30 Days
June 13th, 2008 -- Posted in A Political Break | 2 Comments »I don’t know how many people watch this show but if do not, you should. It is in its 3rd Season at the moment where a season only has 6 episodes but they pack a lot of good content into those episodes. The first episode is the most relevant for the moment because I wrote about Governor Sebelius in my first VP Profile highlighting her veto for the building of two new coal-fired power plant units in her home state of Kansas:
“Legislators who promote the expansion of coal-fired plants in Kansas have again made a strategic decision with HB 2412,” the governor said. “Rather than working toward a compromise solution, legislative leaders recklessly chose to jeopardize important initiatives for businesses and communities across our state by combining them with energy legislation I have previously vetoed twice.”
The first episode of 30 days follows Morgan Spurlock into the mines of West Virginia as he explores both sides of the Coal Mining argument. I found it fascinating because I did not realize how much these miners sacrificed to power our homes however I was also shocked at how detrimental the coal industry has been to the environment. This show has an obvious liberal slant but Mr. Spurlock does his best to show the human side behind the coal industry as well as the environmental impact.
Too many times we break down the issues that divide us between democrat and republican with both sides having agenda’s that do not benefit the people. I don’t claim that democrats are perfect but given the last 8 years of republican politics, can we really say that America has moved forward?
