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Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:25 pm to TBoy
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Paxton is widely regarded as a scummy scammer. The opening might be there for the Democrat.
I needed a good chuckle today
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:28 pm to TBoy
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Paxton is widely regarded as a scummy scammer. The opening might be there for the Democrat.
How.
If he is what you claim, then Democrat’s will vote for him.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:28 pm to TBoy
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Scummy Scammer
Seems to me his greatest “sin” was taking on the heir apparent of the Bush dynasty. Then he had the audacity to win.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:29 pm to SDVTiger
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:29 pm to TBoy
You are dumb.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:42 pm to TBoy
You’re full of shite. The man has been battle tested. He’s 100% MAGA…
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:52 pm to TBoy
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But one thing for sure, if 60 fellow Texas republicans vote in favor of bringing the charges, that means that this guy is not well regarded among Texas republicans.
That's inaccurate as stated.
It would be fair to say that he is not liked by a large percentage of Republican party leaders in TX-- many of whom are aligned more to either Bush, Cornyn, and similar factions of the party.
It is not at all fair to confuse that with the sentiments of Texas republicans in general.
In many regards the will of everyday people is not represented by party leaders on either side. Something like 80% of Republicans, and similar numbers of the black community, want voter ID laws passed. Democat leaders are universally against it. Republican leaders are not much better.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:58 pm to TBoy
Your ignorance is legendary.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 4:07 pm to SDVTiger
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Coryn is Toast and Orange is on a Safari hunting the rinos
Not a great time to be one of them as Masshole
You're just too fricking stupid to see that Massie and Cornyn are polar opposites. Carry on
Posted on 5/20/26 at 4:57 pm to SDVTiger
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Coryn is Toast and Orange is on a Safari hunting the rinos
This. And getting rid of Thunes Rino buddies like Cornyn, Cassidy, McConnell will put pressure on Thune. He won’t have the ability anymore to hide behind “we won’t have the votes”
Posted on 5/20/26 at 5:16 pm to SDVTiger
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Orange is on a Safari hunting the rinos
Not to worry! Powermullah, Clark<14, SFP and Cubs have all assured us that a Trump endorsement is the campaign kiss-of-death.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 5:18 pm to LuckyTiger
So Cornyn was on board the Ukraine gravy train.
He needs to be voted out and have his finances investigated.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 5:30 pm to TheHarahanian
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He needs to be voted out and have his finances investigated.
This is probably what Thune and boys are scared of
Posted on 5/20/26 at 6:08 pm to epbart
Charged with two counts of securities fraud (settled and paid damages), four senior staff testified against him for taking bribes as the Texas ag to issue legal opinions protecting Nate Paul (Paul later convicted), job favors for his girlfriend, wife divorced him on 'biblical grounds', impeached by a Republic House. It's a long list. All out there and easily found.
This post was edited on 5/20/26 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:56 pm to biscuitsngravy
We're living in an age where we have to vote for people who are less than ideal... almost every race seems to be a variation of South Park's Giant Douche vs Turd Sandwich mockery of the 2016 election.
Do I think Paxton is a saint or the moral compass people should follow? No.
Do I think he's got some skeletons. Almost certainly. Few people at his level don't as they get drawn into alliances with groups and donors who all want something. Trump has associations I don't like. The Clintons and Obama have associations I don't like, etc. Newsom, AOC, Thune, Cornyn, and Talarico do, too.
Do I think Paxton will be a more reliable presence in the Senate than Cornyn? Yes... I'm inclined at this point to think Paxton will be more of an ally to Trump than Cornyn. And I do think that's important since Paxton voters are almost certainly Trump voters and helping Trump's agenda will advantage them. It would be dishonest to frame being a Trump ally as a bootlicker or anything of the sort if the relationship is based on a similar vision of trying to enact better voting laws, eliminating fraud, etc. In contrast, Cornyn is/was the typical establishment Republican who spoke like he cared, but always voted with establishment ideas... which are the various facets that grew out of Rockefeller republicanism in prior decades to advantage insders and sap American strength.
Looking at the worst of the charges against Paxton-- the securities fraud settlement-- they look even less serious than I might've thought. He didn't register as a securities agent with the state or disclose to investors his compensation. Oh, the horror! I think those kind of laws have value, but then again, so do insider trading laws, and congressmen don't seem to give a shite about that. In my opinion, insider trading is a little worse.
And when the SEC separately tried to do hammer Paxton on the same issue...
Reuters
... a judge said it wasn't a big issue either and dismissed it. Kind of gives credence to the thought that corrupt leadership in the government and republican leadership had it out for him more than him actually being a dishonorable character.
Do I think Paxton is a saint or the moral compass people should follow? No.
Do I think he's got some skeletons. Almost certainly. Few people at his level don't as they get drawn into alliances with groups and donors who all want something. Trump has associations I don't like. The Clintons and Obama have associations I don't like, etc. Newsom, AOC, Thune, Cornyn, and Talarico do, too.
Do I think Paxton will be a more reliable presence in the Senate than Cornyn? Yes... I'm inclined at this point to think Paxton will be more of an ally to Trump than Cornyn. And I do think that's important since Paxton voters are almost certainly Trump voters and helping Trump's agenda will advantage them. It would be dishonest to frame being a Trump ally as a bootlicker or anything of the sort if the relationship is based on a similar vision of trying to enact better voting laws, eliminating fraud, etc. In contrast, Cornyn is/was the typical establishment Republican who spoke like he cared, but always voted with establishment ideas... which are the various facets that grew out of Rockefeller republicanism in prior decades to advantage insders and sap American strength.
Looking at the worst of the charges against Paxton-- the securities fraud settlement-- they look even less serious than I might've thought. He didn't register as a securities agent with the state or disclose to investors his compensation. Oh, the horror! I think those kind of laws have value, but then again, so do insider trading laws, and congressmen don't seem to give a shite about that. In my opinion, insider trading is a little worse.
And when the SEC separately tried to do hammer Paxton on the same issue...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had also sued Paxton for promoting Servergy stock without disclosing he was paid to do so. The case was dismissed in 2017, when a judge ruled Paxton was not required to disclose the payments.
Reuters
... a judge said it wasn't a big issue either and dismissed it. Kind of gives credence to the thought that corrupt leadership in the government and republican leadership had it out for him more than him actually being a dishonorable character.
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