John Kerry may have lost the U.S. Presidential election in 2004, but the Secretary of State has been tasked with making a decision that the White House had previously stated would be made by the President.

Last week in Washington, a White House aide indicated that a decision on TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline was in the domain of the State Department and not President Obama.

“The reality is that it’s the State Department [that must make the decision on whether to approve the project] and they will pursue the process ...