The Keystone pipeline cannot resemble an Exxon Valdez or BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.  Even with the use of fracking, underground oil spills can be capped far more quickly than underwater ones.  Whether we use Keystone or not, the fact remains that most OPEC nations are our enemies and within a few years they might collectively refuse to supply oil to “evil, imperialistic (their words)” America.  Why not set up the markets here in America now?  
The government has to purchase large tracts of ranch land throughout the plains states.  This is an instant bailout for struggling farmers.  The next step is to find any unemployed yet skilled oil workers and start giving them a paycheck.  Many of them will be laid off upon completion of the pipeline but many will be needed to stick around and oversee the refineries. 
Private enterprise will suddenly boom with energy cooperatives, brand new trucking companies, and entrepreneurial initiatives undertaken by sudden wealthy Americans.  Overall oil consumption greatly decreases as it takes oil to ship oil here from overseas.  Tariffs (tax on imports) are hereby eliminated and Iran loses its power base.
Or we could all just loiter around a gas station and hope that the guy from the progressive car insurance commercials will come by and fill our gas tanks for us.

The only thing that is driving up gas prices is supply and demand combined with commodity investors. It has nothing directly to do with the government and the middle east. These baseless conspiracy theories that are being spread around are starting to get tiring, then to hear others mimic these theories as though they are true is disturbing. 

HOW  ABOUT THIS …..     nO MAN OR COMPANY SHOULD EVER PROFIT OFF OF NATURAL RESOURCES ,     YOU FUCKS DO NOT OWN THE OIL ,  IT IS   EVERYONES OIL!!!!!!!!!!!      1

Question did not our President obama at one time said during his campaign he would like to see or want the price of gallon of gasoline to be 5.00 ,but not a sharp jolt but rise slowly so people could adjust?????? Now in President obama press conference March 6, in one of his answer he said you think politically he want gasoline to go up before election. We should of had one smart reporter to ask a follow up question ,after election would  you still go after your 5.00 gallon or more ,despite what it do to economy of U.S!!! ???? Matter how hard it will hit the comsumers ,to promote his progressive agenda ,green energy ,bring down U.S !!  To me the only thing that matter to our President is to win  his upcoming  election so carry inputting his progressive agenda !!!  It sound like he not truely thinking of economy,price of gasoline to citizens,or a Iran furnish terrorists nuclear bombs going in our cities with no return address !! I say the important thing no one wants war ,but U.S citizens would put up with higher prices per gallon to defang Iran from getting nuclear teeth now conventionally than nuclear bombs going off in our cities or nuclear war !!! But our President obama been leading us up to his set up with two hard choices only 1.) defang Iran now conventionally with sharp increase in energy & our economy that will tank 2.) Or let Iran become nuclear and just his half try with sanctions for cover !!!  The way he set up U.S citizens  delay and cancel keystone pipeline,just about stop drilling in the gulf ,and both coast,Alaska, by not renewaling or new permits, won’t open up federal lands,stopping all new  refineray from being built  etc. so we have our own energy resource and lower prices !!! To me obama don’t have the well being of U.S citizens & Israel as priority but his re-election  and his progressive agenda and to have the first mad dog rogue Mulslim nation of Iran to be nuclear power on his watch !!! , To me he setting up U.S citizens,Israel ,the world for Muslim conquest !!!!!

Glen when are you going to realize there is someone out there who can lead this country, it is not a Washington insider it is Newt Gaingrich

What about the Bakken oil field in N & S Dakota, Montana, and Canada?