Do you think federal policies of the last several years contributed to the mining deaths?

that is ....policies during the administration of President Bush and his Republican controlled house of representatives and senate?

How about tainted food?, defective toxic and dangerous imports?? high student loan rates, declining real wages??, etc....???

Do you think federal policies of the last several years contributed to the mining deaths?

No, we shouldn't blame bush for the adverse affects of any of his policies, that would like, oh...blaming the guy who's responsible.

We don't do that here in America anymore, 911 changed everything.

PS: It wasn't an an earthquake, the mine collapsed. Try some actual science next time.

Do you think federal policies of the last several years contributed to the mining deaths?

Wow, this is a record.

It took a full ten days before somone got around to blaming Bush for the mine collapse.

I'm proud of you.

Do you think federal policies of the last several years contributed to the mining deaths?

My hose broke when I was watering the lawn. I think this is an outrage, why did Bush deregulate lawn and garden? I think he should be impeached. To think that he calls himself a republican when hoses all over this great nation are breaking. Hillary promises, no hose breaking on her watch. Relevant as your question!

Do you think federal policies of the last several years contributed to the mining deaths?

They have cut funds for enforcement and inspections, that much is true.

Do you think federal policies of the last several years contributed to the mining deaths?

No, earthquakes and seismic activity are the cause of this.

Bush Derangement Syndrome.

Do you think federal policies of the last several years contributed to the mining deaths?

The federal policy from MSHA for the last several years has cited that particular mine numerous times for safety violations.

However, no amount of safety regulations are going to stop seismic activity which was the cause of both collapses at that mine.

Tainted food - Yes the items were recalled per FDA regulations, but they still made it to the table to make people sick.

Defective, toxic and dangerous imports - These items being manufactured outside of the US presents a problem due to our regulations do not apply outside of the US. These items cannot be checked until they hit our ports and yet they are not checked.

Student loan rates - These are directly controlled by the government, but not directly by the president or congress.

Declining real wages - That is what happens when you allow illegals to flood the labor market for the business that stay in the US as well as cumbersome regulations forcing manufacturing to move overseas.

It could be said that our government is not doing all that it can to inspect the safety of goods sold in the US but these problems have been ignored by all of the administrations.

It could also be said that tighter regulations will only force more businesses to leave.