[Hoot Gibson]

I'm just pointing out that they are making too big of a deal about it. Enviromentalist and Coal companies both are blowing the whole thing out of proportion. IDC about coal mining, heck they make better money than most people around here,.. I just meant the whole "Don't like Coal? Don't use electricity" slur is kinda taking the whole thing a little far.

If you did know anything about the coal business, then you might feel much differently. Kentucky coal companies are already at a competitive disadvantage in many areas as compared to foreign competitors and competitors that are operating in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. The policies that the Obama administration are adopting (with no new legislation, BTW) are threatening to drive coal operators in the central Appalachians out of business. As he is doing in so many areas, Obama is using executive authority to set aside the will of Congress and pander to the left wing of his party.

Obama is a job killer and I have no doubt if he had the option of being the first US King or the first US President, he would not have made the same decision as George Washington. Regulations enacted by the executive branch are supposed to comply with laws passed by Congress. Much of the damage being done by Obama's war on coal will eventually be repaired but it is no laughing matter. The bumper stickers are aimed at the hypocrites who consume vast quantities of electricity without appreciating the hard work that it takes by coal miners to deliver that power.