Rand Paul:
He sticks up for the man-made disaster known as MTR, the technique that blows the tops off of mountains to get to the coal inside. Paul has been vocal about MTR in the past, and now he's saying that MTR has many benefits, including the creation of "enhanced" land.
"I think they should name it something better," he says. "The top ends up flatter, but we're not talking about Mount Everest. We're talking about these little knobby hills that are everywhere out here. And I've seen the reclaimed lands. One of them is 800 acres, with a sports complex on it, elk roaming, covered in grass." Most people, he continues, "would say the land is of enhanced value, because now you can build on it."
Wonder why he has this opinion? That's right - money.
"Coal companies are offering to spend millions of dollars to defeat Mr. Paul's opponent this fall. With stories today showing he'll support their practices, he's sent them an unmistakable response: I'm your guy.
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