FIGHTING FOR SUN, FIGHTING COAL

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) seems out of place. Charged with wrangling the thundering herd of Senate Democrats in its contentions against a Republican minority uninhibited about using its debate crushing filibuster power, his mild-mannered ways haven’t effected legislative accomplishment. And the Drudge Report recently turned Senator Reid notorious when it linked to a YouTube video capturing Reid’s passionate condemnation of coal: "…coal makes us sick ... it's ruining our world."The American Future Fund, a coal advocacy group, somehow twisted this courageous and heartfelt statement into "Reid says 'yes' to higher energy taxes."It is not entirely surprising that a coal advocacy group would have a loose relationship with truth since honesty and coal advocacy are essentially mutually exclusive concepts.At the same... [read full story]