Boehner: “The President’s Policies Are Making The American Economy Worse”

It’s times like this that I lean toward the “he’s doing it on purpose” theory of economic destruction. Even Speaker Boehner agrees that his policies are making things worse.

Boehner made a brief statement about the President’s decision to reject the plan to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas at a Republican press conference, earlier today. “He  won’t stand up to his base even in the name of creating American jobs,” he said, but promised not to give up the fight,  ”Republicans in Congress will continue to push this.”

Even though as Boehner noted, this pipeline had been in the works for three years, and was supported by everyone but far left environmental wackos Obama had the gall to blame Republicans  For His Decision To Reject Keystone Pipeline . . . 

If we wait long enough, I’m sure they’ll find a way to blame Bush, too.

See also:

Weasel Zippers: Carney Cites “Water Our Children Drink” And “Air They Breathe” As Reasons Obama Stopped “Purely Political” Keystone Pipeline…

Gateway Pundit: Gingrich on Obama’s Keystone Decision: “This Is a Stunningly Stupid Thing to Do”

WHD: Obama Gives the Enviros Their Pound of Flesh

Doug Ross: I love the smell of red-on-red warfare in the morning: unions vow war with Obama over Keystone XL:

As a result of the Obama’s job-destroying decision, Laborers’ union president, Terry O’Sullivan issued a blistering statement:

The score is Job-Killers, two; American workers, zero. We are completely and totally disappointed. This is politics at its worst. Once again the President has sided with environmentalists instead of blue collar construction workers – even though environmental concerns were more than adequately addressed. Blue collar construction workers across the U.S. will not forget this.

The project would create thousands of good jobs at a time when unemployment in the construction industry is 16 percent with 1.3 million men and women jobless.

Environmental groups have used the Keystone XL as a disingenuous proxy for arguments about global warming. The pipeline would carry up to 900,000 barrels of oil a day from Canada’s Tar Sands to the U.S., reducing reliance on oil from hostile nations. While environmental groups decry Tar Sands development, the Canadian government and Trans-Canada, the company developing the Tar Sands, have made clear the oil will be developed – and possibly sold to China – regardless of whether Keystone XL is built…

The Foundry:

1) Obama’s “Forced” Keystone Decision Rejects Jobs, Energy, and Logic

• Obama’s decision to reject Keystone sent a clear message that special interest demands are of more importance than more energy and much-needed job creation.
• Building the pipeline would bring over 700,000 barrels of oil per day and directly create 20,000 truly shovel-ready jobs.
• The Canadian Energy Research Institute estimates that current pipeline operations and the addition of the Keystone XL pipeline would create 179,000 American jobs by 2035.
• Keystone XL also met 57 specific pipeline safety standard requirements created by DOS and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
• Senators Max Baucus (D–MT), Jon Tester (D–MT), Joe Manchin (D–WV), Ben Nelson (D–NE), Mark Begich (D–AK), and Mary Landrieu (D–LA) have all expressed support for the pipeline.
• The President’s own jobs council underscored the need for not only more oil, natural gas, and coal but also energy infrastructure project

2) Under Obama, Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands Is Down 40%.

• The vast majority of America’s oil and gas production is happening on private lands in states like North Dakota, Alaska and Texas.
• Oil and natural gas production on federal lands is down by more than 40 percent compared to 10 years ago.
• Under the Obama administration, 2010 had the lowest number of onshore leases issued since 1984
• The Obama administration held only one offshore lease sale in 2011.

Hat tip: Brian B.

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