Bush Puts Mine Safety Back on Agenda

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yet, if we bring this up, we're 'playing politics.'

How are they NOT responsible for this?



"WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is reviewing safety equipment used in the nation's mines after previously scrapping similar initiatives started by the Clinton administration."

:snip:

"In withdrawing the items during its first term, the Bush administration cited changing priorities and resource concerns. Miners' advocates said the action stopped potentially important safety rules from coming about."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/mine_safety

[kineneb]

1. sure, he does

Safety of profits for the mine owner, I bet. Glorious Leader does not care a crap for the lives of those poor schmucks who have to work down in the mines. Bastard.

[Kagemusha]

2. What about Democrats putting mine safety back on the agenda?

Headline's JUST a little political, don't you think?

[demosincebirth]

14. Making it easier to unionize the mining industry would...

would improve safety

[skids]

3. How about all the other safety concerns...

...like the building that collapsed in my nearby hometown this week, killing one of the demolition crew and maiming another?

Oh, but that didn't make national headlines, so it doesn't bother Bush that he's got a numnuts with almost zero safety creds running OSHA.

I highly reccommend this here blog, by the way:

http://spewingforth.blogspot.com/

[thefool_wa]

4. HOLY Sh*T!

It only took two major accidents at the hands of his reduced funding for Mine Safety inspections. That's pretty impressive.

:sarcasm:

what a schmuck! Maybe he should have left things the way they were.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

5. Give * a little credit.

It took 2 buildings crashing down to make him focus on terrorism, then 2 accidents to focus on safety. He's consistent.

[rodeodance]

6. Republicans are holding hearings on mine safety. I heard it on the tube

earlier today. wonder what it is all about.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

7. "Cover your ass" is what it's about.

[mom cat]

15. Bingo.

[NYC]

23. Shamed into it?

I heard on the radio that the governor of West Virginia wanted the state to take action because of the federal inaction.

[rodeodance]

22. what a schmuck!

[pinniped]

8. This is all for show.

I'm glad this was in the first line:

--WASHINGTON - The Asshole administration is reviewing safety equipment used in the nation's mines after previously scrapping similar initiatives started by the Clinton administration.--

"I care about mine safety, that's why I scrapped the Clenis shit!"

Just about every safeguard and environmental protection put in place by President Clinton was dismantled.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

11. They're doing this so they can say they "did something."

And they won't accomplish anything.

[thefool_wa]

13. Its not just that

GW dismantled EVERYTHING Uncle Bill accomplished throughout his entire 8 year administration in his first year in office. Environmental protection, balanced budget, debt reduction, social progress, workers rights, do I need to go on?

What a pr*ck!

[Hyernel]

9. Just like they ignored Osama until AFTER 9/11

And they ignore levee maintenence until after New Orleans drowns.

[acmavm]

10. You bet. (Swamp land in Florida for those who believe this crap.)

.

[texanshatingbush]

12. Yahoo News keeps feeding us these gems

and the Democratic leadership continues to appear perplexed. How about correlating mining industry political contributions with recent changes in enforcement and funding of mining safety regs. Publicize with ads while this is a hot issue. It seems to work for the repugs.

[pop goes the weasel]

16. local FOX broadcast affiliate spread the lie

Said that Bush was starting mining safety program that Clinton had scraped. I emailed them to get their noses out of Bush's ass.

[Fire Walk With Me]

17. Isn't this rather like saying "New Orleans needs levees" after failing

to do anything to prevent the Katrina disaster?

[appleannie1]

18. He scapped what Clinton had started

- The Bush administration is reviewing safety equipment used in the nation's mines after previously scrapping similar initiatives started by the Clinton administration.

The agency that oversees coal mine safety is seeking public input on how to better supply miners and rescuers with equipment such as breathing apparatus and communications devices, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

In recent years, the Mine Safety and Health Administration pulled Clinton-era initiatives examining safety equipment and mine rescue operations off its regulatory agenda, a semiannual document that outlines what agencies are working on.

Key among the items withdrawn were those dealing with oxygen packs that miners carry and the ability of mine rescue teams do their jobs.
http://start.earthlink.net/article/nat?guid=20060121/43d1bfd0_3ca6_1552620060121-552421617

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

19. should read 'bush to pay lip service to mine safety'

then will continue letting the industry run the msha

[Divernan]

20. "Reviewing" is a world away from REQUIRING

This is one of the most hypocritical political strategies - when you don't want to do something about a problem, appoint a Presidential Commission to study or review the problem. Stack it with people who will, after wasting several years on hearings, produce a conclusory report that is dictated to them by the administration in advance.

[rodeodance]

21. after previously scrapping similar initiatives started by the Clinton admi

[maxanne]

24. shameful

just shameful. If they do anything it will be because they've been shamed into it.

Last week, NH Congressman Charles Bass had a town hall meeting in northern NH, where this was brought up. Bass agreed that there should be a federal investigation to examine why the owners of the Sago mine didn't pay fines, and weren't held accountable for violations - but then he asked, "and where was the union?"

It was my great pleasure to inform him that the Sago mine wasn't a union operation. What a putz.