Keystone Pipeline Clears 2 Hurdles

The Keystone XL Pipeline, designed to carry crude oil from Canada into the U.S. for refinement, cleared two hurdles today, one legislative and one judicial, reports the Washington Times.

• With the support of 28 Democrats, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 266-153 to approve construction of the project long stalled by the Obama Administration.  The U.S. Senate, now under Republican control, is working a companion bill through its own chamber and is expected to take an early test-vote early next week.

• Hours earlier, the Supreme Court of Nebraska upheld the project's proposed route through Nebraska, overturning a lower court earlier decision invalidating the pipeline's path. In its ruling, the high court determined that the landowners who challenged Keystone's route did not have legal standing to do so.

Human Events: Top 10 Washington Sins

If Washington DC were the American Heartland's lover, he would be on his way out the door. "Anger against congress, federal bureaucrats, lobbyists and all that is Washington has been boiling over in America's Heartland," writes Human Events, "with good reason. ... Here's the proof: The Top Ten Ways Washington Annoys the Heartland."

Keystone Pipeline: Losing Friends, Gaining Enemies

In a scathing video commentary at Canada Sun News on the rejection of the Keystone Pipeline, Ezra Lavant lambasts environmentalists and the American president for choosing America's enemies over her northern friends. It's a matter of pride for Canadians. View the full 12 minute video.