Announcement: Pike for PA 6th Congressional District

Gearing up for the primary season of 2010.  Democrat Doug Pike announces his intention to run for PA 6th Congressional District.

Democrat Doug Pike Announces for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 6^th District

Doug Pike, a former Editorial Board member for The Philadelphia Inquirer, announced today that he is running to represent Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress.

“I am committed to listening to people and figuring out solutions that actually help,” said Pike. “I’m not a career politician. I won’t play political games.  I’m running for Congress to bring a renewed focus on the needs of everyday citizens; and to replace a partisan career politician who has failed the people time and again.”

“We need to shake up a political system that too often fails to hear our voices, let alone solve urgent problems,” Pike continued. “Even in this economic crisis, career politicians are still playing partisan games. They just don’t get it.  For more than 20 years, I’ve been writing about the most important issues facing this country and our community.  Now I want to use that experience to make change in Washington.”

“We are confronting the gravest economic challenge of our lifetime, in part because of the policies of George Bush and Jim Gerlach,” said Pike.  “Now, Republicans in Congress just say no to everything that President Obama suggests.  That won’t work.  We need leaders who can come together to get our economy moving again.  And we need to invest in clean energy technologies, infrastructure, health care, and other urgent needs.”

Pike, who lives in Lower Merion in Montgomery County, served on the Editorial Board of The Philadelphia Inquirer for 14 years.  He graduated with honors fromPrinceton University in 1971. Prior to his work at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pike served as a Special Assistant to Senator Paul Tsongas; he wrote speeches and issue summaries for the Senator. Pike has been involved with Greater Philadelphia Cares, and has worked with high school journalists through the Temple Press Tournament. He is currently a member of the International Visitors Council, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the National Conference of Editorial Writers.

This District encompasses parts of Berks, Chester, Lehigh, and Montgomery counties.

Pike has also launched a campaign website today: www.PikeforCongress.com <http://www.PikeforCongress.com/>

Let’s kick out Gerlach.  He voted AGAINST the people of PA 6th CD and against jobs for Pennsylvanians when he voted “no” to the President’s stimulus plan.  Pike is the change that we need.

It’s Been One Amazing Year

Pennsylvania for Change is now 1 year young.  This blog started with three writers.  There was “jer” who always did a great job with his election prediction analysis.  Minchy’s writing were always filled with great passion.  And then there’s “Cats” who remains writing at this blog even though she threatened to end this blog several times.

There are so many great people that visit this blog and that is why I keep coming back.

This blog originated at the beginning of the Pennsylvania primary season and the purpose was to show support for then candidate, Barack Obama.  As politics goes, there were the attacks against Hillary Clinton.  Those posts have been moved to a “private view” because that is the past and there is no need to go there.  Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is doing a fabulous job in her new role.

During the primary season, there were some rough times here as the blog owner of another local blog attacked individual members of this blog for no apparent reason.  This blog owner even went as far as to accuse Obama supporters of vandalism and stalking without any proof to back up his accusations.  Then again, that is all in the past.

Our new President, Barack Obama, is keeping to his campaign promises and the Republicans in Congress are doing their best to obstruct progress.  Representative McHenry of North Carolina even admitted that the role of Republicans in Congress is to obstruct and vote “no” on bills that originated with the Democrats.

President Obama needs to know that we support him.  My suggestion is to place our Obama signs back up on our lawns and/or in our windows and don’t remove our Obama bumper stickers.

This blog started with a song and in celebration, this blog will play this song again as a reminder that “Yes, We Can”.  If we work together and provide support to each other, we will make it through this current financial crisis.