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13. In fairness to Sen. Cornyn, I too did not hear this fable in a timely manner

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 01:26 PM

7 hrs ago

Given our circumstances, this and related fables need a bump up the priority ladder

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Butt-hurt John Cornyn is apparently not intending to go gentle into that good night, posts the scorpion & frog fable [View all] Miles Archer 8 hrs ago OP

What's he going to do about it? yardwork 8 hrs ago #1

Honestly, if I were him, I'd go full scorched earth sboatcar 8 hrs ago #3

"When you got nothin', you got nothin' to lose" - Bob Dylan Miles Archer 8 hrs ago #7

If it's too late to file and run as an independent dflprincess 7 hrs ago #11

Angry enough? Trueblue Texan 6 hrs ago #17

Thomas Massie has already begun. Chump backed Ed Gallrein in the KY primary Totally Tunsie 1 hr ago #38

" You gonna do somethin, or just stand there and bleed?" Miles Archer 8 hrs ago #4

To paraphrase the old cereal ad: Nuttin', honey peppertree 7 hrs ago #12

Bingo. Pinback 6 hrs ago #14

Drown. Harker 6 hrs ago #18

Yeah. Post all the fables you want CornHead. johnnyfins 8 hrs ago #2

He turned right around and immediately endorsed Paxton. Can you get anymore hypocritical? Katinfl 5 hrs ago #30

I recall reading that Cornyn endorsed Paxton anyway. usonian 8 hrs ago #5

Yes he did. Republicans are just plain stupid and crazy. ananda 5 hrs ago #29

It's an oft-repeated fable by tRump himself. YodaMom2 8 hrs ago #6

+1. He recited it many times dalton99a 8 hrs ago #9

They posted this on the White House website? Sick motherf*ckers. Trueblue Texan 6 hrs ago #16

After Cornyn, most Republicans are walking on egg shells... kentuck 8 hrs ago #8

All the fables in the world couldn't save these dumb cornholes. miyazaki 7 hrs ago #10

In fairness to Sen. Cornyn, I too did not hear this fable in a timely manner 0rganism 7 hrs ago #13

It's like TSF's Snake poem. Trueblue Texan 6 hrs ago #15

I kind of remember trump telling a version of this at one of his rallies. But he used a snake. Katinfl 5 hrs ago #32

Stupid ReTHUG Cornyn malaise 6 hrs ago #19

A different reading on that fable jmowreader 6 hrs ago #20

He never thought... LuvLoogie 6 hrs ago #21

I can't believe he didn't know Trump's character before this. surfered 6 hrs ago #22

74? Isn't Trump 79? CaptainTruth 6 hrs ago #23

80 in 16 days malaise 6 hrs ago #24

The reference was to Cornyn's age: 74. Ol Janx Spirit 6 hrs ago #25

Ah, I didn't take it that way, thanks! CaptainTruth 5 hrs ago #31

It all about $$ and Power Cornyn loses access to. Poor slob. All these coward Republicans dave99 6 hrs ago #26

That is shithole................... Lovie777 5 hrs ago #27

Was Trump's endorsement the reason Paxton won the GOP nom? ShazzieB 5 hrs ago #28

Cornyn beat Paxton 42% to 40.5% in the March primary. Paxton won the runoff 63.5% to Cornyn's 36.5% nature-lover 5 hrs ago #33

Thanks for these details. ShazzieB 2 hrs ago #34

I'm in TX and have been following closely. Been disgusted by these R's for a long time. nature-lover 1 hr ago #37

He ain't gonna do shit, he's afraid of Trump. Emile 2 hrs ago #35

Hence the passive-aggressive posting of the fable, versus "UP YOURS, TRUMP." Miles Archer 2 hrs ago #36