Climate pollution from the bitumen sands industry is already considerable and this pipeline only makes it worse. This not only affects the environment but also takes away a hell lot of jobs from the Canandian workers. The threat of global warming is beyond sane dispute,but for those whose wealth and power depends on this enterprises deny there is a problem.

Yes totally agree! We as individual, civilians and society are doing our bit, but how much difference will that make? What is the government doing? Are they forgetting about the environmental issues because of the continuous political mayhem going around. We need to see a change, we need new reforms.

I like the dogs idea too!

These 'What Ifs' are a major concern. Also the fact that because of these loopholes people get easier access to guns which leads to mishaps. One needs to know that with making it so easy for people to buy gun, it gets easier for them to misuse it and tougher for the government and common man to handle crisis led by gun shooting.

WRITERS BLOCK IS TOTALLY HUMAN! It is just natural that some days you cannot get the flow of words right and there could be a number of reasons for it. Though some writers like to get into the deeper meaning of it, I personally think that instead of 'THINKING' so much about the block one should take some time off, not think about it, and then get back.This defintely makes the writing easier and better.

NRA chief Wayne LaPierre declared that now was the time to not prevent guns from entering the schools where our children go to learn every day, but rather now is the time to make sure there are more guns in the schools where our children go to learn every day.

“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” said LaPierre in a very brief statement before the media, after which he refused to take questions. (How ‘bout making sure that bad guy doesn’t have a gun in the first place? Just a thought…..)

So this is what the NRA meant by “offering meaningful contributions to ensure this never happens again?” They probably should have stayed silent like they did for the first five days after the Newtown, CT, school shooting. After going completely radio silent, shutting down their Facebook page and Twitter account, earlier this week the National Rifle Association released a statement promising to be a constructive partner in the debate over what to do in the wake of the latest, and most horrifying mass murder at the hands of a deranged gunman. After their statement released on Tuesday, Dec. 18, it was hoped that the NRA might come to its senses and support a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban that was enacted in 1994, but allowed to expire under Republican rule in 2004.

No such luck.

In the much anticipated press conference held this morning, NRA chief Wayne LaPierre declared that now was the time to not prevent guns from entering the schools where our children go to learn every day, but rather now is the time to make sure there are more guns in the schools where our children go to learn every day.

Seems to be a big fan of Democratic Party/Obama. Well, well, well! Its too early to say what the 2nd regime of Obama brings to the United States. How well he tackle debt and unemployment issues? The biggest challenge faced by the United States in recent times.

The good thing with this victory is that now Obama can continue over his paused work. If Romney gets into it he will have start from a scratch.

The long wait will be going to over in few hours. All the time, million of dollars spent for political campaign will come to a stop today. The only thing which could not be changed is the political discussion. We are currently into pre-election discussion and from tomorrow it will be post-election discussion.

Romney visit to Etna, Ohio seems to be a successful campaign. http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/11/02/Etna-crowd-reminds-Mitt-Romney-four-more-days.html. The stats makes him more favorite for 2012 elections.

I think he plays good with having a campaign to Etna. He is pulling more votes from small towns and cities. The votes from such places is always proved to be a decision maker.