Snotty due up at 12:15 pm EST

[stop the bleeding]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

[PDittie]

1. Someone please post his answer when they ask

about his mother.

[Ian David]

2. He's late for work again, as usual. n/t

[Ian David]

3. Okay, black screen and background noise. n/t

[troubleinwinter]

4. I still get the link... but nothing on the player.

[tridim]

5. Hehe.. Funny press corps chatter

"Brit Hume: Mining engineer expert." :D

[Ian David]

6. Scotty's on! n/t

[Ian David]

7. First topic: The trapped miners

Shortly after taking office, Lauriski bragged to a group of coal industry executives that his regulatory agenda "is quite a bit shorter than some past agendas." Indeed, death warrants usually tend towards brevity. Part of Lauriski's abbreviated agenda is to reduce the number of times a mining company has to sample coal dust levels inside the tunnels, a move that is certain to increase incidence of black lung disease. And yes, Lauriski wants to get rid of the chest X-ray program that tests miners for black lung disease. Lauriski also wants to slash the number of mine inspectors by 25 percent.

http://eatthestate.org/07-05/NaturePolitics.htm
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/bushco/cronyism.htm


Stan Suboleski: Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Suboleski is an executive with the A.C. Massey Coal Company which, according to the United Mineworkers, has one of the worst safety records in the industry. Massey is also the company responsible for the annihilation of more than 70 miles of streams in eastern Kentucky when 300 million gallons of coal sludge spilled from one of its mines. It was the worst ecological disaster in the US since the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Stan's appointment was a recess appointment, meaning that his appointment was made during a senate recess, freeing him from requiring senate confirmation hearings.
http://www.pushby.com/queue/politics/002511.html

More:
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/bushco/cronyism.htm

[BR_Parkway]

8. Go Helen - Has the President signed any other orders that intrude

on the lives of Americans that are still secret!

[Ian David]

9. Lost my connection to Scotty n/t