Baloney has a first name

Judging by his commercials, it looks like ol’ Tim Griffin is back on the bandwagon regarding the Keystone Pipeline. He grossly exaggerated the attributes of this project and apparently is hoping that Arkansans are dumb enough to believe his baloney.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette just recently published a story about the portion of the pipeline being constructed in Texas. I guess Griffin hasn’t read it or followed up on the progress of the pipeline. Or maybe he wants to just skip over the negative side and hopes that we will ignore the reports.

The article reports that Texas landowners say TransCanada is running roughshod over some of them, will not promise to use local workers exclusively and will not guarantee that the oil will remain in the United States. Also, about half of the steel used—and I am assuming this includes the pipelines—is not American-made.

What does ol’ Tim have to say about this now?

Whatever happens, it will not help us at the gas pumps. Folks have to remember that we are dealing with big business here. They look out for themselves, not us.

Ol’ Tim just seems to be blowing hot air and wants us to suck it up. One must not forget that he is trying to make political hay over this issue. And nothing has been said on his part about the Republican governor of Nebraska having asked President Barack Obama to delay a decision on the pipeline in his state because of the sensitive areas it would cross. FRANK SWEGHEIMER

Benton