72 Canadian Miners learn why we have Safety Standards

Rescuers bring up all 72 Canadian miners - Boston.com:

ESTERHAZY, Saskatchewan --Rescuers retrieved all 72 central Canadian potash miners who were trapped underground by a fire and survived until Monday by using oxygen, food and water stored in subterranean emergency chambers.

That's it: a pretty routine rescue. No heroes, no 24-hour coverage blanketing 25 news channels, no distraught wives wondering if maybe a bit more pray'r would have helped Johnny get out alive, no group hugs of obese people with a tooth apiece.

While no one plans an accident, this one seems to have - so far - been handled perfectly, right from the safety standards which gave them airtight chambers instead of just stupid rugs to hang over hallways. That and a bunch of prayer will certainly not help you.

I'm so very glad that - so far - all of the trapper miners got out, and so very angry that another one of Mr Bush's cronies dropped another ball when he by all rights should have had as happy endings as this one looks to be. Fucking well charge him with manslaughter-2 for his negligent homicide.