"Sanctuary"?!? How About Sanctuary From Stupid Frankfort Bills?

I've discovered a new effect of coal. It makes people lose their mind.

How else can you explain the latest WTF moment from Frankfort, where a bill has passed out of committee to make Kentucky a "sanctuary state." Hmm ... sanctuary from torture? Nope. Sanctuary from guns and war? Of course not. Our esteemed leges want us to have sanctuary from ... the EPA.

Brandon Smith (R-DeadStreams) moved the bill through the Natural Resources and Energy Committee on Thursday. I'm glad to learn that the purpose of the Natural Resources committee is to destroy all our natural resources, and protect their destroyers.

Meanwhile, back at the funny farm, Jim Gooooooch (D-ButNotReally) got a bill out of the House Committee to Destroy Natural Resources that said that coal mined and sold in Kentucky didn't fall under the purview of the Federal government. Wow -- Federal laws don't apply within Kentucky? Who knew?

The only sane voice in this kabuki dance of stupidity was Tom Fitzgerald, who warned that shooting the EPA the finger could backfire, resulting in both loss of Federal funding and greater scrutiny from the EPA, not less.

The problem with that argument, Fitz, is that it uses logic. And logic is in short supply in the two Committees to Destroy Natural Resources.

Rand Paul Manager Surprisingly Blunt About Coal

So David Adams and I are friends on Facebook. We've shared some discussions about politics -- we actually agree on a few things, albeit only a few. So, when Adams, who is Rand Paul's campaign manager, posted about Paul's stance on coal, I decided to ask a question. Check out his answer:

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Once Again, Coal Wins

Why are we even surprised any more?

The former head of the state mine-permitting agency said Tuesday he was fired after refusing to go along with an illegal policy that primarily benefited a politically powerful coal company, Alliance Resource Partners.

Ron Mills, a veteran state regulator, was fired without explanation last Friday by the Beshear administration as director of the Division of Mine Permits. (Courier-Journal, 2009/11/17)

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