"Washington insiders..." Can Chet really use that line, being that he is a Washington insider?

Hey there EYES. What company are you talking about? What you should be wondering about are the corporate ties of Mr. Flores. Who does he owe for favors? Rich and oil man should never be viewed as the kind of qualities we look for in our representatives. If you, too are a rich oil man or some other corporate tycoon then I could understand why you might want to side with a guy like Flores. So, are you? Are you in the top 1% that controls 70% of the wealth? If you're not, do you think that the status quo is okay? At this point any working class man or woman who votes republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders. Chet will look out for the few of us left in the ever shrinking middle class.

CHET, IT'S THE COMPANY YOU KEEP.

Does not anyone remeber where Mr. Edwards lived before he ran for Congress. He moved into the the District to run after Rep. Leath, decided not to run, due to personal reasons. Its seems most ironic Mr. Edwards would talk about someones residency.

Sorry, Chuck. I didn't realize Houston was in our district. Do you think Nancy Pelosi is a hottie?

great news! its sad when the news reports only cover what names one candidate called the other, no news as to what they have done but only how nasty they can talk about each other. great reporting!!!

chuck, where have you been? There are numerous alternatives to help us get off saudi oil and use our reserves until our infrastructure has been changed over to green fuels. our rivers and waterways have enough energy to supply our country with 90% of its power and thats just from rivers. we also have wind,solar,geothermal,tidal,biomass. I do find it weird that we can comment on blogs and not articles, even though they still delete comments regularly, which just proves they can monitor the articles just fine, but they dont want to. we dont need to drill new reserves

What is it that conservatives agree upon? Why would you line up with the rich, if you are not rich? Is it the hope that one day you will be rich? Are you a social conservative? If so then you must be rational and realize that to be united country you must be willing to compromise. It is likely that just as many people disagree with your social mores than agree with. Holding extreme values does little aside from creating black and white situations and demonizing alternatives. I have a suspicion that regardless of who is in office, the loudest complainers will still complain. Your personal situation in life is a direct reflection of the actions you have taken. Take responsibility for where you are in life and stop being bitter. Life is beautiful if you allow yourself to live.

You are correct Michael in that oil will not always be plentiful but until we have an alternative, we need to develop all the oil resources that we have instead of sticking our head in the sand and continue to be at the mercy of the likes of Saudi Arabia. We also need a man who actually represents the needs and wishes of the 17th district instead of a lapdog for Nancy Pelosi. Surely you remember that she was pushing for Chet to be Obama's running mate. Only when Chet realized that he was in deep political trouble did he oppose the current administration's socialistic agenda!

Bill Flores will do a great job in Congress. You can count on his conservatism. I believe he would work to kill bad legislation instead of waiting til the last minute to even decide what his position is! Go Flores!

Many Americans go about their daily lives under the false assumption that water and oil will forever be cheap and plentiful. This is the foundation of the current model of prosperity that is in truth nothing but a house of cards. This assumption permeates every aspect of American life. The last person we need in Washington is another oil man. Wasn't eight years of Bush enough? We desperately need leadership that can work with either side of the party lines. We need someone like Chet Edwards. The REAL problems we face are so much scarier than any of the hot button issues Republicans use to rile up the voters. Let's try to keep an eye on the big picture. Another Washington NO-vote will not help this nation or this district. Chet is the best bet.