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Originally Posted by Azure
Yes, but he'll do it in exchange for getting what he wants in terms of the looming fiscal cliff.
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Fiscal cliff has a wholly different set of compromises with the Simpson-Bowles commission and various work arounds to the Grover Norquist pledge as a framework for a "win-win" deal.
OTOH, Keystone is an important bargaining chip with Congress to pass Obama's green legacy. He took a lot of flak during the campaign to now bend over and simply pass it like Romney would.
GOP politicized the issue and BO will use it to his advantage.
EDIT: yeah, what Tinordi said.