Friend of coal becomes its victim...ex-repub state legislator

[BridgeTheGap]

An abandoned coal mine is causing an Eastern Kentucky hillside to slide slowly onto the home of former state Rep. Howard Cornett, R-Whitesburg, who championed coal companies in the legislature.


The "continual flow" of water from the abandoned mine has saturated Cornett's yard and the foundation of his home, according to Steve Hohmann, director of the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. Parts of the hill are sliding down, putting the house at risk.


Long a defender of coal companies' interests, Cornett lost his seat after he unsuccessfully pushed a bill to allow more overweight trucks on state roads, angering his constituents who considered such trucks dangerous. In fiery speeches, Cornett said his opponents wanted to destroy the coal industry.


"Howard Cornett wasn't sympathetic when we asked for protection from overweight coal trucks or when we asked for protection from hazardous coal-mining practices. Now the shoe is on the other foot," said Patty Amburgey of Letcher County, a former Cornett constituent who is active with the grassroots group Kentuckians for the Commonwealth.

http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/554476.html

[nichomachus]

1. Well, I'm sure the coal companies will come to his assistance

I'd suggest he hold his breath until they do.

[Nihil]

2. Hah! Hoist by your own petard!

And a big F*CK YOU from the environmentalists!

:nopity:

[quidam56]

3. END MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL !!!

There are a lot more homes being lost than this guy's, but you don't hear about the little guy's. Maybe his buddy Sean Hannity can come to his rescue and save his home, he sure has been a champ to end EMINENT DOMAIN. Saved a family business of 60 years on a one acre lot from destruction. But to him we need to drill baby drill, gouge 350 Million year old Appalachian Mountains, decapitate them all for the love of money. Sean says the GOP is the party of GOD. Sean, I don't think God put these beautiful mountains here for the mega profit machines to 'shock and awe'. Your America is not my America !

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