Russ, that is really scary.

His full quote:

"Is there a certain amount of accidents and unfortunate things that do happen, no matter what the regulations are?" Paul says at the Harlan Center, in response to a question about the Big Branch disaster. "The bottom line is I'm not an expert, so don't give me the power in Washington to be making rules. You live here, and you have to work in the mines. You'd try to make good rules to protect your people here. If you don't, I'm thinking that no one will apply for those jobs. I know that doesn't sound..." Here he stumbles, trying to parse his words properly but only presaging his campaign misstep. "I want to be compassionate," he concludes, "and I'm sorry for what happened, but I wonder: Was it just an accident?"

from Details magazine, online, August

In the opening of that article, Paul (and the articles author, who may be forgiven as a non-Kentucky-native and not someone who's running for senator from Kentucky) cannot remember why Harlan County is significant in Kentucky history.

~ Becky in Long Beach