NYTimes.com: Boehner Ties Payroll Tax Cut Extension to Pipeline

NYTimes.com: Boehner Ties Payroll Tax Cut Extension to Pipeline

Speaker John A. Boehner said Friday that House Republicans would insist on including the Keystone XL oil pipeline in any legislation that extended the tax cut and unemployment benefits.

This is how dysfunctional our government is. Projects and ideas should be be forwarded on based on their merits instead of being tacked as a negotiation tactic.