Barack Obama actually said...

I refuse to accept any number of miner deaths as simply the cost of mining.

It is the responsibility of all of us, from mine operators to the Federal Government, to prevent such tragedies from happening again.

I measure progress by a different pulse: the progress the American people feel in their own lives day in, day out.

I continue to believe that domestic oil production is an important part of our overall strategy for energy security, but I've always said it...