Mine Disaster

So I just read over at HuffPo that Keith Olbermann on MSNBC is finally turning some attention to the Mining Czar, Richard Stickler. (Btw, what's with all of these "czars" that W likes to appoint? Are we living in 1918 Russia.......or does "czar" imply that the appointee has carte blanche to do whatever they want, as if they WERE a czar? Looks that way to me.)

Anywho, turns out that this Richard Stickler wasn't too keen on slapping meaningful fines and/or showing some teeth to these mine owners.....surprise, surprise. It appears to be another case of the old fox watching the henhouse. This is a Bush appointee prerequisite; when these guys interview for the job they must have to demonstrate a commitment to gutting the hell out of whatever bureau they're in charge of. " I HATE the UN, IMO it shouldn't exist!" "Really? GREAT! You've got the job Mr. Ambassador!"

Relative to this mining disaster, we'll probably be hearing "Heckuva job Sticky!" any day now.

And now more people have died in this disaster......

It's so depressing.....I'm going to work now where the little cosmos of our school makes sense. How come 3 and 4 year olds have a better sense of justice than grown-up politicians and "leaders"? When does it all go pear-shaped?

Ciao