Opinion: “Buckle up” people, Ken Paxton is back on familiar ground and the Republican Party in Texas is about to become his Revenge Party.
from a pro-Paxton political action committee on the eve of the trial. Only a fool would have viewed Patrick as an impartial judge. “His honor” presided over a proceeding whose conclusion reminded me of show trials I reported on as a journalist in places like Nicaragua and Venezuela in my years working abroad.
Impartial? Patrick saved Paxton from what could have been the most humiliating moment in his trial by apparently blocking the appearance of Laura Olson, who was scheduled to appear, yet never did. Thanks to Paxton, Olson allegedly secured employment with Paul so she and the attorney general, communicating by burner phones, could more conveniently pursue their affair even after the tearful act of contrition Paxton delivered to his senior staff in the presence of his wife, state Sen.
That can start with a real trial, one where Paxton actually has to show up and be present, presided over by a real judge, with verdicts returned by a real jury of Paxton’s peers. Change in Texas will only come when corrupt politicians, and those who accommodate them in the name of staying in power, are brought to judgment in a real court of law and in the court of public opinion come Election Day.
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