[Backwoods]

The republians are going to have to learn what is really going on! My dad worked in the Coal fields during the 1970's when Japan was buying any black rock for $75 a ton, well GUESS what Australian Coal has taken over the market, they can mine it way cheaper and they are closer to tradtional Asian Markets. Union workers built the coal industry , funny how the republicans forget about that! The rich coal owners want to blame all there problems on Obama when the truth is they are worried about paying TAXS. Now that their plan to push Obama out of Office has failed they will be mining coal again soon. Wait and watch!

I think Obama has monopolized the coal business,only the big companies could survive the onslaught led by MSHA,and when he is satisfied where he is at with it the union will clean up. The small non-union coal companies will all be gone and so will thousands of mining jobs and small towns in appalachia.