That guy sounds like an idiot. We should leave it at that (though we can assume he's a Democrat and/or Liberal if we want to bring that element into this).
I'm not apologizing for his ignorance as to Bush's relationship to the mining industry, but most of the points he made were on the mark as Boortz notes. The infractions the mine had over the past 2 years bring to light what the regulations and regulatory powers have with regards to the actual safety of Americans. This isn't political crony-ism (unless someone can prove otherwise), this is average attempts by a business to not have the government rules prevent them from making a buck. Sometimes the government oversteps its bounds, sometimes the business breaks the laws. Sadly, honest hardworking Americans get caught up in it.
It appears that these deaths could have been prevented, or at least more of them could have been saved, had the rules/regulations been followed. I base this on what "experts" are saying on TV and the radio, and writing in print. The sad part is this is indicative of everyday life for hundreds/thousands of Americans, the rules get broken and people's lives or livelihoods get caught in the process. There are rules, meant to keep us and workers safe, being broken right now. I'm not trying to be an alarmist, because I think the system in general works pretty well, but clearly the past few years have taught us that while companies will eventually get caught (because of stupidity), you can lie/cheat/steal/fraud milliions and millions of dollars. I choose to look at these kinds of things as aberations and anomalies, but I don't blame those who look at all this stuff and feel like they can't make an impact.
I'm not apologizing for his ignorance as to Bush's relationship to the mining industry, but most of the points he made were on the mark as Boortz notes. The infractions the mine had over the past 2 years bring to light what the regulations and regulatory powers have with regards to the actual safety of Americans. This isn't political crony-ism (unless someone can prove otherwise), this is average attempts by a business to not have the government rules prevent them from making a buck. Sometimes the government oversteps its bounds, sometimes the business breaks the laws. Sadly, honest hardworking Americans get caught up in it.
It appears that these deaths could have been prevented, or at least more of them could have been saved, had the rules/regulations been followed. I base this on what "experts" are saying on TV and the radio, and writing in print. The sad part is this is indicative of everyday life for hundreds/thousands of Americans, the rules get broken and people's lives or livelihoods get caught in the process. There are rules, meant to keep us and workers safe, being broken right now. I'm not trying to be an alarmist, because I think the system in general works pretty well, but clearly the past few years have taught us that while companies will eventually get caught (because of stupidity), you can lie/cheat/steal/fraud milliions and millions of dollars. I choose to look at these kinds of things as aberations and anomalies, but I don't blame those who look at all this stuff and feel like they can't make an impact.