Sen. John Cornyn, still a bit hoarse, is vocalizing again. The briefly speechless junior senator recalled something Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, quipped after vocal cord surgery three years ago to address recurring problems. Doctors ordered him to remain mute during...
Late last night, the House narrowly passed its health care bill. Read about it here, here and here. The legislation would extend health coverage to 36 million Americans, according to the Congressional Budget Office. As you probably know, Texas leads...
Just to follow on Dave Michaels' earlier posting about Rep. Chet Edwards' announcement that he'll vote against the Democrats' health care bill... The politics of his decision, and the reactions to it, are interesting. Edwards' district is Republican enough that...
This may not come as a surprise to people who know the red hue of Chet Edwards' House district, but the Waco Democrat just announced he'll vote against the House healthcare bill. Edwards won't be the only Democrat to vote...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has unveiled the House health reform bill. Reactions are pouring in. Pop quiz: Does this sound like it came from a Republican or a Democrat? "This is a gargantuan expansion of government takeover of our health...
Rep. Chet Edwards, a Democrat from Waco, announced details on three health care town hall meetings he'll be holding next week: August 26--Brazos County Bryan - Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Dr. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Doors will open at...
Rep. Chet Edwards, a Democrat from Waco, announced today he'll hold a string of town hall meetings, a telephone town hall and gatherings with constituent groups about health care reform. As TDMN reported last week, the Republicans have criticized Edwards...
If you're looking for hotly competitive congressional races, don't look to North Texas. So say the smart folks at CQ, who have rated 2010 House races and find all districts in our area to be safe for the parties that...
Rep. Chet Edwards will stay put. President-elect Barack Obama considered the Waco Democrat as a possible running mate. Rumor has it the congressman has been eyed as a potential Veterans Affairs secretary, though his prospects have never been clear. On...
Texas Dems have closed their deficit in the state house by 2 seats. Democrats nearly swept the Harris County judicial races on Tuesday, as they did in Dallas County four years ago. Clearly, Texas Dems are on the rise. Rep....
If there's ever been a sign that this year's crop of Democratic Delegates from Texas is a bunch of overachievers, it's this: They have their daily "delegate breakfast" every day at 7:30 A.M. IN THE MORNING. The sun's only been...
My man Bob Garrett is away from his computer, but if he could get to it, he would blog something like this: Fresh off his near-miss at being Barack Obama's running mate, Waco Democratic congressman Chet Edwards speaks Monday...
In an interview with Todd Gillman, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco says the antics of a similarly named, slick-talking, lying philanderer probably helped sink his chances of becoming Barack Obama's running mate. The other guy went on television to...
The Secret Service has yet to request the assistance of Waco Police ahead of Barack Obama potentially naming U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards his Democratic presidential ticket running mate, Waco Police Assistant Chief Robert Lanning told us a moment ago. Mr....
A knock on U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards as a vice presidential running mate is that nobody much knows him. An overstatement, perhaps, but we'll venture to guess that his national name recognition is about 99 percentage points lower than, say,...
Chet Edwards' hometown paper, the Waco Tribune-Herald, caught up to the congressman at home a little while ago. Safe to assume there are no SUVs disgorging a team of buff guys in dark suits talking into their sleeves, else the...
Waco City Manager Larry Groth tells us that as of this moment, the city government isn't yet making preparations for Barack Obama naming U.S. Rep. Chat Edwards as is Democratic presidential ticket running mate. Mr. Edwards is spending the afternoon...
If Barack Obama names U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards as his running mate, "Chet's reputation in Texas is such that Texas could be in play during the election," says John Cullar, chairman of the McLennan County Democratic Party, headquartered in...
So, let's say Obama does pick Chet Edwards, the 9-term Waco congressman. How would the world get that "Publishers Clearinghouse" moment of surprise, thrill and shock? Well, as it happens, a large contingent of very excellent Washington-based scribes and photojournalists...
The Drudge Report, reputedly right 80 percent of the time, put a picture of Waco Rep. Chet Edwards on its front page this morning to tease readers into AP's latest story on Obama's vice presidential selection. The story calls the...
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