11 December, 2011
FoxNews
Obama's recent threat to veto the Keystone Pipeline that would connect Alberta to the U.S. gulf coast, bringing crude oil to the refineries situated there. Interestingly enough, Republican Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell believes that there are enough Democrats to support this bill. The pipeline was ear marked onto Obama's plan to extend the payroll tax cut, which was meant to extend the cut from 6.2% to 4.2% as well as extend unemployment benefits for 59 weeks. It is true that this would create new jobs, but environmentalists are worried this may cause incidents that would ruin the areas through which the pipe travels. In the end, bipartisan support is necessary for this to be even feasible. Democrats and Republicans want to extend the tax cut and create more jobs for people, but they need to find a compromise where both sides can be addressed properly. McConnell thinks this might be the solution while Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, argues that the Republicans need to stop letting the rich get off without having an increase in their taxes in order to support this tax extension. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says neither ideals will pass the Houses. Seeing how Obama reacts on this subject may have an effect on how the people vote in the coming election. So should he sign this bill off or reject it? You decide.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/11/republicans-contend-have-dem-support-to-pass-payroll-tax-cut-pipeline-package/
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