Tuesday, November 18, 2014

And now LIBERALS are ticked at this senator's desperate re-election gambit

◼ Protesters SWARM Mary Landrieu’s Capitol Hill Home - Daily Caller
The protest comes as Landrieu, trailing in the polls with her Republican opponent, is emphasizing her support for the Keystone pipeline ahead of her run-off in Louisiana next month.

Republicans say Landrieu is using the issue to try to save her seat. The Keystone pipeline would carry oil from Canada to oil refiners on the Gulf Coast, including in Louisiana.

After six years of not allowing a vote, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid plan(ned) to bring the Keystone pipeline up for a vote on Tuesday.
◼ Want a peek at how the New York Times works? They accidentally published a draft of their Keystone story with both possible outcomes in it long before the vote. Both, coincidentally, praise Mary Landrieu. - Daily Caller

Want a peek at how the New York Times works? They accidentally published a draft of their Keystone story with both possible outcomes in it long before the vote. Both, coincidentally, praise Mary Landrieu.
Sometimes you hit “publish” when you meant to hit “save draft.” That seems to be what happened today at The New York Times when it comes to the story on the Keystone XL pipeline vote in the Senate.

The vote hasn’t happened yet, but their story was written…and posted to the Internet hours before the vote. And both versions are favorable to Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu, currently facing a runoff election against Congressman Bill Cassidy on Dec. 6.

In the rush to be first, the Times wrote two different versions of their story – one where “The Senate narrowly voted to approve the Keystone” and one where “Senate Democrats narrowly defeated a bill TK to TK (an editing space-saver for information to be added later) that would have approved the construction of the Keystone XL.”

If the Senate votes to pass Keystone, the Times has a quote from Hawaii Democratic Senator Brian Schatz ready to go that praises Senator Landrieu... WKEEP READING
◼ Native American Chant Interrupts Senate as Keystone Vote Fails - MEDIAITE

◼ BREAKING: Democrats don’t bail out Mary ‪#‎KeystoneXL‬ bill FAILS to pass in the Senate. - Elizabeth Harrington/Washington Free Beacon

Democratic incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (La.) failed to convince enough members of her party to support the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday evening, a vote considered a desperate attempt to save her Senate seat.

Legislation that would have expedited the approval of the pipeline failed 41-59, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed for approval. All 45 Republicans voted for the bill. Nearly six in 10 Americans support the project.







◼ Keystone XL goes up for a vote (UPDATED: Vote fails) - Le-gal In-sur-rec-tion

Anyone who watched the C-SPAN feed during the vote noticed something interesting—the rest of her caucus avoided Landrieu like she was surrounded by a forcefield. Many pundits have enjoyed the “Reid is giving her a chance to redeem her candidacy” narrative, but let’s not pretend this was anything more than Democrats going through the motions and then pulling the rug out from under yet another lost cause.
Anyone who watched the C-SPAN feed during the vote noticed something interesting—the rest of her caucus avoided Landrieu like she was surrounded by a forcefield. Many pundits have enjoyed the “Reid is giving her a chance to redeem her candidacy” narrative, but let’s not pretend this was anything more than Democrats going through the motions and then pulling the rug out from under yet another lost cause.



◼ She cast the deciding vote in favor of ObamaCare in exchange for the “Louisiana Purchase.” I wonder if she thinks that was worth it, now. - Instapundit
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