HOW DARE ANYONE EVEN THINK ABOUT RUNNING AGAINST A LUCIO!

From the editor:  Sometimes a politician can be so clueless that they betray themselves, revealing who they really are at heart.  

Eddie Lucio III, currently serving in the Texas House of Representatives, is generally admired in Brownsville.  Folks here know his dad, Eddie Lucio, Jr. a State Senator in District 27 for the last 28 years, his Uncle Robert, who ran the Fort Brown Golf Course, etc.

But, notice what young Eddie III wrote earlier today on Facebook: 

Are you at all disturbed by young Eddie III's tone here, taking umbrage that anyone would even dare to think about running against his dad?

Don't we still live in a democratic country where any qualified person is free to run for office?  Or, have we regressed back to the days of the so-called "divine right of kings?"

What arrogance!  

Is it just now time for young Eddie "to get to work" because his father may not run unopposed?  Shouldn't he already be "getting to work" for the poorest community in the United States?

Eddie III's statement above simply reeks entitlement.  

Eddie III's tenure in office, just like his dad's, has been notably self-serving, self-enriching, of little benefit to Brownsville.

Notice this 2017 "Texas Monitor" report:

"That’s because the Democrat from Brownsville has spent more than $28,000 in campaign funds at Best Buy in the past decade. Loose laws concerning how such funds are spent allow lawmakers to use them for a variety of purposes. In addition to stocking his Capitol and district offices with TVs and computer equipment, Lucio has treated constituents and voters to nearly $5,000 in gifts and gift cards from Best Buy since 2007.

Lucio has also been a frequent shopper at Apple Store, spending more than $12,500. That includes the purchase of two MacBook Airs for $3,150 in 2015 for campaign staff – even though Lucio hasn’t faced a single opponent in an election since he won his seat in 2006.

The Texas Monitor has found that legislators like Lucio have been able to build up sizable campaign coffers thanks to special interest demand for access and lack of election competition. They then use that money on campaign-related travel to sometimes exotic locales, nice Austin apartments, sweet rides and various gifts for constituents. An examination of such campaign expenses by Lucio between 2007 and 2016 by The Texas Monitor found that he spent $312,803 on those categories, ranking him fourth among the lawmakers in the Texas House during that time period."

Also in 2017, Eddie III was discovered to be employed as an attorney for "Valley Crossing Pipeline," a firm that constructed a 168 mile, 48" pipeline to the RGV.  

When environmentalists uncovered this conflict of interest, the state congressman resigned the position.

Eddie III's Dad, Eddie Lucio, Jr.,
at a Charro Days Event

Perhaps, it is time for Eddie Lucio, Jr. to face some opposition for his next Texas senatorial race.  

Brownsville finally got rid of the unfit Rene Oliveira in the last election.  

Would it be such a tragedy for Brownsville if Eddie Lucio, Jr. was likewise put out to pasture?