Now Rep. Murtha's NEPHEW is in on the pork barrel money trail

By Steve Collier, Colorado Springs

First off, thanks for the patience in waiting for a new blog post. Over the recent days and nights, I have been studying for a big promotion examination in my Reserve unit in the military. I have never mentioned this, but I can tell you I am a part-time Reservist. And I passed... so now we can get on with the blogs.

You know, this is exactly why ordinary people are standing up and saying to their elected leaders NO MORE! I don't try to post new things on John Murtha from Pennsylvania, but it's so hard not too. Especially since the Washington Post has the exclusive on this story. What's the new update? John Murtha's ... nephew.

According to the Washington Post story, the nephew, Robert Murtha Jr., as an engineer and "small business owner," "benefited from some of the defense contracts when companies brought him in to manage a small portion of the work. Even when the main contract shifted to a new company, he continued to be paid as part of the team."

It gets better though (is this an oxymoron?). Those who worked for the Congressman's nephew, like Jeff Curtis, who worked for Robert Murtha in 2001, did just abut nothing on the job, while collecting government money for work supposed to be performed on biological agents.

Here's Jeff Curtis's words: "I was always thinking, 'Why is the government paying this company? If it's fair to have this kind of no-bid work, I'll start a company and do it for half as much. Because this company didn't do anything."

Insanity... but I say that alot, don't I? Action people, ACTION! Call Rep. Murtha's office. DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION ... DEMAND HIS OFFICE COME CLEAN! AND DEMAND CONGRESS TO LOOK INTO MURTHA'S DEALINGS!

Here are the contacts to his offices:

Armstrong County:
Armstrong County Courthouse
450 East Market Street
1st Floor, New Annex
Kitanning, PA 16201
(724) 543-3607

Fayette County:
20 North Gallatin Avenue
Suite 216
Uniontown, PA 15401
(724) 434-2620

Brownsville Borough Building
2nd and High Street
Brownsville, PA 15417

Connellsville Municipal Building
110 North Arch Street
Connellsville, PA 15425
(724) 626-2910

Greene County:
Carmichaels Borough Building
100 West George Street
Carmichaels, PA 15320

Greene County Office Building
93 East High Street
Room 303
Waynesburg, PA 15370
(724) 852-2209

Indiana County:
Indiana County Courthouse Annex
827 Water Street, 2nd Floor Suite 1
Indiana, PA 15705
(724) 349-3195

Washington County:
Centerville Borough Building
100 East End Road
Centerville, PA 15222

Donora Public Library
510 Meldon Avenue
Donora, PA 15033
(724) 379-9002

56 Maiden Street
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 229-8300

Westmoreland County:
1010 Jefferson Street
Latrobe, PA 15650
(724) 532-0978

Lower Burrell City Hall
2800 Bethel Street
Lower Burrell, PA 15068
(724) 334-8700