Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions

Here's the thing, though, and I've seen very little mention of it. BO never said he would ALWAYS veto the bill and that he was opposed to the pipeline in any way, shape or form.

Look at his statement, and Pelosi's (who, a lot of times I think is bat shit crazy, just for the record):



Pelosi:

Pelosi Statement on President Obama?s Veto of Keystone XL Pipeline | Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi



Yeah, she took a stab at the Republicans. But the key thing is that last part of her statement:



So, it appears to me that the veto was because shit wasn't done the right way, and things aren't properly addressed in the bill. I don't think it's an abuse of power to reject something done half-ass. I really don't think he should have signed it to "show he was a team player" if there's things in it that need corrected/fixed/addressed.

To me, this veto and the statements that followed don't say, "fuck you, I'm not working with you on this" They say, "look, I can't accept this the way it is. There's just some more stuff that we need to work out and research that needs done before we can roll with this." But sadly, in our "my team vs your team" mentality, lines were immediately drawn in the sand.