Closing of Western Pennsylvania power plants leaves workers at a loss [Obama destroys 380 jobs]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | July 21, 2013 | Jessica Contrera

[doc1019]

It is a sad, sad world when you know more people that are laid off and without jobs, then you know people that are employed.

[poobear]

Wow, reminds me of the Mitt Romney campaign smear commercials. All they need is wives with cancer who lose their benefits. No-one will report that though right?

[Wingy]

And how many of these guys voted for Obama? How’s that hopey changey stuff working out for them?

[NonValueAdded]

Fear not, Hatfield's Ferry employees, Obama is going to give a major economic speech announcing the broad brush strokes of hit economic recovery plan. Surely there are some shovel-ready infrastructure jobs for you.

YOU HEARD HIS PLAN FOR COAL, WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU THINKING?

[Lmo56]

Surely there are some shovel-ready infrastructure jobs for you.

Gravedigging is a shovel-ready job, and Obama has one for you - digging your own ...

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Thankfully my younger brother got the hell outta there when Sunoco closed their plant.He had a job in Texas within 24 hours.Never looked back.Shame about those that a left.

[Lancey Howard]

Whenever I see a story like this one, I wonder how many of those poor souls voted for the African communist Ubama in the first place.
I just want to laugh at those morons.

[RginTN]

The RNC should run ads every day featuring these layed off workers.

[Jonty30]

It’s even sadder knowing that they were warned by every conservative that they would be laid off, if Obama got re-elected and they probably voted for him anyway.

[Gene Eric]

The RNC is making matters worse with its amnesty agenda.

[doc1019]

Amen!

[Catsrus]

Looks like Romney was right about Detroit as well. Such is the fate of fools who listen to and believe lies.

While its sad, PA consistently votes for a Demoncrat president every election year. The Bible is right when it says: ye shall reap what you sow.

[Stingray]

“...what good is green energy to me if I can’t support my family?”

Some of these folks should’ve thought of that before voting for Obamagabe.

[Eagles6]

I am ground zero for this BS. I live in Washington Co., work in Fayette Nam and hunt in Greene Co. commander zero did not win any of them. This is third world, banana republic, yeah, I said it, banana republic BOHICA.

This is absolutely devastating to this area.

If it weren't for fracking this area would look like Detroit. Actually downtown Brownsville does look like Detroit on a good day but it only cover 1/ 10 of their city block.

[fortheDeclaration]

And Penn. will continue to vote Democrat.

[fortheDeclaration]

The RNC is too afraid of offending Obama and McCain.

[Lancey Howard]

I’ve been to many similar areas. My daughter-in-law’s family is in the Luzerne / Edwardsville / Forty Fort area across the river from Wilkes Barre. I had roommates and friends from places like Sunbury, Shenendoah, Tamaqua, and (yes) Frackville. That’s more central PA, but it is an area that was built around coal mining and now it’s mostly just hanging in. A lot of people who grew up there, stay there, though. It is a beautiful area.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Fayette County, PA is represented by Bill Shuster - Republican.

Greene County, PA is represented by Kieth Rothfus - Republican

Washington County, PA is represented by Shuster and Tim Murphy - Republicans

Does anyone see a pattern developing here?

[cva66snipe]

Urkel "Did I do that" when the brown outs start needs to understand you can't go shuttering coal fires steam generator power plants without first having means already on line to replace that massive loss. That means it must be replaced first with energy that is affordable and practical to generate. The choices for such are very limited.

Trying to discuss an economical and practical national energy policy with a Liberal is like trying to teach rocket science to a dog.