(Mitch) McConnell had nothing new to propose. He was rehashing the same old stuff, making yet another speech in which he blamed every single one of Kentucky's 6,000-plus unemployed coal miners on President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency.
...We'd expect McConnell and other politicians to defend coal — while working on economic alternatives. Bashing Obama and the EPA has been a winning political formula in Kentucky. But the blame game's getting old. By November 2014, voters may well want something new.
Eastern Kentucky knows it must plan beyond coal. Now would be a great time for McConnell to start offering some real ideas and support.
Friday, September 20, 2013
McConnell's spiel offers no hope
A good editorial from the Herald-Leader:
