Watching the Coal miners /Senate

[Spider]

So far everyone of these Miners were great people , not 1 character flaw .......
but this wouldnt fly either , Yeah he was my brother , he was an ásshole , but he died in that mine .........

[Mile High Shack]

Bush's fault

[Spider]

Originally Posted by Mile High Shack

Bush's fault

as it should be ..........

[Garcia Bronco]

The Guy that should be fighting for tougher laws is Robert Byrd.

[TheDave]

I'm sorry, why are coal miners talking to the senate?

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by Mile High Shack

Bush's fault

In 2002, Bush named former Massey Energy official Stanley Suboleski to the MSHA review commission that decides all legal matters under the Federal Mine Act. Massey Energy is one of the largest coal companies in the U.S and has been cited for numerous violations. And David Lauriski, the former head of MSHA, spent 30 years as an executive in the mining industry before being tapped to head the agency. He resigned last year to work for a mine-industry consulting company. The current head of MSHA, Richard Stickler, was appointed by Bush last September. Stickler is a former manager of Beth Energy mines. The Bush administration has also cut 170 positions from MSHA.

Jack Spadaro, mining engineer who has devoted his life to the safety of miners. He was head of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy (MSHA), a branch of the Department of Labor, which trains mining inspectors. He's been working in federal regulatory agencies for almost 30 years. He was threatened with losing his job at MSHA after blowing the whistle on what he called a whitewash by the Bush administration of an investigation into a major coal slurry spill in 2000.

Critics contend that the Bush administration is beholden to the mining industry and has gutted safety and health regulations in the mines. They point to figures from the Center for Responsive Politics which show that over the last 6 years, coal companies gave $9 million to mostly republican federal candidates. Critics also point out that Bush cut funding for mine safety enforcement by $15 million and stacked the Mine Safety and Health Administration with representatives of corporate interests.

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[Mile High Shack]

like I said

everything that goes wrong in the world today is Bush's fault

[Spider]

Originally Posted by Mile High Shack

like I said

everything that goes wrong in the world today is Bush's fault

as it should be ....... Now if Bush got a hummer from a fat chick , then he would be evil .........

[Spider]

Originally Posted by TheDave

I'm sorry, why are coal miners talking to the senate?

something about tougher laws making mines safe ........... I dont know about the inside of a mine , but I do know about the surface , hard to get tougher laws ..... 30 minute video of training is required before even stepping o nthe property ...... I never knew a stapler was dangerous ........

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Bush Mine Safety Administrator Walks Out of Senate Hearing\

On Monday, the Bush administration’s top mine safety official, David Dye, appeared before a Senate subcommittee to explain the administration’s response to the Sago mining disaster. Specifically, senators wanted to know why mine safety has been consistently underfunded under President Bush, and why regulations have been rolled back or weakly enforced.

Unfortunately, David Dye has a busy schedule. After an hour of questioning, Dye announced he had “some really pressing matters” to attend to, and asked to leave the hearing. Committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) urged him not to: “Your presence will be required here for at least one more hour.”

But Dye insisted:

We have been diverted, dealing with these matters. We were happy to prepare for the hearing, but we really need to get back and attend to all this. There’s 15,000 mines in the United States, and we’ve got some really pressing matters.

The New York Times describes what occured next:

After Mr. Specter added, “That’s the committee’s request, but you’re not under subpoena,” Mr. Dye got up and walked out.

“I can’t recollect it ever happening before,” Mr. Specter said of the departure. “We’ll find a way to take appropriate note of it.”

Watch the video.

http://tinyurl.com/7ee3h

[Spider]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

Bush Mine Safety Administrator Walks Out of Senate Hearing\

On Monday, the Bush administration’s top mine safety official, David Dye, appeared before a Senate subcommittee to explain the administration’s response to the Sago mining disaster. Specifically, senators wanted to know why mine safety has been consistently underfunded under President Bush, and why regulations have been rolled back or weakly enforced.

Unfortunately, David Dye has a busy schedule. After an hour of questioning, Dye announced he had “some really pressing matters” to attend to, and asked to leave the hearing. Committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) urged him not to: “Your presence will be required here for at least one more hour.”

But Dye insisted:

We have been diverted, dealing with these matters. We were happy to prepare for the hearing, but we really need to get back and attend to all this. There’s 15,000 mines in the United States, and we’ve got some really pressing matters.

The New York Times describes what occured next:

After Mr. Specter added, “That’s the committee’s request, but you’re not under subpoena,” Mr. Dye got up and walked out.

“I can’t recollect it ever happening before,” Mr. Specter said of the departure. “We’ll find a way to take appropriate note of it.”

Watch the video.

http://tinyurl.com/7ee3h

ehhhh call me when Bush does somthing realy bad like ... getting a hummer from a fat chick .......Now that is news

[enjolras]

Originally Posted by §Pide®

So far everyone of these Miners were great people , not 1 character flaw .......
but this wouldnt fly either , Yeah he was my brother , he was an ásshole , but he died in that mine .........

Reminds me of 9/11... A local radio guy pointed out that not everyone was a hero that day, and not everyone was even a good person. His point was that by promoting EVERYONE to hero status that day, the true acts of heroism where diminished...

He was hustled out of town pretty quickly after that. People didn't handle that well...