Coal warrior McConnell misleads

A good editorial from the Herald-Leader:

(Mitch) McConnell took to the Senate floor Tuesday to denounce President Barack Obama on the occasion of his final state of the union address. McConnell blamed the president for a collapsing middle class and accused him of waging a “heartless... war on coal families who just want to get ahead.”

...But forces far more powerful than Obama or McConnell — namely, geology and the market — preclude a revival of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky.

...In 2016, if McConnell really cares about Eastern Kentucky — which, indeed, does “need help” — and if he cares about the people who re-elected him, he should resolve to start telling them the truth about the coal industry’s prospects.