George Allen Wants To Be Virginia’s Tar Sands Senator: pIn a new ad for the Virginia U.S. Senate race, Republican candidate George Allen implausibly argues that the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport Canadian tar sands crude from Montana to Texas refineries, would benefit the state of Virginia. The unnarrated 75-second spot, entitled “Unabashed,” laments that the nation has endured “35 straight months of [...]/p