Wasn't safety first the first consideration of the other mine disaster? Whatever happened to the mine inspectors and company officials responsible for that disaster? Were they called to Washington and given the Medal of Freedom?

Why does Murray look strangely like Cheney without glasses? It won't matter if Murray is sent to jail for what he's done or for how many deaths he's responsible for. Bush will give him and anyone else associated with this crooked administration a blanket pardon before Jan. 20,2009.

First thing you know, those malcontents will be pushing for a union and safety committees. It's easy to see that the mine operators have the workers' best interests in mind.

This guy makes a living buying up old mines that are too unsafe for anyone else to mine, then sends men in to pull out the last scraps as they collapse. What a piece of dung he is.

It's a COAL mine, not an ENERGY mine. One cannot MINE energy from the ground.

Special Place in Hell...

The death of the nine miners rests on Bush.

Why is this guy not in jail? Why is this guy not locked up somewhere? Or, at the very least, not drug before some committee investigating why a pathetic piece of turd like him could continue to be in the mine operation business?

Bob Murray and his entire extended family should be forced to work inside his mines alongside his miner employees. I'm betting they would be made safe or voluntarily closed in no time.

Bob Murray may have learned a lesson when miners died in one of his other mines. Murray's lawyers may have told him what he faces if more miners die in one of his mines. Lawyers have been known to do that for reasons best known to the lawyer who gives such advice. Often a zealous lawyer keeps his client out of trouble. Mr Murray's lawyers may be keeping out of trouble to save him from himself.
larry lynch

Murray would do very well on Wall Street, or any other place that isn't regulated.

I thought bush stripped the mine inspectors of any power to enforce fines and penalties?

This Bush croney should be in jail for his neglect of safety precautions at the Crandall mine. Some union mines have accidents but not from pure neglect because the union helps police for safety but the unions are a no no under republicans especialy since the reagon presidency. Also Bushs and Cheneys 'MSHA" agency is lackluster at best in enforcing the mine safety laws. Bush and Cheney are directly responsible for the lack of action at MSHA.

All those republicans who cry out against regulations and enforcement our labor, safety and environmental laws are despicably greedy.