Mine Safety, Anyone?

I know we have many more important things on our list right now, finding more money for the richest Americans and helping to bring the neo-con new world vision into reality. But do you think that someone, somewhere, might NOW, after yet another mine tragedy, might want to step up and say, "hmmm ... worker safety. That's something we might want to work on."

What are the odds that instead of making the mines safer, mine owners will find Abramoff-like companies to funnel money to Congress in exchange for more latitude in operations.

Or am I just being a cynic?