Ken Paxton, the state’s embattled suspended attorney general, took jabs at his political opponents — including members of his own party — during a rare public appearance Saturday, the eve of his historic impeachment trial that begins next week.
Paxton is under a gag order that prevents him from discussing the trial that begins Tuesday. But in remarks to a packed pavilion at a park near his North Texas home, Paxton blasted the Texas House of Representatives that impeached him and name-checked its leader, Speaker Dade Phelan.
I will enjoy seeing this wannabe try out Trump tactics, feel heartened by the handful of nutcases who show up to cheer, and go on to get axed anyway. In case you don’t remember, this is the moron who dodged the process server last year by pretending he wasn’t home–as if his consequences would just disappear.
I live in Collin county. I agree with others who have said the voters choose based on the R and name recognition. Yet you don’t find a lot of supporters of corruption or hardcore regressive policies you see with Paxton or Abbott. As voters, many of them are just not making the connection.