http://www.bloggingformax.com Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:26:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SAVANNAH, Ga. – Former Congressman Max Burns today announced that he will not seek a recount of the votes in Georgia’s new 12th District.  In election results certified yesterday by Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, Burns barely trailed Barrow by 864 votes out of 142,438 cast.  Although Burns was ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/153 We have had tons of request from all over to provide ANY information on the current standing of the 12th District race. So here is what we know: Right now we are waiting on all 22 county officials and Secretary of State Cathy Cox to certify the election results. The deadline ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/152 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Former U.S. Representative and current candidate Max Burns today predicted ultimate victory in the race for Georgia’s 12th District, once all votes have been accurately recorded and certified. “Based on information in the belated recording of our tremendous showing in Effingham County, I believe a thorough and independent ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/150 From the campaign: Georgia Secretary of State reports Effingham County totals with Burns securing 74% of the vote SAVANNAH, Ga. – Republican Congressional Candidate Max Burns has won a landslide victory over Democrat John Barrow in Effingham County, according to the latest data released by Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox.  ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/149 The SoS site is reporting eight of the nine unaccounted for precincts from Effingham County. Of a total of 10,726 votes, Max Burns has 7,993 votes (73.96 percent) and Barrow has 2,793 (26.04 percent). This leaves one precinct in Effingham unaccounted for. We are also not ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/148 We have been crunching a few numbers and trying to sort out some of this mess. Barring the possibility of a recount (which is likely) this is what we have: The SoS site shows 94.84 percent of precincts reported. Of that, Max Burns has 66,186 votes (48.83 percent) and ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/147 1:50 a.m. - Well, we're going to bed for the night. As of right now, Barrow has a 3,146 vote lead on Burns with 95% of precincts reported, but it is FAR FROM OVER. To the best of our knowledge, it will be days, weeks or possibly longer ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/146 We just wanted to let everyone know that we will be LIVE-BLOGGING from the Victory Celebration tonight. Blogging for Max will cover all the breaking Election Night news from the 12th District race AS IT HAPPENS! Our coverage will begin when the polls close at 7 p.m., so ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/145 It is now officially the BIG DAY, and we would like to be the first to wish you a Happy Election Day! It's going to be a long one for us - one that hopefully ends in a BIG WIN - and we encourage each and every American to ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/144 Don't forget that Jack Kingston and Charlie Norwood will join Max in a fly-around tomorrow through the new 12th District. Rallies will be held at stops in Savannah, Statesboro, Milledgeville and Augusta. Well-wishers are encouraged to attend and show their support for Max. Election Day is Tuesday and ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/141 Flailing Democrat runs TV ads supporting Bush; radio ads attacking him – simultaneously SAVANNAH, Ga. – In a bizarre end game even for a politician nationally-known for flip-flopping, Athens Congressman John Barrow’s final campaign ads were blasting Bush on the radio, while praising him on television – at the same time. “This ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/140 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, and wife Lora will team up to campaign across Georgia’s new 12th District for Election Day 2006.  Burns and his wife have been campaigning since June of last year and will work polls across the district ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/139 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, and U.S. Representative Jack Kingston will tour Georgia’s new 12th District via airplane on Monday, November 6th, in support of Burns campaign to return to Congress. Burns and Kingston will begin the day with a ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/137 Columnist Robert Novak, in his weekly Evans-Novak Political Report, has moved Georgia's 12th U.S. Congressional District race between educator Max Burns (R-Sylvania) and trial lawyer John Barrow (D-Athens) into the "Leans GOP" column. It is the only Democratic-held House seat that he has listed as a Republican takeover. He had ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/135 Updated: 11/02/2006, 1:09 p.m. SAVANNAH, Ga. – Americans for Immigration Control, the Dustin Inman Society, and the Minuteman Political Action Committee will weigh in on key Georgia congressional races Friday during a series of news conferences in Macon, Augusta, and Savannah. WHAT: IMMIGRATION REFORM CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS WHO: CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE AND FORMER U.S. REP. MAX ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/133 Presidential Council Chairman Confirms Barrow Quote from Council Fabricated ATLANTA, Ga. – John Barrow’s re-election campaign imploded last night live on GPTV, as Republican candidate Max Burns released incontrovertible evidence that Barrow fabricated quotes from the Presidential Advisory Council on Federal Tax Reform[2] used in his “Max Tax” negative ad campaign. In ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/132 Updated: 10/31/2006, 9:42 am STATESBORO, Ga. - We have eight days left. That's it. And today was one for the ages. It was a day the 12th district will not soon forget. The Max Burns base is recharged, fired-up and ready to get the job done. We have to get Max ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/128 Secures endorsements from the two major dailies in the new 12th District From the Augusta Chronicle, 10/29/2006:  Return Max Burns He has proved himself once. Now we need his leadership again There are many reasons why voters in Georgia's redrawn 12th Congressional District should elect Max Burns to the U.S. House of Representatives next ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/127 From the Savannah Morning News: 12th District Race Return Burns to House WHO ARE the two candidates running for Georgia's 12th Congressional House seat? Judging from the advertising, one is a loony liberal and the other is a twisted conservative. Fortunately for voters in this district, which includes portions of Savannah and southeast and ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/124 Governor, Two Senators, and U.S. Congressman Lend Support to Burns Effort AUGUSTA, Ga. – In a massive display of public support, an estimated 750 Augustans turned out tonight to support Max Burn’s bid to restore Georgia’s 12th Congressional District seat to conservative voters. Burns was joined by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, U.S. ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/123 STATESBORO, Ga. - Blogging for Max can now confirm that Monday's visit by President Bush will be held at the Hanner Fieldhouse on the Georgia Southern University campus in Statesboro. An unnamed official with the Max Burns campaign has said the White House planned to announce Wednesday that Hanner ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/122 An amazing new web site has been created called "'John the Con' Barrow" at www.johnthecon.com. By far one of the best sites of the 2006 election cycle, it really does a great job of hashing out the Barrow lie machine for voters. "You, or someone you know, right now is ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/121 Most voters know that the "Max Tax" commercials being run by Athens trial lawyer John Barrow and the DCCC present a distorted and misleading version of the Fair Tax, and a misappropriated link between Max Burns and the Fair Tax itself, but WSAV 3 in Savannah put the advertisements to ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/120 Burns’ election extremely important to small-business owners across the country AUGUSTA, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, today received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).  NFIB’s Save America’s Free Enterprise (SAFE) Trust made the announcement at Very Vera’s, a member ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/119 STATESBORO, Ga. - As we posted earlier today, President Bush will be returning to the 12th district to campaign for Max Burns.  We can now confirm that the event will be held on Monday, Oct. 30, in Statesboro.  The exact time and place of his visit are yet to be ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/118 SAVANNAH, Ga. – A source close to the Max Burns campaign has confirmed that President Bush will be visiting the 12th district before Election Day. The date and location are still unkown. Erick Erickson noted Wednesday on Peach Pundit that “George Bush is going to make a return visit” to ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/117 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, will hold a press conference tomorrow, Oct. 19, 2006, in Augusta to discuss issues important to small businesses and receive the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business.  NFIB will endorse Burns at 11:30 am ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/116 We're just beginning our coverage of this HUGE debate.  Burns and Barrow squared off for round 2 at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro.  We're quite suprised that Barrow - who is comically unfamiliar with 12th district terrain - even made the event.  WTOC's Sonny Dixon moderated. WTOC Channel 11 reports: “…One race ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/115 Secretary Johanns: “Max Burns will be that strong voice Georgia farmers need in Washington.” SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, today campaigned with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns during visits in Georgia’s new 12th District.  Burns and Secretary Johanns met with farmers ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/113 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Athens trial lawyer John Barrow continues his pattern of lies by launching yet another false, negative attack ad against Max Burns.  Barrow’s latest ad continues the same negative tactics used in 2004 to scare voters into believing Burns will raise their taxes.  Burns will never raise taxes ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/112 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, will visit Effingham County tomorrow with special guest Buck McKeon, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman. Burns, a former college professor, and McKeon will tour Ebenezer Middle School in Effingham County on Wednesday, ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/111 The National Association of Manufacturers, one of the manufacturing industry's most powerful voices, today released its Congressional Voting Record for the 109th Congress. The rankings are based on 24 recorded floor votes on “pro-growth, pro-job” bills. The NAM is non-partisan, does not have a political action committee and ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/110 Our buddy Erick over at Peach Pundit made an interesting observation. In a brief post directed to Athens trial lawyer John Barrow, he claims that Johnnie Athens is campaigning on misleading facts. This certainly fits Barrow's m.o. From Peach Pundit: NOTE TO JOHN BARROW You’ve been going around trumpeting the ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/109 SAVANNAH, Ga. – A new campaign advertisement by Athens trial lawyer John Barrow is catching a lot of flack from Southeast Georgia voters.  The Democrat launched the ad Tuesday which claims that his opponent, former Congressman and Educator Max Burns, would raise taxes if elected. The Burns camp calls the advertisement ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/108 Burns takes to 12th District airwaves discussing Barrow’s support of assimilating illegals SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, today began airing his first radio commercial of the 2006 election cycle.  The sixty second radio ad, entitled “Bill, Tommy and Don,” features three 12th ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/107 An article in Sunday’s USA Today featured in-depth coverage of Georgia’s 12th U.S. Congressional District race between Sylvania educator and former Republican Congressman Max Burns and Athens trial lawyer John Barrow. The piece highlighted Barrow’s vulnerability and confirmed that Democrats are all but counting this race out of their ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/106 …when it comes to Medicaid Funding SAVANNAH, Ga. – Athens Congressman John Barrow’s not on the straight and narrow when it comes to fixing Medicaid funding for Georgians. This week, Barrow held a press conference touting legislation which he introduced yesterday to directly address the funding short fall in Medicaid. ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/105 Just a reminder: We have all of the campaign advertisements up and running on the videos page. Just click the link at the top of the site. We will be adding Max's campaign ads as they are released for Internet use. http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/104 Nearly 62 percent support Republican in 12th race By Adam Fogle, Editor-in-Chief Blogging for Max SAVANNAH, Ga. – For Kelly Gagne, the day is not complete without logging on to Facebook.com. In fact, the 20-year-old Georgia Southern University student said she visits the site roughly six times each day. “I use it for ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/103 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Athens Congressman John Barrow continues his pattern of lies when he claims he voted against amnesty in his latest television ad and refuses to explain to Georgians in the new 12th District what he meant when he told the Boston Globe that “We have 11 million illegal ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/94 It appears that people outside of Georgia are beginning to notice the struggle for Democrats in Georgia. In both of the state's highly competitive U.S. House races, the Democrats are losing ground. In the 12th District, Athens trial lawyer John Barrow is desperately pleading with swing voters to ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/93 Five years ago today the world changed. America was attacked, and the course of human history was forever altered. As we solemnly mark the five-year anniversary of September 11, 2001 and reflect upon the heartbreaking events of that awful day, we must reaffirm our sincere promise that “We ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/92 By Adam Fogle SAVANNAH, Ga. - President Bush was in Coastal Georgia Thursday at a fundraiser for U.S. Congressional candidate Max Burns. The luncheon, held at Pooler’s Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, was an opportunity for Bush to reiterate the importance of the 12th Congressional District race between Burns and ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/90 By Adam Fogle President Bush will be in Chatham County tomorrow at a fundraiser for U.S. Congressional candidate Max Burns. Bush will be the featured speaker for the Thursday luncheon at Pooler's Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. Burns, a former Georgia Southern University Professor, is in a heated race with Democrat ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/87 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th U.S. Congressional District, today began airing his first television commercial of the 2006 election cycle.  The ad, entitled “Max,” focuses on Max’s family, his local roots in the 12th District and highlights Max’s support for lower taxes ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/86 …when it comes to getting tough on illegal immigration SAVANNAH, Ga. – Athens Congressman John Barrow’s not on the straight and narrow when it comes to getting tough on illegal immigration. In the first debate of the election cycle, John Barrow claimed he voted for every anti-illegal immigration measures, but ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/85 ... This is the first report that we know of; from the AP wire: Barrow, Burns spar in first debate of 12th District rematch MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - U.S. Representative John Barrow and his Republican opponent, Max Burns, had the first debate of their rematch tonight. Barrow called himself an independent unafraid ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/84 SAVANNAH, Ga. - Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th U.S. Congressional District, has been officially endorsed by the Georgia Right to Life. The announcement came Friday and is part of Burns' bid to return to Congress. Georgia Right to Life, a non-partisan organization established in 1971 ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/81 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th U.S. Congressional District, will participate in a forum with Athens trial lawyer John Barrow Monday, August 28, at 7 pm for the first debate of the election at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. The ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/78 By Adam Fogle, Editor in Chief BloggingforMax.com MILLEN, Ga. – A campaign rally for Gov. Sonny Perdue in Millen Wednesday marked the first time in more than 30 years that a sitting Georgia governor has visited Jenkins County. The event, held at Hanging Rocks Plantation, was a chance for Perdue to ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/77 Aug. 23, 2006 7 pm: Max will join Gov. Perdue at Sonny's rally at the Historic Box Factory following the Hanging Rocks event. Aug. 25, 2006 7:30 am: Max will be at a Meet and Greet fundraiser in Bellville.  For information, contact Nan Palmer at (706) 434-0002. 1:30 pm: Max will visit Central Georgia ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/69 Yep... Blogging for Max now has a page on MySpace.  Check us out! And be sure to add us as a friend and we'll probably accept... unless you're John Barrow... actually, once he concedes in November he can be our friend too... what the heck! http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/67 Max has announced that he will be in attendance this Wednesday, August 23, for a meet-and-greet with Gov. Sonny Perdue at Hanging Rocks Plantation in Millen, Ga. The event starts at 4:30 pm and marks the first time in 30 years that a sitting Georgia governor has visited Jenkins ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/66 An almost fair rundown of the two big Georgia U.S. House races, the 12th and the 8th, popped up in today's Gwinnett Daily Post. Of note was this tidbit toward the end: But Democrats argue that Barrow showed voters a commitment to the district by relocating. The law doesn’t require House members ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/65 …when it comes to “protect[ing] our gun rights” SAVANNAH, Ga. – In his new radio ad, Athens Congressman John Barrow’s not on the straight and narrow when it comes to “protect[ing] our gun rights.” John Barrow claims he “protect[s] our gun rights,” but John Barrow led the fight for some of ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/63 …when it comes to “His Number 1 Priority” SAVANNAH, Ga. – With Georgia students heading back to school this month all across Georgia’s new 12th District, Athens Congressman John Barrow’s not on the straight and narrow when it comes to “his number one priority” - education. Barrow decided during the ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/62 It appears that Athens Congressman John Barrow is not fully content with using minimum wage legislation as an election year issue, but now he has his sights on the internet and sites like MySpace and Facebook. Apparently, Barrow is under the belief that limiting the freedom of individuals to ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/61 Max will participate in the Brooklet Peanut Festival parade Saturday, Aug. 19, at 9 am in downtown Brooklet, Ga.  If you have never been, the festival is a fun carnival-like event for people of all ages.  You can meet Max, see the parade, and enjoy the festivites - such as ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/60 Barrow hides liberal, San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi in Atlanta. Why? SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, Friday asked why Athens turned Savannah Congressman John Barrow would campaign with his party’s leader in Atlanta instead of Georgia’s new 12th District. According ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/59 Barrow campaigns with liberal Pelosi who would end critical programs used to fight the war on terror; has said Pelosi’s election as Speaker would be historic SAVANNAH, Ga. – In light of the terror plot which was prevented this week, Max Burns Friday asked why Athens Congressman John Barrow would campaign ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/58 … F-U-N-D-R-A-I-S-I-N-G. Yep, that’s right. In a piece discussing the aftershocks of psycho McKinney’s Tuesday loss in the 4th District Democratic primary runoff, it was mentioned that Athens Congressman John Barrow, Mr. “Conservative Democrat,” has been running around with House Minority Leader and Ultra-Liberal Nancy Pelosi trying to raise some easy ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/56 We're still open for business, and all of our content and comments are still up, but bear with us as we work on the site's look in order to bring you the best BloggingforMax.com we possibly can! http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/55 ... We apologize that the site is not formatting properly on certain posts.  We are working on fixing the problem.  If you switch to Mozilla Firefox, or most other browsers, you should be able to properly view the site. http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/53 ...on being an “Effective” Congressman SAVANNAH, Ga. – Athens Congressman John Barrow’s not on the straight and narrow when it comes to being an “effective” Member of Congress for Georgia’s 12th District.  Last week, John Barrow sent out an email claiming his record in Congress was “effective.” According to Knowlegis, a ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/52 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Bloggers for Burns, an independent grassroots organization supporting Republican Max Burns in Georgia’s hotly contested 12th U.S. Congressional District race, today released a “welcome” letter to incumbent Democrat John Barrow, Burns’ opponent.  Barrow was forced to move to Savannah this month following the removal of his home ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/57 Today, Bloggers for Burns, the grassroots organization that owns and operates BloggingforMax.com, issued a letter to Athens Congressman John Barrow, which was delivered at his open house tonight, along with some other regional goodies, satirically welcoming the freshman Democrat to Georgia's 12th U.S. Congressional District. Here is the letter, in its entirety. A ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/54 The fallout from Monday’s debate between incumbent Cynthia McKinney and former DeKalb County Commissioner Hank Johnson for the Democratic nomination in the Georgia 4th U.S. Congressional District continued Wednesday with an article published on GoDeKalb.com. The article hit on issues from the fiery debate and noted a few facts regarding the ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/44 ABC PAC, a “conduit” for donations to Conservative candidates, recently announced that Max has been added to their slate of endorsed candidates for 2006. The endorsement, one of only 18 to date, is part of the PAC’s “Rightroots” movement to create an online hub for supporters to donate to ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/43 BloggingforMax.com has uncovered a Sept. 22, 2005 article from FrontPageMag.com linking Athens Congressman John Barrow to anti-war fundamentalist Cindy Sheehan. The article, written when Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) agreed to meet with Sheehan at the height of her infamy, discusses the fervor created by leftist Democrats during “Mother Cindy’s” ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/42 Since we’ve been open for business, we’ve received a couple of e-mails from “concerned voters” of the 12th District and I hope we will receive more. If you have an e-mail you would like to send us, please send it here and we might post it for you. ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/41 From the campaign: (Savannah, Georgia) – Max Burns will conduct an Agriculture Listening Tour across Georgia’s new 12th District Tuesday, August 1 through Friday, August 4. The tour will take Burns to various farm facilities in the new district from Vidalia to Davisboro to Waynesboro to Statesboro and locations in ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/40 Athens Congressman John Barrow received a score of 0-out-of-19 on the Club for Growth's "435 Districts - 435 Blogs Against Pork." The score is based on yes-or-no votes on Congressman Jeff Flake's (R-Ariz.) 19 "anti-pork amendments." The amendments are part of Flake’s personal crusade to end runaway spending “for things ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/38 Max will be speaking at the Savannah Exchange Club luncheon on Monday, July 31 at 12 pm. http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/37 KingOfBenHill here, live from the Ken Mehlman event at Johnny Harris' in Savannah. As promised, we're working hard to bring YOU the ONLY real coverage of the 12th. And with that... let the first of many, many Blogging for Max live blogs of this election cycle begin: 8:44 am: ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/36 Although we have already covered this, it's just too good to pass up another opportunity. During last week's so-called "debate over debates," Monday's Savannah Morning News carried perhaps out favorite zinger from Max thus far. Barrow suggested holding four debates in three cities (Augusta, Savannah and Milledgeville) on the outskirts of the ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/34 Our first press release: SAVANNAH, Ga. – Bloggers for Burns, an independent grassroots organization today announced the creation of BloggingforMax.com, a web log – or “blog” – featuring news, commentary and other information on the hotly contested 12th U.S. Congressional District race between Republican Max Burns and Democrat John Barrow. ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/33 According to congress.org , John Barrow is the weakest member of the Georgia Delegation. His power ranking is even below that of fellow do nothing but hit capitol police officers with a cellphone Democrat Cynthia McKinney. That's something to be proud of John! http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/32 From the Campaign: A poll released this week in Georgia’s new 12th Congressional District shows Max Burns in a statistical dead heat with Athens Congressman John Barrow. The survey was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (POS) on July 9-11, 2006, among ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/31 In a moment of realization - or reflection, or change-of-heart or whatever it is that incumbent, pink-pants wearing liberals do when they've lost touch with their base - John Barrow has announced that he is holding an open house on August 7 for his brand-spanking-new campaign headquarters in Savannah. It appears ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/21 Blogging for Max's own KingOfBenHill will be blogging live from the Ken Mehlman event on Friday morning at 8:30 am in the first of many live blogging events throughout the remainder of the campaign on BloggingforMax.com. So for those of you that cannot attend the event, stop by BloggingforMax.com Friday morning ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/20 The next big Max event will take place this Friday, July 28, at 8:30am, when Max will be hosting the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman. The breakfast will be held at Johnny Harris' Restaurant in downtown Savannah. Tickets are $10 and are more than worth the price. Mehlman, ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/9 From the campaign: BURNS AGREES TO DEBATES IN NEW 12TH DISTRICT July 20, 2006 (Savannah, Georgia) Max Burns, former Congressman running to represent Georgia's new 12th District, sent Congressman John Barrow’s Athens-based campaign a letter agreeing to a debate schedule and challenged Mr. Barrow ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/8 A July 14 article in Congressional Quarterly by Rachel Kapochunas highlights the potential impact of the re-districting on the election. From the article: GA 12: Different Map, Same Messages in Rematch From ‘04 The contenders differ on the partisan impact of the remap. Republicans argue that the removal of Clarke County has ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/3 Max is one of the few Republicans willing to expose the Democrats' use of minimum wage as a "political ploy" in the upcoming elections: Few GOP hopefuls commit to raising minimum wage July 20, 2006 By Aaron Blake, The Hill Former Rep. Max Burns (R-Ga.), who is running against the man who replaced him ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/11 Chuck Todd of The Hotline, one of the brightest political minds inside the beltway, has Max's race at 22nd, down two spots in his 2006 House Rankings. Coincidentally - or not - the race is one spot behind the Georgia 8th race, which pits Jim Marshall (D) against Mac Collins ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/13 Make up your mind, John. Do we need even mention the "straight-and-narrow?" From the campaign: BARROW VOTES TWICE AGAINST PROTECTING "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" BEFORE VOTING FOR IT July 19, 2006 (Savannah, Georgia) Max Burns, former Congressman running to represent Georgia's new 12th District, today questioned why ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/15 From one of our favorite writers down in Bulloch County: Bulloch residents, families of troops enjoy festivities By Luke Hearn, Statesboro Herald July 17, 2006 Despite the extreme heat and impending clouds that hovered over Mill Creek Regional Park on Sunday afternoon, Bulloch county residents and military family members came out to celebrate the ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/12 The primaries are tomorrow and that means it’s time for us to start blogging for Max Burns.  For those that don't know, Max is the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 12th District. This blog will be ground zero for all of your information on this ... http://www.bloggingformax.com/archives/4