Because of their tough lot I consider it bad luck to wish ill on miners, but Obama was ABUNDANTLY clear about his hostility to their industry:
“We won’t disallow you from mining coal —we’ll just put you out of business…”
Could there be any doubt even at that early point THAT HE MEANT IT?
Yet Obama carried Pennsylvannia in a squeakier:
THEY DESERVE ALL THE EVIL NOW BEFALLING THEM.
That particular apple had DEVIL written alll over it.
Maybe so.
But our laughing at their pain is not helping.
They're now a potential ally. They vote. And if they finally woke up to what the democrats REALLY are, we should be finding ways to bring them into the fold.
Think "The enemy of my enemy is my friend..."
The dynamic has changed. This is a war for the survival of the Country. All hands on deck, and Welcome to the War, coal miners. Every group, person, demographic, that this POS alienates is one more potential ally to turn against him.
Capisce?
I agree, the damage is done. Too late to be sorry now. They asked for ii and they got it.