back of the line. And independent experts said that it would help grow our economy and shrink our deficits. 

I worked with Congress on a comprehensive fix but that didn't work so instead of waiting for the new Congress to convene I'm declaring amnesty. 

The deficit is $18 trillion because of him and importing illegals is going to shrink it?


Had the House of Representatives allowed that kind of bill a simple yes or no vote, it would have passed with support from both parties. And today it would be the law. But for a year and a half now Republican leaders in the House have refused to allow that simple vote. Now I continue to believe that the best way to solve this problem is by working together to pass that kind of common sense law. But until that happens, there are actions I have the legal authority to take as president, the same kinds of actions taken by Democratic and Republican presidents before me, that will help make our immigration system more fair and more just. 

The House passed over 300 bills (including immigration) and sent them to the senate. Reid never brought one of them to the floor for a vote. Barry talks about a simple yes or no vote but that didn't apply to Keystone until Landrieu became desperate. Then suddenly it had a sense of urgency. What would you like passed... Amnesty or Keystone?


Tonight I’m announcing those actions. 

OBAMA: First, we’ll build on our progress at the border with additional resources for our law enforcement personnel so that they can stem the flow of illegal crossings and speed the return of those who do cross over. 

Second, I’ll make it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs to stay and contribute to our economy, as so many business leaders proposed. 

Third, we’ll take steps to deal responsibly with the millions of undocumented immigrants who already had live in our country. 


He has no interest in securing the border. It's a Democrat producing machine! Have you ever heard a Democrat adamantly fight for voter ID?


I want to say more about this third issue, because it generates the most passion and controversy. Even as we are a nation of immigrants, we’re also a nation of laws. Undocumented workers broke our immigration laws, and I believe that they must be held accountable, especially those who may be dangerous.

 So he's holding them accountable by granting amnesty? Better watch the 3rd issue. He's setting us up for blanket amnesty for the rest of them 

That’s why over the past six years deportations of criminals are up 80 percent, and that’s why we’re going to keep focusing enforcement resources on actual threats to our security. Felons, not families. Criminals, not children. Gang members, not a mom who’s working hard to provide for her kids. We’ll prioritize, just like law  enforcement does every day. 

Criminals here illegally bad... the rest breaking the law by coming here... good 
That 80% is as truthful as 5.8% unemployment!

But even as we focus on deporting criminals, the fact is millions of immigrants in every state, of every race and nationality still live here illegally.

Duh!!!

And let’s be honest, tracking down, rounding up and deporting millions of people isn’t realistic. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn’t being straight with you. It’s also not who we are as Americans. 

Allow me to be straight. This from Wikipedia:


We arrest 1.5 million a year for DWI... but we just can't catch them damn illegals! Ironically many of the 1.5 million arrested for DWI are illegals then released back into society.


After all, most of these immigrants have been here a long time. They work hard often in tough, low paying jobs. They support their families. They worship at our churches. Many of the kids are American born or spent most of their lives here. And their hopes, dreams, and patriotism are just like ours. 

As my predecessor, President Bush, once put it, they are a part of American life.

Holy shit!!! He said Bush without blaming him. 

Now here is the thing. We expect people who live in this country to play by the rules. We expect those who cut the line will not be unfairly rewarded. So we’re going to offer the following deal: If you’ve with been in America more than five years. If you have children who are American citizens or illegal residents. If you register, pass a criminal background check and you’re willing to pay your fair share of taxes, you’ll be able to apply to stay in this country temporarily without fear of deportation. You can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. That’s what this deal is. 

Now let’s be clear about what it isn’t. This deal does not apply to anyone who has come to this country recently. It does not apply to anyone who might come to America illegally in the future. It does not grant citizenship or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive. Only Congress can do that. All we’re saying is we’re not going to deport you. 

In other words he's doing what Congress can only do.

I know some of the critics of the action call it amnesty. Well, it’s the not. Amnesty is the immigration system we have today. Millions of people who live here without paying their taxes or playing by the rules, while politicians use the issue to scare people and whip up votes at election time. That’s the real amnesty, leaving this broken system the way it is. Mass amnesty would be unfair. Mass deportation would be both impossible and contrary it to our character. 

What I’m describing is accountability. A common sense middle- ground approach. If you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. If you’re a criminal, you’ll be deported. If you plan to enter the U.S. illegally, your chances of getting caught and sent back just went up. 

This is laughable. Remember sequestration? The first thing he did was release thousands of illegal criminals from jail with no regard for the public safety.

From his campaign headquarters... CBS.


This was in retaliation for a plan he himself came up with!

The actions I’m taken are not only lawful, they’re the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half century. 

Did you hear Pelosi? She said what he's doing is the same thing as Lincoln's... The Emancipation Proclamation. Doubling down on Gruber's "stupid Americans" line? 


Comparing Barry to Lincoln would be like comparing Bergdhal to Pat Tillman

And to those members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill. I want to work with both parties to pass a more permanent legislative solution. And the day I sign that bill into law, the actions I take will no longer be necessary. 

OBAMA: Meanwhile, don’t let a disagreement over a single issue be a deal breaker on every issue. That’s not how our Democracy works, and Congress shouldn’t shut down our government again just because we disagree on this. 

Americans are tired of gridlock. What our country needs right now is a common purpose, a higher purpose. Most Americans support the types of reforms I’ve talked about tonight, but I understand with the disagreements held by many of you at home.

Translation:
I will work with Congress as long as they do what I say.

How is it most Americans support what he says but polls indicate 75% disapprove? If Amnesty is such a great idea why didn't he announce it before the election, you know, to help his cause?

Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens. So we don’t like the notion anyone might get a free pass to American citizenship. 

I know some worry immigration will change the very fabric of who we are, or take our jobs, or stick it to middle-class families at a time they already feel they’ve gotten a raw deal for over a decade. I hear those concerns, but that’s not what these steps would do. 

We entrust Barry to protect the border when his own aunt and uncle are living here illegally on Section 8 and welfare. Miraculously, after Barry became POTUS deportation proceeding suddenly went away. His aunt has since passed away. Click here for details.


Our history and the facts show that immigrants are a net plus for our economy and our society. And I believe it’s important that all of us have this debate without impugning each other’s character. 

Net plus for the economy? These are not doctors and lawyers jumping the fence. The average illegal has a 6th grade education. Those from some of the counties in Central America speak not Spanish but a "tribal language" and have never set foot in a classroom.

Because for all the back and forth in Washington, we have to remember that this debate is about something bigger. It’s about who we are a country and who we want to be for future generations. 

Are we a nation that tolerates the hypocrisy of a system where workers who pick our fruit and make our beds never have a chance to get right with the law? Or are we a nation that gives them a chance to make amends, take responsibility, and give their kids a better future? 

We are also a nation governed by the rule of law.


Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents’ arms, or are we a nation that values families and works together to keep them together? Are we a nation that educates the world’s best and brightest in our universities only to send them home to create businesses in countries that compete against us, or are we a nation that encourages them to stay and create jobs here, create businesses here, create industries right here in America? That’s what this debate is all about.

Someone get me a Kleenex. They made the decision to come here illegally and now the onus is on us...we're the bad guys? 

We need more than politics as usual when it comes to immigration. We need reasoned, thoughtful, compassionate debate that focuses on our hopes, not our fears. I know the politics of this issue are tough, but let me tell you why I have come to feel so strongly about it. Over the past years I’ve seen the determination of immigrant fathers who worked two or three jobs without taking a dime from the government, and at risk any moment of losing it all just to build a better life for their kids. I’ve seen the heartbreak and anxiety of children whose mothers might be taken away from them just because they didn’t have the right papers. I’ve seen the courage of students who except for the circumstances of their birth are as American as Malia or Sasha, students who bravely come out as undocumented in hopes they could make a difference in the country they love. 

Undocumented is another bullshit line of his that walks along with workplace violence down the same path. If you're undocumented then you are illegal. There's no other recourse except in his mind.

These people, our neighbors, our classmates, our friends, they did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life. They came to work, and study and serve in our military. And, above all, contribute to American success. 

Now tomorrow I’ll travel to Las Vegas and meet with some of these students, including a young woman named Astrid Silva. Astrid was brought to America when she was 4 years old. Her only possessions were a cross, her doll, and the frilly dress she had on. When she started school, she didn’t speak any English. She caught up to other kids by reading newspapers and watching PBS. And then she became a good student. Her father worked in landscaping. Her mom cleaned other people’s homes. They wouldn’t let Astrid apply to a technology magnet school, not because they didn’t love her, but because they were afraid the paperwork would out her as an undocumented immigrant. So she applied behind their back and got in.

Hand me another Kleenex. 

Still, she mostly lived in the shadows until her grandmother, who visited every year from Mexico, passed away, and she couldn’t travel to the funeral without risk of being found out and deported. It was around that time she decided to begin advocating for herself and others like her. And today Astrid Silva a college student working on her third degree. Are we a nation that kicks out a striving, hopeful immigrant like Astrid? 


How sweet. 
Then reality sets in.
I can only imagine what it is now.


From 1980 to 1999, the number of illegal aliens in federal and state prisons grew from 9,000 to 68,000. Today, criminal aliens account for about 30% of the inmates in federal prisons and 15-25% in many local jails. Incarceration costs to the taxpayers were estimated by the Justice Department in 2002 to be $891 million for federal prison inmates and $624 million for inmates in state prisons.
And this doesn't count all the other bennies for those not in jail.

OBAMA: Or are we a nation that finds a way to welcome her in? Scripture tells us, we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger. We were strangers once, too. 

My interpretation of ...The gospel according to Barry

Gruber 8:31-32 … So Barry said to the people who had believed him, “If you believe in amnesty, you are truly my disciples, and ye shall seek the truth, because it sure as hell ain't coming from me."

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too. And whether our forbearers were strangers who crossed the Atlantic, or the Pacific or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in and taught them that to be an American is about something more than what we look like or what our last names are, or how we worship. What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal, that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will. That’s the country our parents and grandparents and generations before them built for us. That’s the tradition we must uphold. That’s the legacy we must leave for those who are yet to come. 

Thank you. God bless you. And God bless this country we love.




Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

George Orwell









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Thursday, November 20, 2014

8:00 PM tonight Barry declares amnesty.






Tonight Barry by his own admission, and videos to prove it, will break the law exceeding his authority as POTUS to grant amnesty. He will not only bypass Congress but completely disregard the will of American people. The last poll results indicated 74% are against blanket amnesty. Rest assured after tonight Barry will be walking on very thin ice. Especially when you take into account all the other scandals he's involved in.

So where do we go from here?

1. The Supreme Court

I don't know how he's going to convince them this is legit but stranger things have happened. All they would have to do is watch the videos. Barry claimed, "I'm a constitutional lawyer and I don't have the authority to act on my own to grant amnesty." He said it like a twenty times. Pretty open and shut. So who waved the magic wand?

The problem with the SC they seldom fast track anything. It'll be forever before they render a decision. Not to mention who knows what Benedict Roberts may do if it should come down to a tight verdict?


2. Impeachment

Barry thinks he's going to ram amnesty down the GOP's throat like he did ObamaCare. Not this time. The House could get the ball rolling but it's not going to be any easy feat.

As far as the dumbasses in the Democratic senate go they can't even pass Keystone and sure as hell won't vote to impeach Barry. However, January 2015 the GOP owns Congress. Taking this into account and the 74% who are against amnesty could be a petty formidable force. But there are roadblocks. The MSM. You have to remember there are no Woodward's or Bernstein's today. They'll do everything in their power to keep Barry in the WH.

Another major hurdle, and God this one pains me, Joe Biden is now POTUS. No one, including some Democrats, is going to be elated over that. But we can't look at Joe as Barry's "insurance policy" against impeachment. We can't allow this to deter us from the letter of the law. The president, after Barry is gone, is governed by the Constitution whether we like it or not. It doesn't say ...you can't get rid of a conniving liar because his replacement is a brain dead turnip. It is what it is.


Article II of the United States Constitution (Section 4) states that "The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery,or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Did Barry commit Treason.  Treason/Trickery is a form of betrayal. Did he or did he not wait until after the election to declare amnesty?

 Bribery can't say for sure about that one.

High Crimes and Misdemeanors? Just was does that encompass?

The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct peculiar to officials, such as perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming, and refusal to obey a lawful order. Offenses by officials also include ordinary crimes, but perhaps with different standards of proof and punishment than for nonofficials, on the grounds that more is expected of officials by their oaths of office.

Hell...this reads like Barry's life story! 

But then we have this to contend with...


The power of Congress is the ultimate weapon against officials of the federal government, and is a fundamental component of the constitutional system of “checks and balances.” In impeachment proceedings, the House of Representatives charges an official by approving, by majority vote, articles of impeachment. A committee of representatives, called “managers,” acts as prosecutors before the Senate. The Senate Chamber serves as the courtroom. The Senate becomes jury and judge, except in the case of presidential impeachment trials when the chief justice of the United States presides. The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict, and the penalty for an impeached official is removal from office. In some cases, disqualification from holding future offices is also imposed. There is no appeal.

Barry's toast in the House. But are we going to get 67 votes in the Senate? We have 53 Republican senators going into 2015, 54 if Landrieu goes down in flames, which is highly anticipated. So 13 Democrats have got to cross the line and vote for impeachment. Will they? 

It depends on how much they value their job when confronted with the distain and contempt of the America people tonight once Barry breaks his oath of office decreeing amnesty. 

The scary thing... if he gets away with this it sets a new precedent. What else will he mandate by Executive Order?







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Democrats block Keystone pipeline, but GOP vows new fight when it takes over




This is an interesting development by the Dem's. Americans by a margin of 73% want Keystone passed. Have they learned anything from the last election? Barry can't be reelected (except by executive order) so the Dem's in the senate should be looking over their shoulder. This was their golden opportunity to take the credit. I can hear it now...Today we created thousands of jobs and became more energy independent blah,blah,blah.....
Yes, but Barry would veto it you say? Maybe not. In 2015 when the GOP owns Congress, the Democrats who value their jobs, will be on board to pass Keystone. Perhaps in a veto proof vote. On the other hand if they get say 64 votes instead of the mandatory 67 to override the veto the "party" of no will then reside in the WH.

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 I can see it now... 

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Senate Democrats blocked a move Tuesday to compel construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, dealing a sharp loss to one of their own, Sen. Mary Landrieu (La.), who had pinned her chances for reelection on approval of the measure.

The vote was a victory for environmental activists who have turned defeat of the pipeline into one of the central symbolic causes of their movement. But Republicans, who will take majority control of the Senate in the next Congress, vowed to return to the fight next year.

On a 59 to 41 roll call, Landrieu’s campaign fell one vote shy of passing legislation meant to force President Obama to approve the nearly 1,700-mile, $7.6 billion project, which would deliver 830,000 barrels of oil a day from western Canada to the American heartland. With just 14 Democrats backing it, Landrieu’s bill fell victim to a filibuster by her own party. All 45 Republicans voted for the measure.

In rejecting the bill, the Senate has granted Obama a temporary reprieve from a difficult decision: whether to side with the environmentalists who have been his staunch allies or with many moderate Democrats who hope to use the issue to win over swing voters.

Already six years in the making, the Keystone fight had become a final rallying cry for Landrieu, a three-term senator facing a runoff election Dec. 6. With her Keystone campaign, she placed a political bet on demonstrating both her clout in Washington and her independence from a very unpopular Obama.


The first thing to know about the Keystone pipeline? It already exists. Here's a breakdown of the pipeline's various parts. (Gillian Brockell, Jhaan Elker and Kate M. Tobey/The Washington Post)

She already faced a steep climb in a conservative state dominated by energy interests, and her task is now even tougher; if she loses next month, Republicans will hold a majority with 54 seats come January, up from their current 45-seat caucus.

“This is for Americans, for an American middle class,” Landrieu pleaded Tuesday evening, moments before the vote, arguing that jobs related to the pipeline would go to rural American communities struggling in the economic recovery. “The time to act is now.”

She then thanked her Democratic colleagues who supported her, including three who lost their elections this month. Once the roll call started, Landrieu stood mostly by herself in the chamber but at one point shared a hug with Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), one of the defeated incumbents.

Supporters argue that the new pipeline would lead to more efficient delivery of oil into domestic markets, helping secure a reliable source of energy, boosting the national economy and creating jobs tied to the pipeline’s construction. Opponents say it would facilitate the harvesting of oil from the environmentally dirty tar sands in Canada, leading to health risks, and would come online as domestic oil production is already booming.

After the vote Tuesday night, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), set to take over as majority leader, told his colleagues that he would bring up the pipeline “very early” next year.

Before the vote, the White House was careful not to issue a veto threat even as officials made it clear that Obama was likely to invoke one should the measure pass the Senate.

“It certainly is a piece of legislation that the president doesn’t support, because the president believes that this is something that should be determined through the State Department and the regular process that is in place to evaluate projects like this,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. He added that Obama’s senior advisers have recommended vetoes on “similar pieces of legislation” that have been introduced in the past.


After a 59-41 Senate vote rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline was announced on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vowed that the issue will resurface on the agenda of the new Congress in January. (AP)

But, as McConnell made clear, the issue will not disappear. House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) has also indicated that he will bring up the matter next year, once Republicans control both chambers. Ten of the Senate Democrats who voted yes will be back next year, adding to the 53 or 54 Republicans whose votes McConnell can count on.

That places the likely support for the pipeline in senatorial limbo — enough to pass a bill and send it to the White House, but a few votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.

That prospect has led some supporters to suggest attaching it to a key spending bill or another must-pass measure, forcing a tougher political choice on the president.

Even some Democrats are open to using approval of Keystone XL as a negotiating chit in exchange for a significant policy concession from congressional Republicans, but it is unclear how receptive White House officials are to that idea.

After the Nov. 4 wipeout for Democrats, Landrieu was thrust into a runoff against Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.). State rules require the winner to reach 50 percent of the vote; Landrieu received 42 percent to Cassidy’s 41 percent, as the remaining votes went mostly to other Republicans on the ballot.

With financial backing disappearing in the face of her long odds, Landrieu made passing the Keystone legislation her last-gasp attempt to show voters back home that she still had influence in Washington.

She had run her general-election campaign boasting of her chairmanship of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, a gavel that she predicted would lead to tangible results for Louisiana. Landrieu has been a strong supporter of the oil and gas industry, well before and beyond the Keystone XL fight.

In the wake of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s Macondo well, Landrieu pushed the Obama administration to lift its moratorium on drilling in the gulf. She personally lobbied Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and put a hold on the nomination of Jack Lew to head the Office of Management and Budget, angering Obama.

“I would not be alone in telling you that Senator Landrieu is one of most influential and effective advocates for the industry that we have on the Hill regardless of party affiliation,” said Jim Noe, senior vice president and general counsel of Hercules Offshore, which provides marine support to offshore drillers.

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), after years of tangling the chamber in knots when it came to the pipeline, relented to Landrieu last week and allowed Tuesday’s debate and vote, even though he remained opposed to the measure and advised Obama to veto it.

Under a bipartisan agreement, Landrieu was given a single vote on the legislation with a supermajority threshold of 60 votes. Last week, House Republican leaders allowed Cassidy to author and pass an identical measure, making Landrieu’s defeat more politically painful Tuesday.

Landrieu had predicted victory Monday night, telling reporters that she felt “very comfortable” with her ability to hit the magic number.

So as the debate began Tuesday, Landrieu’s biggest opponents — liberals such as Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee — were also her biggest supporters.

“Let the record be clear forever: This debate would not be before this body were it not for Sen. Landrieu’s insistence,” Boxer said in her opening remarks Tuesday morning.

Hours later, Boxer reiterated her praise: “Without Mary Landrieu we would not be having this debate.”





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Wednesday, November 19, 2014






The Cincinnati Observer


10:46 AM 11/18/2014

By
Moore Jobs




  Philadelphia -   Vice President Joe Biden speaking before the AWLD Adults with Learning Disabilities, which he is a member, stunned the conference announcing in a dramatic reversal he now remembers Gruber.  


(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)


In the mutter of laughter his aides rushed to intervene informing him it was Goober not Gruber on the Andy Griffith Show. 

When reporters called into question Biden's remarks President Obama and Nancy Pelosi had no comment. 









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