Chris Bell
Chris Bell
Robert Christopher "Chris" Bellis an American politician, attorney, and former journalist. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College of Law. Bell served five years on the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2001, followed by one term in the United States House of Representatives from Texas' 25th Congressional District in Houston from 2003 to 2005. He was then the Democratic nominee in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 November 1959
CountryUnited States of America
I would love it if every talk show let me say whatever I pleased.
We've been handed an incredible opportunity and the trick will be getting people to recognize that fact.
(Perry) has made an awful mess of things. He's proven he can't lead a silent prayer.
Perry has made an awful mess of things and has proven he can't even lead a silent prayer. If we're going to find solutions, we have to elect a governor who has the courage of his convictions.
The DeLay story struck a nerve with people all across the United States because Tom DeLay put a face to what Walt Whitman called "the never-ending audacity of elected persons." Suddenly, they could see corruption up close.
High-stakes testing has basically guided the curriculum in public schools all across the state of Texas and has left us with the highest drop out rate in the entire country -- around 40 percent.
I don't pretend to be perfect; I've made mistakes just like everybody else. When I have, I've owned up to the mistakes and moved forward.
By raiding the surplus to pay for a property-tax cut, Perry is proposing a plan that is still $1 billion short of inadequate because it forgets one very important thing: schools.
A revenue-neutral proposal is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
I like the way that shakes out. I like the numbers.
If Rick Perry gets his way in Austin, schools in Beaumont and across Texas will suffer.
I want to see how the Arizona plan works out, utilizing the National Guard. It would be more expensive for the state of Texas, ... but if it's successful there, I think we're going to have to perhaps consider that type of plan.
I'm running because the State of Texas finds itself in last place in too many categories.
I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It's a sport, competition, so I'm used to it.