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While I still believe Bill Flores is not a Conservative to the standards of Ronald Reagan by which I measure a politician’s claim of ideological bent, I believe he is a Republican and not a RINO, and Conservatives have a good chance of being represented by him in Congress merely by the fact that we do not know what he will do when he gets to Washington. Bill is a smart man, and knows that continued Congressional tenure relies on dutifully and faithfully representing We, The People.

Scott Kimble wrote a very good piece about the use of the term RINO vs. Republican, and we at American Writes have taken to using that terminology he explores. If you missed it, check it out here before you go on.

Facts are stubborn things. Mr. Flores has experienced that at the hands of this very blog. Chet Edwards is about to experience them more pointedly.

But first… (more…)

My apology is for more than Bill. It includes his entire family and campaign, except The Candidate, whom I mentioned in my previous post is not Bill Flores, but somebody completely different in name, body and soul. This is not some trick of words. The Candidate is really some entirely different person than Bill Flores. But I will save that for another post…

First, I am sorry if my blog has degenerated into some pit of nitpicking or anger, or if it even comes across that way. I want to focus on facts, and in my mind that is what I am doing every time I write. But I am now aware that it can come across in ways I do not intend, no matter how hard I try to keep it neutral.

I know that some readers see me as a kook or wing-nut. As my confidant said to me, (more…)

They say politics makes strange bedfellows...

Bill Flores is not a RINO. Yes dear readers, I have put into print, stored electronically forever, Bill Flores will no longer be referred to as a RINO in my postings.

With the alphabetized, acronym filled world of politics we live in, we have all become “Alphabet Kids”. For those who may be new to this blog, allow me to give a brief cast of characters:

RNC—Republican National Committee—the controlling entity of all things Republican

TX CD17/CD17/TX17—Texas Congressional District 17—the Congressional District in Central Texas that includes all or part of Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Limestone, Madison, Mclennan, Robertson and Somerville Counties: gerrymandered into existence after the 1990 Census in an attempt to unseat liberal Democrat, Chet Edwards

NRCC—National Republican Congressional Committee—an entity of the RNC that “recruits” candidates for congressional seats

RINO—Republican In Name Only—label attached by Conservatives to candidates who do not represent their Conservative views

ABC Crowd—Anybody But Chet—those voters who believe that our current Congressman in TX CD17, Chet Edwards, must be defeated no matter what this fall

Now the cast has been introduced we can get on with this tragedy.

Conservatives have known for years that the Republican Party was (more…)

There’s a headline for ya. In fairness, it should say “My Perception Of Bill Flores Was Wrong,” but that doesn’t roll off the tongue so easily.

I cannot explain to the full extent how wrong I was or why I think I was wrong in one short blog post…and a long one would make you lose interest and take away an opportunity for me to have you come back for more over the course of a few days.

So, let me set this up, and then invite you to return here as I unwind this story.

I have the good fortune and blessing to be friends with (more…)

Colin Witt, most recently the Communications Director for the 2010 Rob Curnock For Congress campaign, has launched his long-anticipated blog. You can find it at www.ColinWitt.com.

Colin is a talented and smart young man, wise in his years of Central Texas living and in tune with the politics of Middle America – and Middle Texas. He hails from the Waco area, right smack in the middle of Congressional District 17.

As a member of the media I enjoyed working with Colin while he juggled campaign communications, and Colin was always respectful of my time and my questions…no matter how hard they were. Colin gave me complete (more…)

Another example of earmark politics in TX CD17 and just like Pork Creek Park (aka Hamm Creek Park) Congressman Chet Edwards secured it for the county. We here in Johnson County will be stuck paying the tab—both in our Federal taxes and in our county taxes. Once Mr. Edwards has gotten his pat on the back and your vote, the county will forced to maintain these projects at YOUR expense.

Liberal politics and politicians will never change. Their first priority is to make us dependant on them for everything. Second, they bring home the money to make our lives nicer by creating more government jobs, road projects, parks, bike paths, etc. to help secure their re-election. Hey, we should get our fair share of the money, right? Bring that money from Iowa to Texas and send Texas money to New York! (more…)

You know the old saying…because people won’t be able to tell the difference.

I’ve been stuck in a silly argument with Dan Hunt, that I mentioned a few times before and you can follow by clicking this tag.

Here it ends, for multiple reasons.

Primarily, it degenerated to Dan’s calling me a liberal Edwards plant and I summarily end conversations when they get to that point, because the person on the other end has resorted to name-calling, which is a classic liberal tactic. But I allowed Dan to call me out, as if I were abandoning the conversation because his accusations were supposedly right.

I should have let them go. Aside from revealing his RINO tendencies, they simply allowed me to get distracted and therefore increased the How Bill Flores Will Lose posts by a (more…)

Not to be confused with the watershed event in the Pacific Theater during World War II, or the small hamlet in East Texas – though that Midway (75852) has more in common with the topic du jour.

But only because it happens to reside in the 17^th Congressional District of Texas.

But even that is insignificant, and the likelihood that either candidate has even visited Midway, except to drive through or fly over it, is pretty remote.

But you can be guaranteed there are Chet Edwards supporters there, and Bill Flores supporters there. I know, because one of each has contacted me. (more…)

It seems Dan Hunt can’t get out of Texas 17 politics fast enough. Now he’s joined the chorus of calling yours truly a Liberal plant on Chet Edwards’ payroll. Maybe the former Johnson County Republican Party Chair and County Attorney should hasten his move to Beaumont. The telecom union down there could use his weird style of argument in their contract nefotiations.

Dan is the first one to call Bill Flores a RINO and Chet Edwards Satan in the same discussion. Randy agreed with him.

This still has to do with the issue of current Hood County GOP Chair Randy Shelton calling GOP Congressional Candidate Bill Flores a RINO and then lying about it. (more…)

The original article concerning Randy Shelton calling Bill Flores a RINO and Chet Edwards “Satan” is here.

Mr. Shelton has since erased his pertinent comments from the facebook discussion.

However, American Writes made a hard copy of the discussion once we found out from Waco Tribune Reporter Michael Shapiro that Shelton was denying that he had said these things. We figured he would erase them. (more…)