jbg Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 I know there's been some discussion of this on a general "Trump-Canada" thread, but this is big enough it deserves its own thread.Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected by Obama. Finally Trump is considering the interests of his own country rather than "the World" in U.S decision making. While I didn't vote for Trump because of obvious character flaws, I find this refreshing. See also Trump Signs Dakota Pipeline Orders. All of these have received thorough environmental review and their rejection by Obama was purely on ideological grounds. Yes, B. Hussein, it would be nice if energy just flowed from a gas pump. 1 Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
eyeball Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 With any luck this will be a fairly distinct line in the sand between environmentalists and screw-the-environmentists. 1 Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 1 minute ago, eyeball said: With any luck this will be a fairly distinct line in the sand between environmentalists and screw-the-environmentists. I think the EnvironMentalists have already been screwed on new oil and gas pipelines. Reality bites that way. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
eyeball Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) True but I suspect all we've seen from environmentalists so far is their bark. Better hope their bite isn't contagious. Edited January 25, 2017 by eyeball 1 Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
?Impact Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 "Revived" with a big caveat. Do it on my terms. Well we will see if those terms are acceptable, and if he tries to violate any trade agreements with them. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 Just now, ?Impact said: "Revived" with a big caveat. Do it on my terms. Well we will see if those terms are acceptable, and if he tries to violate any trade agreements with them. Can't violate trade agreements that no longer exist. President Trump is calling the shots. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
?Impact Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 Just now, bush_cheney2004 said: Can't violate trade agreements that no longer exist. President Trump is calling the shots. Sorry bud, but congrats have been signed. That is like saying you buy a boat, take possession, and then refuse to pay. Quote
H10 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 Why is an American even on a Canadian political website, I find it weird, are these people all trump campaign trolls? Quote
H10 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, ?Impact said: Sorry bud, but congrats have been signed. That is like saying you buy a boat, take possession, and then refuse to pay. Well isn't that Trump's MO? He has declared 8 bankruptcies. Quote
Bryan Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, hernanday said: Well isn't that Trump's MO? He has declared 8 bankruptcies. Six. Out of over 500 companies. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) 20 minutes ago, hernanday said: Why is an American even on a Canadian political website, I find it weird, are these people all trump campaign trolls? Why do Americans and other foreigners own so much of Canadian industry ? I find it weird.... Edited January 25, 2017 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
blueblood Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 33 minutes ago, ?Impact said: "Revived" with a big caveat. Do it on my terms. Well we will see if those terms are acceptable, and if he tries to violate any trade agreements with them. His caveat is to build it with USA steel which I'm sure Transcanada has no problem agreeing to. Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
?Impact Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, blueblood said: His caveat is to build it with USA steel which I'm sure Transcanada has no problem agreeing to. Yes, but the US government demanding a Canadian company buy US steel is certainly a violation of NAFTA. In fact the US government demanding a US company buy US steel is also a violation. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, ?Impact said: Yes, but the US government demanding a Canadian company buy US steel is certainly a violation of NAFTA. In fact the US government demanding a US company buy US steel is also a violation. Do they want a deal or not ? Trudeau sure wants a pipeline deal. Alberta sure wants a pipeline deal. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
eyeball Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, blueblood said: His caveat is to build it with USA steel which I'm sure Transcanada has no problem agreeing to. So does this mean Mexico will have to build the Wall out of American cement? 1 Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
blueblood Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Do they want a deal or not ? Trudeau sure wants a pipeline deal. Alberta sure wants a pipeline deal. Transcanada shareholders (Canadian and American) which include retirees also want a deal Edited January 25, 2017 by blueblood Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 Just now, blueblood said: Transcanada shareholders which include retirees also want a deal Right...everybody wants a deal except tree huggers and ex-President Obama. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
blueblood Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 1 minute ago, eyeball said: So does this mean Mexico will have to build the Wall out of American cement? Yup! Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
?Impact Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 1 minute ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Right...everybody wants a deal except tree huggers and ex-President Obama. The Art of the Scam. Negotiate terms, and then negotiate some more, sign contract, violate contract and demand a renegotiation, and finally don't pay for what is delivered. Business ethics Trump style. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, ?Impact said: The Art of the Scam. Negotiate terms, and then negotiate some more, sign contract, violate contract and demand a renegotiation, and finally don't pay for what is delivered. Business ethics Trump style. Canada wants to cross the U.S. border with a nasty bitumen pipeline....it is going to cost something. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
jbg Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Posted January 25, 2017 1 hour ago, hernanday said: Why is an American even on a Canadian political website, I find it weird, are these people all trump campaign trolls? I'm an American and have been on this site since Jun 26, 2006. Is that a problem for you? 1 Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
H10 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Bryan said: Six. Out of over 500 companies. No, he declared 6 bankruptcies in one shot back in the 1990s. I didn't even add all the ones that just went plain insolvent or were shut down due to lack of sales. 23 minutes ago, jbg said: I'm an American and have been on this site since Jun 26, 2006. Is that a problem for you? No, I just find it odd. I mean, of all the countries to want to talk about, why would an American give a rats butt about canada enough to join a forum on it, very odd. Also there has been a huge influx of Trump trolls, and paid trump campaign staffers trolling boards everywhere, in every country. It is really obvious they are paid trolls too. You had websites that were traditionally very liberal all of a sudden have 200, 300 conservatives infiltrate it over night all at the same time. I seen it happen on another bilingual board, and it was very obvious because all of the trolls were on the English speaking side, but not a single pro trumper on the other side of the board (the language doesn't appear in google translate, so it would be very tough to translate). Quote
sharkman Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Your paranoia is real, I'm a paid Trump campaigner myself, I've been dormant for 12 years. I love how Obama hummed and hesitated for like 6 years on Keystone, and then Trump comes in on day two and blows up 6 years of hard hesitating. I can't help but wonder what the first meeting between these two was really like, right after Trump blew up the polling and won the election. No doubt Obama presented the items he'd like to save, and Trump was like, how much does Obamacare cost per year again? And why didn't you pass Keystone, it passed all the environmental studies, all you had to do was pay off the locals. You could tell Obama thought they had a gentleman's agreement, he was playing nice and talking about a smooth transition. Then Trump started talking about blowing up Obamacare, and Obama started rattling his sabre(hah!) at the Russians for hacking when everyone knows they've been hacking for years. Keystone, get used to it Obama. Edited January 25, 2017 by sharkman Quote
Smallc Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 9 hours ago, blueblood said: His caveat is to build it with USA steel which I'm sure Transcanada has no problem agreeing to. One problem - they already have all of the pipe. Quote
Smallc Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 7 hours ago, sharkman said: I can't help but wonder what the first meeting between these two was really like, right after Trump blew up the polling and won the election. No doubt Obama presented the items he'd like to save, and Trump was like, how much does Obamacare cost per year again? And why didn't you pass Keystone, it passed all the environmental studies, all you had to do was pay off the locals. Any other make believe fantasies you'd like to put forward? BTW, the polls predicted the vote within 1%. Trump didn't blow up anything. He has used a lot of 'undemocratic' executive orders, though. Quote
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