Earth to Houston: abort the Frackpipe!

"The Canadian prime minister has already said to the American president, if you don't want to build this pipeline to bring – create 20,000 American jobs and bring oil through the United Statesto the largest refinery complex in the world, Houston, I want to put it straight west in Canada toVancouver and ship the oil direct to China," Gingrich said at the debate.

"You'll lose the jobs, you'll lose the throughput, you'll lose 30 or 40 years of work in Houston."

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And think of all the jobs "created" from the environmental damage this will allow!

Think of all the private prisons that will swell with middle class Americans that protest this for eternity!

Think of poor, poor Houston. Corporate Welfare knows no boundaries.

A State Department analysis of the Keystone plan pegged the job gains as far fewer than 20,000. The report estimated that "The construction work force would consist of approximately 5,000 to 6,000 workers, including Keystone employees, contractor employees, and construction and environmental inspection staff."