democrats if this were to have been approved. you have a number of the president's former staffers from his presidential campaign in 2012 who have worked hard to see that keystone pipeline is not built, is derailed. on the other hand you do have the unions who are making a case to build the pipeline. it will lead to jobs. good for the economy, good for the country. it's a problem for the president when you have those two factions, such key parties of the president's base, going at each other before the 2014 midterms which already look difficult for him. eric: it is not over yet. of course nebraska is appealing. steve hayes of "the weekly standard," always good to see you. >> thanks, eric. eric: martha? martha: one community is not wanting mother nature, they're not sticking around for her to get rid of snow and ice from recent storms. that is the way to do it, right? they're turning to dynamite to try to clear things out. there is so much snow out there. eric: wow. besides the snow, someone is