Obamanites are not the friend of all unions. Some unions besides the pipeliners are being treated shabbily by the administration;
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/219919-mine-union-chief-coal-industry-could-suffer-same-fate-as-osama-bin-laden Perhaps as the coal fired generation plants are closed, petroleum will have to take up the slack. That will bring up the price per gallon for gas by a considerable amount. On the news this morning, some economists are predicting $8.00 gas later this year. With some coal mine shutdowns, this could bring us closer to Dept of Energy secy Chu's dream of $10.00 per gallon gasoline.