Coal ignored

An ignored topic in the horse race talk of politics these days is coal.

There is talk that the next president and the next Congress could impose large taxes on carbon dioxide emissions of power plants -- all in the name of fighting global warming, of course, not to be confused with imposing a tax because they want the money.

So what three states are the largest generators of electricity from coal?

1. Texas.
2. Ohio.
3. Pennsylvania.

They produce more than 20 percent of all coal-generated electricity in the United States.

Anyone notice that two of those three states have primary elections coming up next week, and Pennsylvania's follows soon after? But from the national media, you would not think how these states view the affordability of coal-generated electricity is important. I just checked the
AP wire, and there's nothing on there about it. There is information out there, but you have to go off the beaten track to find it. For one example, go here.

Oh, but we're concerned over whether the Obama campaign circulated misleading flyers in Ohio or who in the Clinton campaign released photos of Obama in Africa wearing Muslim garb.

Let's not let real issues get in the way of an election, shall we?

This is where local and regional newspapers have it all over the national media, which get distracted onto tangents much more easily.