I heard on the radio this morning how the friends of coal are having a membership drive. It was clear to point out that a couple of cities have committed to being the friends of coal. One of those being Mabscott, West Virginia.

Needless to say the entire news story irritated me on a few different levels. One of those being it was covered with such enthusiasm as to inform the listener as to who the station itself is friends with. Another, that an entire city government commits itself to the side of basically what is an activist movement. If that is not alienating residents - I don’t know what is. If that is not bias in the government - I don’t know what is. Let me tell you what support the friends of coal are really looking for. They are looking to support their bankroll, cash cow, money machine - whatever you want to call it. You think they give a rats behind about national security? They can tell you that and then snicker while raking in the dough. They will ride the national security train all the way to the bank.

Let me tell you what I am doing and what I am going to do.

At the top of the list - the Stop MTR blog will be moving to it’s own domain. I apologize for moving two blogs on you but with the instability with Blogger I thought it important. The Stop MTR blog is moving for reasons above and beyond Blogger. I plan to make the site a lot more dynamic with a photo gallery and forum attached. The theme will also be a little different. Instead of Blogging for Appalachia it will be Friends of Appalachia. I decided to go that route because once the site is up and running I’m going to have a Friends of Appalachia drive. The likes of which the friends of coal have never seen.

Don’t touch that dial because it is sure to be an interesting summer in the battle for Appalachia.

Posted by Denny