DEAR CRABBY: Differences of Opinion are Believable

DEAR CRABBY: At a moment when millions are out of work, gas prices are skyrocketing, and the Middle East is in turmoil, we've got a president who's up making phone calls trying to block a pipeline here at home.  Don’t you agree that this behavior is unbelievable?   -  Livid in Louisville

DEAR LIVID:  It might well be wrong, but it probably isn’t unbelievable.  Is it unbelievable that the pipeline might have a negative environmental impact?  Is it unbelievable that the route has not been nailed down yet?  Is it unbelievable that the oil will end up in foreign countries?   Is it unbelievable that this is dirtier oil than that which it would be replacing?  Is it unbelievable that the Canadians didn’t take the pipeline through their own territory because of the environmental impact?  Is it unbelievable that this pipeline won’t create that many jobs?  The answer is no.  None of this is unbelievable.  So, that the President would lobby Congress to stop the pipeline is not unbelievable either.  Not even in a world of “skyrocketing” prices, where “millions” are out of work, and there is “turmoil” overseas.  What is unbelievable is that you would rely on fear and anger and vague insinuations rather than logic and reason to support your argument.  If you think you have a winning argument … a believable argument … then just go ahead and make it.  Then you can give me a call, and I'll let you know whether I agree with you.