how were you surprised? its been obvious Obama was going to reject the pipeline for years and he just "delayed" his decision until he got a decent jobs report to minimize any political blowback from union members (who actually agree with the GOP on this issue).
Assuming you Canadians don't just move on and ship the oil to China (or some other country) - Yes 100% guarantee a GOP President would absolutely approve the pipeline and almost assuredly be done within his/her first 100 days after taking office.
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