BART though... They usually are not self supporting but highly dependent on revenue from government or taxes

Meanwhile, roads and highways and parking lots are natural formations and don't cost money!

Even when the theories are totally wrong anything more than 0% dissent is too much. Or maybe that should be ESPECIALLY when the theories are totally wrong....

The Netherlands.

Or is that a conservative holiday? After all, he is a Monarch. But I find it interesting that our local Dutch community is planning a celebration at Oaks Park in Portland.

Completely off topic, I came here because of the daily slashdot e-mail, which apparently links to this story through something called "click.slashdot.com" that NEVER LOADS.

I found it on the front page at the bottom of the screen in less time than it took to load, and canceled the other tab. Something is broken.

Considering that the cost of a consumer drone is now down to $60 (I ordered one from Amazon over the weekend) yes, you're quite correct.

Given what I've seen of Engrish in help files- tech writing?

NOBODY hires English majors. There's no need for the skills anymore.

There is plenty of capacity in St Louis and room to build more.

The cost of the pipeline is much more than the cost of a refinery. The 'surplus capacity' claim is total nonsense. The tar sludge isn't anything like the crude that the existing refineries process. There would have to be major upgrades in any case. And building a two thousand mile pipeline costs a heck of a lot more than any refinery would.

The decision was made years ago: No pipeline.

Not announcing the decision stops the Koch bros and the Keystone corp from starting their appeal. Its like an administrative filibuster.

There is already a pipeline that runs to St Louis, the only reason to build the second pipeline is to sell the sludge to China. Having that option available will allow the price to be jacked up when the sludge is sold to the US market as it will fetch the international price which is a lot higher than the refiners currently pay in St Louis.

There is absolutely no reason for the US to OK a pipeline that will increase the cost of supply to the US market. The only reason the GOP backs the pipeline is that the Koch bros stand to make $100 billion from the increase in the value of their shale tar sands.

It is a purely tactical decision because nobody outside the GOP wants the pipeline built. Everyone who wants the pipeline will vote GOP in November whatever the decision. Obama could make a short term political gain by announcing that there will be no pipeline but that would allow the appeals to start. Better for the country to wait until there have been some GOP deaths on the SCOTUS.

Ground Control to Major Tom...

ICU is medical reason. A heterosexual can't visit with children there half the time, and if you fail to fill out the correct HIPPA form, the hospital can't even acknowledge that you exist at all.

You can if the power you are given is entirely superficial. Like Obamacare.

You mean 1997.

To erase the memory of libertarians.