Appalachians Get Zero Hope or Change in the President's State of the Union Address

The number of times president Obama mentioned in his State of the Union Address the chemical spill in West Virginia’s Elk River that denied drinking water to 300,000 residents: 0

The number of times that the president talked about mountaintop removal: 0

I admit that this administration has an uphill battle against big business, King Coal, and the GOP. But if you’ve got a “pen and a telephone,” as the president says, maybe you could write up an executive order or two or make a phone call or two to help the folks in Appalachia.

The amount of hope and change promised to Appalachians by the president last night