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Joseph Mangano's avatar

Ken Paxton: awful human being, consummate Republican candidate in Trump's GOP in 2026. There is no bottom to the barrel.

HM Haskins's avatar

So happy that someone finally put all of this in writing! What an odious and dangerous person. Thank you Judd as always for cutting through the noise.

Robert Beatty's avatar

Noel Sims, not Judd wrote today’s post.

Robert Beatty's avatar

Thank for this. It should be required reading for every one of voting age in Texas.

Mark H. Jones's avatar

Ken Paxton’s career trajectory suggests he’s not as much a good lawyer as he is a useful tool for organized crime. I wonder what a forensic accountant would find in his personal finances.

Katy Bolger's avatar

The ONLY thing missing from this report is the name of the woman with whom Paxton is having an affair. No one should be protected once in Paxton's sewer of corruption. Good luck, Texas, you get the leaders you deserve including Hot Wheels, one of the most despicable men in office anywhere. And for the plucky little hens of the Lone Star State: how's that patriarchy working out for you?

And one more thing: if Jesus came back and ran for office, he would be Talarico. Will Texas realize that those footsteps in the sand is someone come to help them ease their troubles?

Ian Ogard's avatar

To look at it in a mathematical way, "Too big to fail" has a corollary, "Too corrupt to jail", and Paxton is a part of the proof.

Katy Bolger's avatar

You know, I was thinking why hasn't he failed? Then I looked at his friends and the power he wields. He must have his grubby fingers in the business of everyone in Texas. As Attorney General, he can do as much harm and corruption to individuals in Texas as Bondi and Blanche have done in Washington.

Linda Slater's avatar

We are about to see if the voters in Texas will actually vote for this criminal,this morally bankrupt Republican over a man who is sane,responsible and who has integrity. My guess is that they are so far gone into their Fauxnooz delusional world that they will never vote for anyone who identifies as a Democrat. The FauxChristian churches have done an excellent job of convincing weak minded people that they will burn in hell if they ever vote for any Democrat. The best we can hope is that they stay home or leave the Senatorial ballot blank.

Robyn Boyer's avatar

Boy howdie. Paxton is just a mini-trump, slashing and burning his way through the law and decency. He also seems to be blessed with an inability to take responsibility for his malfeasance, and like trump, he manages to mostly escape any reckoning. Maybe his run of good luck will come to an abrupt end when Talarico beats the pants off of this excuse for a public official.

Teresa Baustian's avatar

Hmmmm, a person with absolutely no redeeming qualities……

Slowwriter's avatar

At least he may not be named in the Epstein (45,47) files. Unlike 45,47

Deepak Puri's avatar

Ken Paxton acquitted: Follow the money and threats behind the ruling with this interactive map

https://thedemlabs.org/2023/09/18/ken-paxton-acquitted-follow-the-money-and-threats-behind-the-ruling/

Ian Ogard's avatar

Talarico or Paxton? Or, as Fox News loves to frame things, "Good or bad"? How can there be any question?

A Sarcastic Prophet's avatar

Is there a haiku that can sum up Paxton and his relationship with voters? Hum. Let me try.

Good or bad, their choice.

Grift, lies, hurting children.

What say you, Texas?

It should be obvious, right? As my mom always said, Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me again and again and again and again…shame, shame, shame.

Jen Baron's avatar

Those “Christians” in Texas are sure “forgiving” of “sins” and outright breaking the law of the Land.