Blair Blue Blog

An indepth analysis of our present dilemma.
“Why Conservatives Can’t Govern” by Alan Wolfe

In these days when the leadership of Congress strives to unite their base with such materially insignificant legislation as the Flag Burning Act that has been narrowly defeated in the Senate, but was a colossal waste of our tax money, finally someone in Congress is doing something that actually makes a difference.  Some House Democrats […]

Now that the First Fascist and his jackboot stormtroopers in the congress think that the President should decide what is proper to print, this exchange between Bernie Ward and right-wing talk show host Chris Baker is illustrative of how to handle those pesky Republican talking points.
Crooks and Liars

also have you taken your Hitler vs Coulter […]

The Drum Major Institute for public policy, a non Partisan, non profit organization has recently rated the performance of Congress in addressing issues concerning the middle class.  Congress, as a whole, was rated rather poorly.
“In 2005, Congress disdained the concerns of middle-class Americans and opted instead to favor the already wealthy and powerful in vote […]

In the Pennsylvania 9th Congressional District. A special education teacher named Tony Barr, stood up and said “The People of Pennsylvania have had enough” and he threw his hat in the political ring. Yes, the PA 9th has been Republican since 1860, but that didn’t bother Tony. Yes, the incumbent has bucketloads of […]

I was just watching C-SPAN when to my amazment an amendment to the military appropriations bill by Rep. Hickey NY which called for the following: 
“Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate military action against Iran with respect to its nuclear program without first obtaining authorization from Congress. (Introduced in House)” was soundly defeated by […]

Speaking in front of the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg PA, Democratic Challenger Tony Barr made a clear distinction between what the GOP says and what they do. The brief talk in front of an enthusiastic group of Tony Barr supporters and TV cameras was halted several times for applause and chants of ‘Tony, […]

At the latest Pennsylvania State Democratic committee meeting, this past weekend, delegates from all parts of the Keystone State had one name on their lips; Tony Barr. The Write-in miracle of the May 16th primary has gone from the grassroots to the Mountain tops. The energetic challenger to the Shuster PA-9th would-be dynasty […]

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This link to an artice by Lt Gen William E. Odom, former NSA official.  read what he has to say about Iraq and why we should get our troops home.
 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.p hp?story_id=3430&fpsrc=ealert060502
Draw your own conclusions, but the next time they give you those same tired lines about why we should stay…let em have it!