Republicans Dangle a Highway Bill to Get Another Shot at the Keystone

The House passed a Highway Bill that will extend funding through September but they have tied it to the Keystone XL pipeline which Pres. Obama has promised to veto. According to the article the bill passed with bi-partisan support therefore House Republicans see this as a 3rd dimension to add to the debate and try to push a wedge issue into the Democratic Party. If House Dems support the bill then the Pres. is just out of touch in theory and if the Pres. were to sign a bill with the Keystone in it this would turn off a lot of the Democratic base which views environmental issues as very meaningful. Interesting move, personally I am almost 100% that Pres. Obama will veto this piece of legislation. It would appear that many Dems in the House got on board because they want to see the bill in a Senate House conference.