By GottaLaff
Justice Elliott E. Maynard, left, and Don L. Blankenship, chief executive of Massey Energy in Monaco
See that photo? That's Massey Energy's Don Blankenship living it up on the French Riviera with his buddy, his pal, his good ol' boy "Spike".
And who is this Spike we speak of? Why, he's none other than former State Supreme Court judge Elliot "Spike" Maynard who is all about pallin' around with the coal industry. And now he's running for a seat in Congress against a Democrat.
Don'tcha just love when friends help friends? It's just so cozy and... cronyish:
These aren't the best of days for Don Blankenship, whose systematic downplaying of safety concerns as the CEO of Massey Energy helped lead to last week's deadly mining disaster, and got him named the "seventh scariest person in America." But by next January, things may be looking up for the hard-charging coal boss: He could have a very close friend in Congress.
Spike the Friend will be facing off against Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.V.). That would be in the very same district that one might refer to as "coal country". How convenient.
And just for good measure, Spike the Friend has accused Washington Democrats of "declaring war on the coal industry." That is some great friend... if you're not a Democrat. Or into coal. Or black lungs. Or lax oversight. Or mining disasters.
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