tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post5825051784533758899..comments2024-03-01T01:18:46.480-06:00Comments on Political Heat: Don't blame Dems for GOP mine bill disasterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-438083819483113972012-03-08T17:23:05.476-06:002012-03-08T17:23:05.476-06:00They don't. They had said that without said a...They don't. They had said that without said agreement they would not come. What is so damn hard about simple stuff like this to understand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-7471470000755332392012-03-08T15:23:39.388-06:002012-03-08T15:23:39.388-06:00"The so called Dem compromise was DOA and the..."The so called Dem compromise was DOA and they know it because the mining company said they could not accept it."<br /><br />I was unaware that mining companies have veto power over laws passed by the legislature.Johnhttp://jheaton.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-89370444452633002842012-03-08T11:54:44.345-06:002012-03-08T11:54:44.345-06:00You got it 100% WRONG! The so called Dem compromi...You got it 100% WRONG! The so called Dem compromise was DOA and they know it because the mining company said they could not accept it. In exchange for their $1.5 billion investment here, they needed an assurance that they would be able to continue with the project as opposed to what happened witht he Crandall mine. That is not unreasonable. Nobody can put that kind of money at risk only to have everything frozen. <br /><br />Moreover the environmental concerns were completely invalid. There are really strict federal laws enforced by the EPA and you can already see them in practice in the ironhead region of Minnesota. They do work.<br /><br />There was no valid reason for turning this down. It was really needed and would have helped the very people that Democrats claim to be speaking for. You blew it big time, and REAL people will be hurting because of this. I am ashamed of what has occured here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com