Friday, November 09, 2012

Saying it doesn't make it true

"Utah company blames lies about Pres. Obama for 102 workers laid off"

Blaming Barack Obama for the loss of coal mining jobs is like blaming him for the George W. Bush Great Recession that began 13 months before he took office.  Liars can say anything they want. They're still liars.

Nice headline, Drudge. But you should have read the article.
"Coal demand from U.S. power generation companies is down 17 percent this year, according to the federal Energy Information Administration's most recent figures. That's due in large part to low market prices for natural gas..."