cost. reporter: keystone could eventually support 42,000 jobs and carry 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day. the government isn t saying how long the review will take. appreciate the report. thanks, elizabeth. kelly? for more on what s happening with the keystone pipeline delay, it could be ahead of the mid terms and for the u.s. economy. let s bring in angela mcloul, and doug shone, former adviser to president clinton. welcome to you both. happy easter before we begin this. same to you. thank you. this announcement from the obama administration, doug attention is causing a lot of angst among republicans and even some red state democrats who want the project approved. and they re actually blasting the administration, even going so far as to say it s ridiculous and shameful. so my question to you or to both of you is why is the president delaying this decision? oh, it s really simple. i can sum it up in one word, kelly.
so let s start right there, doug. how will this impact democrats going into the midterms if this isn t resolved between now and the midterms? well, the first point is that tom stier is appeased and he will not come after democrats everywhere if, in fact, the president had approved the pipeline. in that way, it helps. but it hurts as angela suggests, 11 democrats, many of them in marginal states, really need the pipeline, because it provides energy independence, job creation, economic growth. it s good for america. i m frankly surprised that there hasn t been more of an outcry, given the polls that show chose to two-thirds of the american people supporting it. let s talk about the other side angela, the other side of this. there are two opposing sides here. environmentalists are praising the obama administration. they believe that the keystone pipeline will have an adverse effect on the environment. so what impact are these concerns the environment is
impedes our national security. if the pipeline goes through, billions of dollars will be added to the economy, while the american the affordable care act is not helping the american people. so he s not being courageous. but this president has been known to put politics before policy. you know, doug, you and i have known angela for a long time. did you know she was a trucking lobbyist? i was a trucking lobbyist? i did not know she was a trucking lobbyist, but i have not heard her praise democrats and she has praised the democrats that had to get that one in. i did not know that. convoy. my best to all of you this easter weekend. same to you, kelly. happy easter. and to angela. all our contributors are multitalented. good to know. the pentagon is now considering sending u.s. troops to poland. is that the answer for the ever-growing crisis that we re seeing expand in neighboring ukraine? we have a top military analyst
politics. one person, tom stier. the environmentalist in san francisco spending $100 million to fight the pipeline, and candidates, including democrats, who support it. democrats are really pretty simple. this is all about electoral politics. yep. angela? i totally agree with doug. and it s really a travesty. first of all, i want to say bravo to the 11 democrats who were brave enough to go against this president on policy. but doug can agree with me that if they fight this pipeline, it could hurt democrats in midterm elections. even though you have this billionaire who says he will make sure this pipeline doesn t go through, every day that we delay this pipeline as an opportunity loss to put americans back to work oh. so i think this plays right into the republican hands. angela, you said a mouthful. you talked about how it could hurt the midterm elections. yes.
that it can create nearly 40,000 jobs. what are your thoughts on the key stone s impact on the economy. also, can the pipeline provide any value to our national security? well, it does. because it provides greater degree of energy independence, meaning we are less dependent on foreign oil. it will provide stimulus to economic growth through the private sector. will certainly satisfy, as we heard in the clip, our neighbors to the north. this is a logical project. but in politics, kelly, people when when a party is divided, find the best decision frequently is to do nothing. and regrettably, the president was not courageous here, he decided to do nothing, apiece appease the left and not help the economy. angela, doug makes a key charge here against the president, saying he wasn t courageous enough. is courage lacking here? courage is lacking here. and, again, with the president s failed policies, obamacare, and the fact he s not doing this, kelly, the keystone pipeline, it