Originally Posted by crockett

The TransCanada pipeline that Romney boats about, as if he's the 1st to ever think of it has hit a snag. While he might try to lead the non informed into believing it's govt red tape holding the whole thing up because of liberal environmental pressure and only he can get the job done, the truth is rather different.

It seems it's just the opposite. See the TansCanada pipeline has been in the works long before Romney ever came into the picture.. Romney trying to say he would build something like this "if" he became president, is like saying Joe Dirt created the oil industry because he worked on an oil well in the movie.

It seems they have been working on doing this for sometime now, but the hold up isn't govt red tape or environmental laws as the guys on the right would love you to believe. Nope, the hold up is the ranchers & land owners in Texas, which is rather ironic.

Seems the land owners aren't happy that TransCanada is tying to ship in cheap Chinese steal rather than use American Steal, won't agree to hire local workers & won't say if the oil that gets shipped in will actually stay in the US vs be shipped out of the country. Added to this the company has tried to use imminent domain top steal people's land whom wont sell/lease it.

"Nearly half the steel TransCanada is using is not American-made and the company won't promise to use local workers exclusively; it can't guarantee the oil will remain in the United States. It has snatched land. Possibly most egregious: They've behaved like arrogant foreigners, unworthy of operating in Texas."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...DArea;fdmodule