Potash doesn't burn, Coal does. Big difference.
They used to make it by burning the scrap wood that covered the now open farm fields. The white ash was gathered up and sold.
The argument against Bush by the usual suspects was that under Bush, mining regulations were relaxed for rich mining companies ( why do they always have to use the adjective --- RICH ?)
The Sago miners died because there was not enough Oxygen for them while in Canada, workers made it to sealed emergency rooms equipped with water, food, beds and blankets as well as oxygen supplies to last at least 36 hours.
So, its all Bush's fault for relaxing requirements for miners to provide enough safety/oxygen/equipment to prevent unnecessary deaths.
OK, BUSH DEFENDERS, LETS HAVE A GO AT IT, WHAT SAY YOU ?