Rand Paul still keeps a glowing "send $$ here, Koch Bros." sign on his chest as he blocks a bill that would call for higher safety standards for our nation's pipelines. The Chronicle explains that regulations in CA, home of the horrific San Bruno blast, exceed national standards, but the block endangers people even in Paul's home state of Kentucky, and why breaking the "block" would be prohibitive to such polititions: http://bit.ly/r7G7kz All in all a fine piece of reporting by the Chronicle writer. Some pundits say we need to get away from political divisions, but what we really need is good reporting that explains the realities of politics.
