Sago Mining Disaster and BDS from NY Times
Is anyone really that surprised that the NY Times found a way to insert the Bush administration into the Sago mining disaster? They have sunk lower than believed possible and they keep on digging!
Oh, ok, I see. If they evil Bush administration had not rolled back mining regulations the explosion that occurred in the abandoned section of the mine, the cause of which has not been determined as of yet, than those 12 miners would probably still be with us. Absolutely disgusting of the NY Times.
So excuse me NY Times but, how do you 'splain this? This chart comes from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration Coal Mine Fatalities page, easily found and reported on unless you are trying to blame Bush for this tragedy (via BizzyBlog);
Coal Mine Fatalities, 1995 -2005
Political figures from both parties have long defended and profited from ties to the coal industry. Whether or not that was a factor in the Sago mine's history, the Bush administration's cramming of important posts in the Department of the Interior with biased operatives from the coal, oil and gas industry is not reassuring about general safety in the mines. Steven Griles, a mining lobbyist before being appointed deputy secretary of the interior, devoted four years to rolling back mine regulations and then went back to lobbying for the industry.
Oh, ok, I see. If they evil Bush administration had not rolled back mining regulations the explosion that occurred in the abandoned section of the mine, the cause of which has not been determined as of yet, than those 12 miners would probably still be with us. Absolutely disgusting of the NY Times.
So excuse me NY Times but, how do you 'splain this? This chart comes from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration Coal Mine Fatalities page, easily found and reported on unless you are trying to blame Bush for this tragedy (via BizzyBlog);
Coal Mine Fatalities, 1995 -2005
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