Rand Paul: Keep EPA out of Ky. affairs

[TomCADem]

Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

HINDMAN — Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul took harsh digs at President Barack Obama while mining for votes in Kentucky coalfields Saturday, saying busybody regulators backed by the president are stifling the coal sector.

Paul vowed to challenge Obama "every step of the way" if elected in November, seeking to capitalize on a political environment where flocks of voters have never warmed to the Democratic president.

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"We have a president who is forcing the EPA down our throats," Paul said. "Even without changing the rules, the EPA is stifling the permit process, and people (are) out of work here because of the president and his policies.

"With all due respect, Mr. President, you're wrong, and you need to stay out of Kentucky affairs. And you need to keep the EPA out of our affairs because we need jobs, and we're not going to get jobs with a busybody EPA that's in our way."

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/08/15/1393048/paul-says-obama-doesnt-care-about.html

[wtmusic]

1. Sorry Rand, jobs don't justify cutting the tops of mountains,

destroying rivers and streams, and fouling the air with thousands of tons of radioactive (yes, radioactive) waste - killing thousands more than were killed at Chernobyl.

US lung cancer incidence

[Botany]

2. This asshole needs beaten

acid mine drainage

[wtmusic]

3. Pretty.

Where are all the little fishies?

[SoapBox]

4. This guy IS one major asshole alright.

[mike r]

5. Truly despicable

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Anybody ever ask him what would he do if he got his wish?

Just exactly what would he do to create those jobs if there were no big bad EPA, what would be the consequences?

Nobody ever asks these bastards to explain anything, they just spout shit that they know absolutely nothing about.

[realisticphish]

7. Libertopia

every person acts rationally, there are easy, clear answers for every problem, and corporations behave inherently fairly.

SEE? IT'LL JUST WORK ITSELF OUT!!!!1one

freaking libertarians...

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. & most importantly, weed will be legalized.

The first order of business in Libertopian society, after that, it's every man for himself.

[DBoon]

10. In his case, home cooked meth as well

didn't you know there was no meth crises in Kentucky?

[nyy1998]

8. Guess what Paul? Even if you win, which I have my doubts, the EPA will still

do their job in Kentucky. So STFU asshole.

[Roland99]

11. Yeah, let's endanger the poverty-stricken in Appalachia even more.

Freakin' asshat.

[eppur_se_muova]

12. It's not just about KY, it's about everyone DOWNWIND or DOWNSTREAM from KY ...

that is why it is the Federal gov't's responsibility. Leave it up to the states and they will shit on their neighbors without restraint.

As GW has shown us, given sufficient time, we are all downwind and downstream from somebody -- that's why pollution is everybody's concern.

[stanwyck]

13. Wonder if Rand Paul is even aware of Love Canal

I wonder if that is what he wants for his beloved Kentucky.

[ProudDad]

14. This clown is a poster boy for bat-shit nuts Libertarian thought

He's a PURE Libertarian. The final end product if that lamentable "philosophy" ever took full hold anywhere...

Don't want to be poisoned, "hire a lawyer and sue (vs their 100 lawyers)!"

Want your kids educated, "teach 'em yourself!"

Want a safe workplace, "you're on your own, bunky. If it's unsafe, don't work!"

Want some help when you're down, "get a job!"

This guy's consistent, absolutely consistent.

So if you're ever tempted by Libertarian me-ism, remember Rand Paul -- 'cause he's the logical end product of that dead end path...