Accidents involving trains hauling oil seem to happen with relative regularity, causing environmental damage and hazardous conditions for local populations.
With that in mind, Mother Jones asked a simple question:
Why do these tank cars carrying oil keep blowing up? http://t.co/zWed8ShuSp pic.twitter.com/CF6uJzqFSi
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) June 1, 2014
Why? This was a job for Captain Obvious!
@MotherJones Because rail accidents happen frequently and "progressive" idiots won't let us build a pipeline to preserve Warren Buffett's $$
— CROSSPATCHe (@VictorB123) June 1, 2014
Because we don't have a pipeline. MT @MotherJones: Why do these tank cars carrying oil keep blowing up?
— Konabianca (@konabianca) June 1, 2014
Because there's no fucking pipeline geniuses RT @MotherJones: Why do these tank cars carrying oil keep blowing up? pic.twitter.com/JTfwCRwGLM
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/poo_picker/status/472916941087453185
@GPollowitz @instapundit @MotherJones Because the administration won't approve KeystoneXL?
— ramechtly (@ramechtly) June 1, 2014
@MotherJones It's almost like there should be a big pile, in a line. A pipeline.
— Astronauta (@Mi_Astronauta) June 1, 2014
@patrick552 @instapundit @GPollowitz @MotherJones If only someone would develop a pipeline system.
— Juliet Locke (@JulietLocke) June 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/ROCKInTheUSSA/status/472920439912534017
Because you assholes hate pipelines. “@MotherJones: Why do these tank cars carrying oil keep blowing up? pic.twitter.com/8eWNaIJ4N9”
— Casey Kim (@caseykim12) June 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/joethefatman1/status/472936034322227201
Because rather than create tens of thousands of pipeline jobs Obama would rather create work for a few dozen firemen.@MotherJones
— Brad Slager (@MartiniShark) June 1, 2014
When in doubt, just go to the old standby:
@GPollowitz @instapundit @MotherJones It's Bush's fault.
— Katharine Russ (@writerRuss) June 1, 2014
Ha!