Conservative Wanderer

“A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and, above all, responsible liberty for every individual that we will become that shining city on a hill.” — Ronald Wilson Reagan

House Passes Highway Bill With Keystone XL Pipeline Mandate

And it was a bipartisan vote, too!

All but 14 Republicans, with support from 69 Democrats, voted 293-127 for legislation that falls far short of Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) earlier plan to move a sweeping five-year, $260 billion package.

That’s over 1/3 the Democrats in the House voting for this bill. Yet Obama is threatening a veto of this bill, lest the far-left greenies in his party desert him and vote for whoever the Green Party candidate is.