In Defense of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: Lawyer, Lover and the Best Friend Money Can Buy

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PATRICK WILLIAMS MAY 26, 2023 3:21PM

Save America, Ken Paxton? The Texas House General Investigating Committee has some thoughts about how you might help do that.

There comes a point when it behooves one to examine one’s life, thoughts and attitudes in hopes of getting right with God on the off chance that She exists and one soon won't.

To take an entirely made-up, hypothetical example, let’s say your an obese, 61-year-old smoker who has spent much of his career enjoying the delights of schadenfreude — finding joy in another’s misfortune — particularly if those others are complete tools. Is that a sin?

(They also) ...accuse Paxton of telling assorted lies in official statements; of abusing judicial processes to forestall his trial in a separate securities fraud case, for which Paxton was indicted in 2015; conspiracy; dereliction of duty; misappropriation of public resources; and general unfitness for office.

We can knock those out quickly: Thanks to the diligent work of the Trump GOP, lies not only are no longer wrong, they don’t even exist; delaying a trial for eight years is just good lawyering (the man is the attorney general, after all); conspiracy; dereliction of duty; misappropriation of public resources; and general unfitness are, in 2023, not a bug in politics. They are a feature.

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1. Tell Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that Dark Brandon sends his regards.

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