the pipeline scheme isn't dead

the tar sands pipeline scheme has too many patrons to be totally dead.  strip mining, oil companies, crooked politicians, demagogues, china, these are people who are used to getting their way.  obama is happy to play politics for now and let assholes like gingrich and romney make fools of themselves, but this thing will bend back to the will of the oil companies and their tools sooner or later.