President Bush Blamed for Mine Disaster

newsmax.com ^ | Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 10:00 p.m. EST

[InvisibleChurch]

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 10:00 p.m. EST President Bush Blamed for Mine Disaster

Less than 24-hours after 12 of the 13 workers trapped by a West Virginia mine explosion were found dead, critics were already politicizing the disaster, with at least one mine safety expert blaming President Bush.

"This mine should have been closed," former director of the National Mine Safety and Health Academy, Jack Spadaro, told Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" Wednesday night.

"There were too many serious [safety] violations and the record is very clear," he added.

Asked why the allegedly unsafe mine continued to operate, Spadaro contended:

"I think it's because of the current Bush administration's policies toward mine operators and their reluctance to take the strong enforcement action that's sometimes necessary."

Spadaro insisted that "there has been a significant change since the Bush administration took over the enforcement of mine safety."

He said that the White House's lax approach to mine safety had made mine operators "reluctant to follow the law."

[InvisibleChurch]

[airborne]

Rush was right!

[Gordongekko909]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this sort of thing under the jurisdiction of state and local governments?

[Aussie Dasher]

Nearly a full 16 hours...the Dems are getting slack!

[BipolarBob]

I had a dog die once. Was that Bushs fault?

[atomicpossum]

Yes, no one died in mines before George Bush stole the White House. Sheesh.

[mystery-ak]

Rush is always right.....

[teenyelliott]

Good Lord, will there ever be an end to the idiocy?

I mean really, it is just ridiculous.

[Doctor Raoul]

I had a dog die once. Was that Bushs fault?

Of course, and Bush stole your dog's vote. You dog was supposed to vote Anser Al-Democrat.

[decal]

The Law of Dem(ocrat)inishing Returns is kicking in.

The fools are pinning everything that goes wrong in this country to the Administration - and the American public is buying less and less of it.

May their bleating increase.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

I believe, but might be incorrect, that the Feds inspect mines four times a year, state and local laws vary but most state have their own inspection teams.

[PISANO]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this sort of thing under the jurisdiction of state and local governments?

One would think so, but does it matter? By now there is little to nothing of a negative nature for which the DIMS are not prepared to vociferously blame BUSH!!!

[SteveMcKing]

'Minegate'

[TNCMAXQ]

"George Bush doesn't care about white West Virginians!"

Actually WV went heavily for the Bush-Cheney ticket in 2004. People there have good sense.

[Blzbba]

Where's the Reverend Jester Jackson?

Oh right - these are white folks...

[Lancey Howard]

(( ping ))

[Theresawithanh]

OFERCRYINOUTLOUD, that's ridiculous!

(BTW, what's the picture all about? Is that Mr. Spadaro?)

[pissant]

Yep, and Nancy Pelosi is responsible for my jock itch.

[sweetliberty]

Wonder what took them so long.

[Gordongekko909]

Yeah, since he theoretically *could* have done something about this (if, for example, he had a crystal ball that would have told him it was going to happen), then I guess the MSM has some basis to blame him for it.