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OGBuzz

(710 posts)
Wed May 27, 2026, 05:06 PM Wednesday

A portrait of incredible courage.

John Cornyn has already endorsed Ken Paxton in the November midterm election, the man he called fundamentally corrupt and immoral throughout the primaries.

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Ocelot II

(131,430 posts)
1. Of course he did.
Wed May 27, 2026, 05:17 PM
Wednesday

"My primary opponent is a corrupt adulterer who coddles child rapists, but I'm endorsing him in the general election anyhow." Soon-to-be-former Senator Cornyn, you have cojones the size of raisins. But thanks for those vicious attack ads, John; not sure how you can take those back even though the GOP has tried to delete them today. But the Internet never forgets, and they're still out there.

OGBuzz

(710 posts)
2. Cornyn is 74, he could have easily walked away without humiliating himself. His endorsement is worthless.
Wed May 27, 2026, 05:57 PM
Wednesday

Obviously Cornyn did not believe his own ads. Paxton should sue him for slander and to rub salt into the wound that comes from a 28 point loss.

Ocelot II

(131,430 posts)
3. Truth is an absolute defense to slander. Everything Cornyn said about Paxton was true.
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:06 PM
Wednesday

He was indicted for fraud; he cheated on his wife; he was impeached by his own party; and he let off the molester of a little boy with a one-day jail sentence.

OGBuzz

(710 posts)
4. I know it was all true but what kind of a person turns on a dime and makes the endorsement not even 24 hours later?
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:16 PM
Wednesday

Ocelot II

(131,430 posts)
5. A John Cornyn kind of person. He's not as sleazy as Paxton but he's still a snake.
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:23 PM
Wednesday

No offense to snakes.

tblue37

(68,458 posts)
7. He probably hopes to still have some viability with companies that are still loyal to Trump, so that he might still
Wed May 27, 2026, 07:57 PM
Wednesday

be able to score a lucrative position on some board or in some position that requires little or no work.

DFW

(60,504 posts)
6. What was Cornyn promised for doing this?
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:35 PM
Wednesday

I have absolutely no way of knowing.

However, if someone were to ask me, "nothing" is not even in my top 50 possible answers.

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