Hope John Cornyn goes to war and makes Kim Jong Orange’s life hell for the rest of his term.
That Senate majority is thin on paper, let’s make it worse.
B-Z_B-S on
Because Trump is incapable of reciprocating loyalty to any of his supporters. MTG learned this. A lot of Trump voters learned this, though many MAGA cultists don’t care. *Dozens* of other GOP politicians have learned this.
Life-Quantity-637 on
This is how pick me ends, kids. Never give a mouse a cookie.
Tokie-Dokie on
The fascinating thing is that—despite every warning—dumbass after dumbass believe they’ll be immune to getting absolutely burned by Trump. And the more they kiss his ass, the worse it gets.
It’s beautiful to watch.
wwabc on
no matter how horrible a GOP politician is, there is always someone worse to take their place
RMarch21 on
He should apologize to his children…..disgraceful when he posed reading a Trump book….. spineless, self-centered….people, the only way to turn this thing around is to elect people with integrity and hold them accountable….
zubbs99 on
Another one for the Trump trash heap. It’s amazing they keep lining up to ingratiate themselves with this fool.
Ornery-Ticket834 on
Another one tossed under the bus.
49DivineDayVacation on
As scared as I am that Ken Paxton may actually become a senator, I get some joy out of the fact that John Cornyn got exactly the finale he deserved.
Iyellkhan on
no idea if he would, but it will be amusing if he switches sides with the next war powers vote
_Phil_McCracken_ on
> When neither Cornyn nor Paxton got a majority in the March primary, the two were forced to engage in what now passes for substantive policy debate in Republican politics: Arguing over who loves our president more.
Totally not a cult.
Necessary-Ad-7033 on
Hopefully he is remembered that way.
Holiday-Hippo-6748 on
“Shit defeats piss”
recentgrooves on
Good he can fuck off
Raspberries-Are-Evil on
*There’s an old saying in Tennessee—I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on…shame on you. Fool me—you can’t get fooled again.”*
-Texas son, George W. Bush.
thismorningscoffee on
> a case study in grief disguised as a campaign for reelection
This article has some real gems
ovsa55 on
I think Cornyn, Massie and Cassidy can really deliver some payback now, if they had a spine, that is
dirtytounder on
Oh well…had some excellent pizza tonight
Historical_Bend_2629 on
The blueprint, the map. Just takes a while. We have see a decade of this pattern. Senescent narcissism doesn’t pass the baton.
R67H on
Two gladiators meet to try to out-magat one another. Who really wins, here? At the end of the day they’re both gonna go home and count the cash they raked in from their fellow, much poorer, cultists
kudoshinchi on
dumb and dumber, that what Texas is
Suspicious-Steak-335 on
good, fuck him
digihippie on
Every Trump backed candidate turns a blind eye to insurrection, rape of women, and rape of children to enrich themselves.
It’s really that simple.
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
Personally, I’m glad Paxton won his primary, because he’s going to alienate a lot of voters.
Paxton has been involved in numerous scandals and has a record of fraud, bribery, corruption, graft, grand jury weaponization, and adultery of course
Eight of his closest aides reported him to the FBI in 2020 for abusing his office.
He was also impeached by his own party on 16 counts of abuse of power.
Do you know how corrupt you have to be to get impeached by Texas Republicans as a slavishly pro Trump Republican?
The whole thing is baffling. Especially when you consider how Trump endorsed the guy even though he was likely going to win his primary anyways. A move that even some Republicans regarded as foolish.
But I shouldn’t complain because Talarico has a better chance of defeating a scumbag like Paxton. The two couldn’t be farther apart in terms of their integrity, their ethics, their Christian values, and their very accordance with the law.
Talarico is far and above a better candidate in terms of his moral integrity, his record, his platform, his lack of controversies, etc..
So Republicans are having to resort to slandering him with lies and made up culture war centric disagreements because they cannot, in good faith, attack things like his character, his anti elitist positions, his accessibility as a candidate, his religious background, and his support for more populist reforms…
And while it may be a turn off to some, Talarico’s faith is also a huge selling point for him. He’s a better representation of Christianity than Paxton assuredly, but also the religious hypocrites and extremists on the right who flout the very teachings of Christ.
Talarico went to seminary school but still believes strongly in the separation of church and state, and criticizes all forms of state sponsored religion. Unlike MAGA, he chooses the constitution and democratic ideals over religious nationalism.
He also calls out the religious right on their hypocrisy constantly, says in so few words that Jesus advocated for the sick, the needy, the poor, the outcast, and contextualizes the lessons of Jesus as a guide on how to be more tolerant, respectful, and accommodating towards foreigners and all marginalized segments of society.
As a political candidate, he’s a pretty rare example of consistent Christian ethics.
With Talarico’s message about the class conflict and his relatable frustrations aimed at the rich and corporations; with his authentic religious background; his emphasis on inclusivity and equality; his distaste for culture wars; and his populist-progressive appeal, he has a REAL opportunity to win against a candidate like Paxton who has demonstrated a *preference* for corruption, depravity and fraud.
That is if Republicans don’t do everything within their power to suppress the vote and subvert the election.
And where Talarico has proven himself a Christian not just in name only, Paxton has shown a pretty clear departure from even the most basic Christian principles.
Talarico is a pioneering candidate and has an increasingly better chance of winning in this current climate.
Talarico’s primary win in Texas was lifted by Hispanic voters.
Trump has lost over half his support from Hispanic voters since the 2024 election. Hmm, I wonder why?
This election could very well be decided by a voting bloc that Trump has personally alienated ever since returning to office.
The big difference is Talarico sees Christian ethics and progressivism as compatible. As opposed to how many “Christians” on the right see religion and ideologies of white nationalism as consistent with one another.
This election is winnable. Especially if voter turnout hits even close to record highs as it did for the Democratic primary, which is not the best sign for Republicans.
Talarico supports equality and inclusivity for the LGBTQ community and other vulnerable groups, a notion that no doubt enrages MAGA because they’ve made hating these communities of people central to their identity.
Talarico pushes back against religious arguments that try to defend intolerance and discrimination of these same marginalized groups.
Talarico supports public education and the social safety net, and is deeply opposed to school privatization, which is a growing issue in states like Texas. School voucher programs intend to fracture the public education system, divert funds to religious schools, and unfairly punish poor and underprivileged students.
Talarico supports healthcare and common sense gun reforms. He advocates strongly for voting rights and protections against Republican backed efforts to disenfranchise voters.
He also criticizes billionaires, their outsized influence over our elections and policy making decisions, and he frames our current situation as a class conflict while acknowledging that the culture wars are a distraction from the real issues deserving our attention.
The GOP is terrified of candidates like Talarico; alarmed by his populist charm and his sincerity.
They are haunted by the idea of a more progressive Christian and fear that they could lose to someone who conceivably represents the interests of most constituents for once.
Contrary to Ken Paxton who is unfathomably corrupt, morally bankrupt, self serving and scandal ridden.
And especially opposed to figures like Donald Trump, who is more out of touch than “outsider,” who is more elitist than populist, who is a cruel and narcissistic grifter, a pathological liar and sleazy demagogue who appeals to the worst impulses of his supporters.
us1549 on
He should run as an independent and really spoil the race
NeoThorrus on
I just saw a lady on tv say that she wanted to vote for Cornyn but Trump order her to vote for the other so she did. This nation is done.
livemusicisbest on
He is especially culpable. He knew better. He was a judge, the state attorney general, a smart lawyer. He correctly called Paxton a felon — while making a fool of himself praising the Felon in chief. Everything he said about Paxton was equally true if not more so about Trump. He threw away his reputation and ultimately his career. And in the end, in a final insult to intelligence and Texas, he said he would support Paxton in the general election. Cornyn is utter scum. May he rot in hell!
Brickell_Investor on
Dude gave up every principle he had, posted a cringe photo reading The Art of the Deal, named a highway after the guy, and Trump still just called him a “good man” and endorsed Paxton. You really cannot buy loyalty from someone who doesn’t know what the word means.
morilythari on
And now he will have a spine for the next few months.
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Hope John Cornyn goes to war and makes Kim Jong Orange’s life hell for the rest of his term.
That Senate majority is thin on paper, let’s make it worse.
Because Trump is incapable of reciprocating loyalty to any of his supporters. MTG learned this. A lot of Trump voters learned this, though many MAGA cultists don’t care. *Dozens* of other GOP politicians have learned this.
This is how pick me ends, kids. Never give a mouse a cookie.
The fascinating thing is that—despite every warning—dumbass after dumbass believe they’ll be immune to getting absolutely burned by Trump. And the more they kiss his ass, the worse it gets.
It’s beautiful to watch.
no matter how horrible a GOP politician is, there is always someone worse to take their place
He should apologize to his children…..disgraceful when he posed reading a Trump book….. spineless, self-centered….people, the only way to turn this thing around is to elect people with integrity and hold them accountable….
Another one for the Trump trash heap. It’s amazing they keep lining up to ingratiate themselves with this fool.
Another one tossed under the bus.
As scared as I am that Ken Paxton may actually become a senator, I get some joy out of the fact that John Cornyn got exactly the finale he deserved.
no idea if he would, but it will be amusing if he switches sides with the next war powers vote
> When neither Cornyn nor Paxton got a majority in the March primary, the two were forced to engage in what now passes for substantive policy debate in Republican politics: Arguing over who loves our president more.
Totally not a cult.
Hopefully he is remembered that way.
“Shit defeats piss”
Good he can fuck off
*There’s an old saying in Tennessee—I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on…shame on you. Fool me—you can’t get fooled again.”*
-Texas son, George W. Bush.
> a case study in grief disguised as a campaign for reelection
This article has some real gems
I think Cornyn, Massie and Cassidy can really deliver some payback now, if they had a spine, that is
Oh well…had some excellent pizza tonight
The blueprint, the map. Just takes a while. We have see a decade of this pattern. Senescent narcissism doesn’t pass the baton.
Two gladiators meet to try to out-magat one another. Who really wins, here? At the end of the day they’re both gonna go home and count the cash they raked in from their fellow, much poorer, cultists
dumb and dumber, that what Texas is
good, fuck him
Every Trump backed candidate turns a blind eye to insurrection, rape of women, and rape of children to enrich themselves.
It’s really that simple.
Personally, I’m glad Paxton won his primary, because he’s going to alienate a lot of voters.
Paxton has been involved in numerous scandals and has a record of fraud, bribery, corruption, graft, grand jury weaponization, and adultery of course
Eight of his closest aides reported him to the FBI in 2020 for abusing his office.
He was also impeached by his own party on 16 counts of abuse of power.
Do you know how corrupt you have to be to get impeached by Texas Republicans as a slavishly pro Trump Republican?
The whole thing is baffling. Especially when you consider how Trump endorsed the guy even though he was likely going to win his primary anyways. A move that even some Republicans regarded as foolish.
But I shouldn’t complain because Talarico has a better chance of defeating a scumbag like Paxton. The two couldn’t be farther apart in terms of their integrity, their ethics, their Christian values, and their very accordance with the law.
Talarico is far and above a better candidate in terms of his moral integrity, his record, his platform, his lack of controversies, etc..
So Republicans are having to resort to slandering him with lies and made up culture war centric disagreements because they cannot, in good faith, attack things like his character, his anti elitist positions, his accessibility as a candidate, his religious background, and his support for more populist reforms…
And while it may be a turn off to some, Talarico’s faith is also a huge selling point for him. He’s a better representation of Christianity than Paxton assuredly, but also the religious hypocrites and extremists on the right who flout the very teachings of Christ.
Talarico went to seminary school but still believes strongly in the separation of church and state, and criticizes all forms of state sponsored religion. Unlike MAGA, he chooses the constitution and democratic ideals over religious nationalism.
He also calls out the religious right on their hypocrisy constantly, says in so few words that Jesus advocated for the sick, the needy, the poor, the outcast, and contextualizes the lessons of Jesus as a guide on how to be more tolerant, respectful, and accommodating towards foreigners and all marginalized segments of society.
As a political candidate, he’s a pretty rare example of consistent Christian ethics.
With Talarico’s message about the class conflict and his relatable frustrations aimed at the rich and corporations; with his authentic religious background; his emphasis on inclusivity and equality; his distaste for culture wars; and his populist-progressive appeal, he has a REAL opportunity to win against a candidate like Paxton who has demonstrated a *preference* for corruption, depravity and fraud.
That is if Republicans don’t do everything within their power to suppress the vote and subvert the election.
And where Talarico has proven himself a Christian not just in name only, Paxton has shown a pretty clear departure from even the most basic Christian principles.
Talarico is a pioneering candidate and has an increasingly better chance of winning in this current climate.
Talarico’s primary win in Texas was lifted by Hispanic voters.
Trump has lost over half his support from Hispanic voters since the 2024 election. Hmm, I wonder why?
This election could very well be decided by a voting bloc that Trump has personally alienated ever since returning to office.
The big difference is Talarico sees Christian ethics and progressivism as compatible. As opposed to how many “Christians” on the right see religion and ideologies of white nationalism as consistent with one another.
This election is winnable. Especially if voter turnout hits even close to record highs as it did for the Democratic primary, which is not the best sign for Republicans.
Talarico supports equality and inclusivity for the LGBTQ community and other vulnerable groups, a notion that no doubt enrages MAGA because they’ve made hating these communities of people central to their identity.
Talarico pushes back against religious arguments that try to defend intolerance and discrimination of these same marginalized groups.
Talarico supports public education and the social safety net, and is deeply opposed to school privatization, which is a growing issue in states like Texas. School voucher programs intend to fracture the public education system, divert funds to religious schools, and unfairly punish poor and underprivileged students.
Talarico supports healthcare and common sense gun reforms. He advocates strongly for voting rights and protections against Republican backed efforts to disenfranchise voters.
He also criticizes billionaires, their outsized influence over our elections and policy making decisions, and he frames our current situation as a class conflict while acknowledging that the culture wars are a distraction from the real issues deserving our attention.
The GOP is terrified of candidates like Talarico; alarmed by his populist charm and his sincerity.
They are haunted by the idea of a more progressive Christian and fear that they could lose to someone who conceivably represents the interests of most constituents for once.
Contrary to Ken Paxton who is unfathomably corrupt, morally bankrupt, self serving and scandal ridden.
And especially opposed to figures like Donald Trump, who is more out of touch than “outsider,” who is more elitist than populist, who is a cruel and narcissistic grifter, a pathological liar and sleazy demagogue who appeals to the worst impulses of his supporters.
He should run as an independent and really spoil the race
I just saw a lady on tv say that she wanted to vote for Cornyn but Trump order her to vote for the other so she did. This nation is done.
He is especially culpable. He knew better. He was a judge, the state attorney general, a smart lawyer. He correctly called Paxton a felon — while making a fool of himself praising the Felon in chief. Everything he said about Paxton was equally true if not more so about Trump. He threw away his reputation and ultimately his career. And in the end, in a final insult to intelligence and Texas, he said he would support Paxton in the general election. Cornyn is utter scum. May he rot in hell!
Dude gave up every principle he had, posted a cringe photo reading The Art of the Deal, named a highway after the guy, and Trump still just called him a “good man” and endorsed Paxton. You really cannot buy loyalty from someone who doesn’t know what the word means.
And now he will have a spine for the next few months.