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The Republican Mine Disaster: Blood on their Hands
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I find it fascinating that ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Dwayne "the canoe guy" | January 4, 2006 12:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I find it fascinating that by breaking the safety rules the owners of the mine are not responsible. By not having tougher laws to FORCE the owners to make the changes, the Republicans are responsible.
I postulate that the Democrats, by knowing how eveil the Republicans are, how the Republicans endangered the miners, and by NOT STOPPING the evil Republicans....THE DEMOCRATS ARE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT SAVING ALL OF US FROM EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Posted by Dwayne "the canoe guy" | January 4, 2006 12:17 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 12:17
2. Posted by whatever | January 4, 2006 12:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The democrats will dance on any grave in order to try to score political points - no matter how far fetched the argument may seem.
2. Posted by whatever | January 4, 2006 12:25 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 12:25
3. Posted by DON | January 4, 2006 12:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'd like to know what Senators Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller did about preventing this. It's their state. Let them explain.
3. Posted by DON | January 4, 2006 12:40 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 12:40
4. Posted by Proud Kaffir | January 4, 2006 12:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I just burned my tongue on hot coffee. Damn Bush!
4. Posted by Proud Kaffir | January 4, 2006 12:45 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 12:45
5. Posted by jc | January 4, 2006 12:52 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
As soon as the mine explosion story broke I was waiting for liberals to find a way to blame Bush. They've become so predictable.
5. Posted by jc | January 4, 2006 12:52 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 12:52
6. Posted by DDT. | January 4, 2006 12:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Nooo.. Never, never blame the Party of Ideas:
Mining Safety Rules Got the Shaft, Workers Union Says
Spadaro Fired from MSHA
No Regulation of Mine Safety and Health Act
6. Posted by DDT. | January 4, 2006 12:57 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 12:57
7. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | January 4, 2006 1:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
DDT,
Until we know what actually happened, how can we know if what could have prevented or mitigated the disaster?
Maybe that's why the rush to blame is so silly and pathetic.
7. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | January 4, 2006 1:11 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 13:11
8. Posted by plainslow | January 4, 2006 1:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Very good point Don.
Anybody know a mine that has no violations? Seems to me that violations for the most part, are for someone to do busy work and collect a pay check.
8. Posted by plainslow | January 4, 2006 1:17 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 13:17
9. Posted by Oh, FTLOG | January 4, 2006 1:31 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Again, they're just as idiotic and reckless as the ones blaming the environmentalists. How 'bout we find out what happened before we blame anyone?
The discourse between (and within) the parties has now gone beyone absurd.
9. Posted by Oh, FTLOG | January 4, 2006 1:31 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 13:31
10. Posted by B Moe | January 4, 2006 1:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The only thing remotely specific he cites is a change at OSHA in 1994. I didn't realize the Rovian Mind Beam was at work on Clinton that far back.
10. Posted by B Moe | January 4, 2006 1:48 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 13:48
11. Posted by Mike | January 4, 2006 1:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm waiting for the monbats to say that the first call to the families was a roveian plot to get Abramoff off the front page.
11. Posted by Mike | January 4, 2006 1:55 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 13:55
12. Posted by Peter F. | January 4, 2006 2:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The article is just scatterbrained nonsense. Even worse, what atrocious writing by PaulVA at Kos!
Grossly fragmented and clipped sentences that are, at best, lame attempts at "style" writing; comma splices up the wazoo; and then doozies like this:
"...something that is supposed to deter future incidents like that which caused the fine in the first place."
Huh? Me no speaky that language.
PaulVA, it's called "proofreading." For the love of your readers, practice it.
And we wonder why moonbats' brains are so scrambled.
12. Posted by Peter F. | January 4, 2006 2:08 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 14:08
13. Posted by kbiel | January 4, 2006 4:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I, for one, blame global warming.
13. Posted by kbiel | January 4, 2006 4:05 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 16:05
14. Posted by Jeff the Baptist | January 4, 2006 5:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yes mines without safety violations are like restaurants without health code violations. The only ones without any are so new they haven't been inspected yet.
14. Posted by Jeff the Baptist | January 4, 2006 5:25 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 17:25
15. Posted by The Random Yak | January 4, 2006 7:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Half the Democrats say Bush thinks he's God - the other half seem to actually think he IS God. According to the Tin Foil Hat squad, I'm sure this was just another part of Bush's master plan to take the spotlight off the pooor victimes of the hurricane he caused along the Gulf Coast. Either that, or the Rovian Death Star misfired again.
As an aside - I find it interesting that the conservative side of the blogosphere spent the day in prayer and thoughtful commentary while the left side tripped over itself looking for someone to blame. Interesting. Not surprising.
15. Posted by The Random Yak | January 4, 2006 7:36 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 19:36
16. Posted by Dale | January 4, 2006 8:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What I find amazing is that nobody here is trying to refute anything about what Cass Ballenger did to weaken health and safety laws in this country.
Not just that, but Bush's appointees to MSHA, all company men certainly do not help our image on this. There's being business friendly, and then there's overreaching and winding up with disasters like this.
16. Posted by Dale | January 4, 2006 8:47 PM |
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Posted on January 4, 2006 20:47
17. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | January 5, 2006 12:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Once again Dale, we don't know what happened yet. To claim that this disaster was caused by ANYTHING, is premature. Mining is a dangerous business, many things can go wrong and no amount of regulation or enforcement will make it 100% danger free. Until we know what happened, calling for peoples heads and assigning blame is counter productive. It only serves to distract and divert energies thad could/should be spent on finding the cause and determining corrective action. Once that is done, then let the finger pointing and punishment begin.
17. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | January 5, 2006 12:28 PM |
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Posted on January 5, 2006 12:28
18. Posted by Jed | January 5, 2006 2:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Parking ticket in Washington, DC - $100
Cruising at 7 miles over the speeding limit in New Jersey - $140.
Fine for building a shed one foot larger than required n Woodbridge, VA - $500
Failing to shore up a mine roof, after being cited for it numerous times - $60.
Being a coal company executive and knowing that the President put your lobbyist in charge of miners’ health and safety – PRICELESS.
18. Posted by Jed | January 5, 2006 2:05 PM |
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Posted on January 5, 2006 14:05