Permian Basin Congressman Mike Conaway has blasted Democrats for pushing through what he called a "no-energy" bill without bi-partisan input.

Barack Obama "is no Jesus Christ," Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) said in a speech on the House floor yesterday, voicing personal offense at Rep. Steve Cohen's (D-Tenn.) comparison of Obama to Jesus.

In St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican National Convention, Congressman Mike Conaway said Thursday that John McCain will rebound into a deadlock with Barack Obama and their rollicking presidential race "will go right down to the wire" on Nov. 4.

If the theme of the 1992 presidential election was "It's the economy, stupid," then the theme of the 2008 campaign could well be "It's energy, stupid."

"From a strategic, electoral standpoint, it's a winning issue for Republicans," said Rep. Mike Conaway, adding his party will emphasize the issue throughout September and October leading up to the Nov. 4 election.

At the beginning of the week, U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway told the council that they had been awarded the grant. Over 400 applicants sought grants, Sanchez said, and the council was one of 199 that received one.

U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway's visit to San Angelo on Wednesday would have been the perfect opportunity to campaign for re-election this fall - if he had needed to.

Conaway, of the 11th Congressional District, has a Facebook page, a podcast and a blog. He and two other West Texans, U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry and U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, were vocal about House members' rights to communicate via the Internet.

Members are increasingly turning to the Web and social sites such as Qik, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to get their messages out. Some contend those members are Internet outlaws, charging they're violating rules for mass communications as elections approach and becoming embroiled in conflicts of interest because of online advertising.

Conaway toured the district last week, including visits to Brownwood on Friday and Coleman on Saturday. He is back in Washington, D.C., this week to continue the floor protest on the American energy crisis to urge Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, to call a special session of Congress to vote on energy legislation that would allow for increased domestic drilling.

U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway doesn't waste any time with archaic methods of communication to interact with citizens. He utilizes the Internet - allowing a voice for the public.

Conaway announced this week that he'll open up and share the historic process of building and writing the Republican Party platform through use of the Internet.

Congressman Mike Conaway will return to Washington Monday even though lawmakers are on recess in order to maintain an ongoing debate in the U.S., House over the nation’s energy policy.

“Congress shouldn’t have left (on recess) without dealing with our energy policy,” Conaway told more than 100 people attending Friday’s monthly Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “We should have stayed and dealt with this issue.”