not clean at all) and then segued into the Keystone XL pipeline:

“I do want to be clear. Allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so will be in our nation’s interest. And our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution. The net effects of the pipeline’s impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this project is allowed to go forward.”

Ah, but the devil is in those details. (Remember, this is the man who promised to protect Social Security from those who would "slash" it.)

Some bloggers think Obama will use this new climate change initiative to "balance" his approval of the Keystone pipeline. And I don't know that it bodes well that he said this:

I am open to all sorts of new ideas, maybe better ideas, to make sure that we deal with climate change in a way that promotes jobs and growth.

Well, I can hope. Because at this point, hope is all we have. I think the president really wants to find a way to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, and it's up to the rest of us to raise enough hell that he doesn't. Stay tuned.

Via Think Progress.