QOTD: Cards To Play

 

Soon-to-be former Sen. John Cornyn (MAGAt-TX) is reflecting on his stinging loss in Texas' Republican primary to sleazy criminal adulterer Ken Paxton after the mentally unfit and vindictive Malignant Fascist endorsed him:

On the MF's next two years: “He’s going to have the most miserable two years of his life in the last two years of his term, I think, because I think November is going to be a disaster.”

On the MF's "loyalty": “If he would do that to me, he would do that to anybody. There’s never going to be good enough for him, other than 100 percent, you know, slavish adherence to whatever he wants. But obviously that’s not what the senator’s role is supposed to be, especially in terms of checks and balances.”

On his remaining time in the Senate: “It does give some of us a little more freedom, and certainly leverage. As the president told President Zelensky when he was in his office a year or so ago — he said, ‘You don’t have any cards.’ Well, we’ve got some cards to play.”

We'll see if he actually plays those "cards" with some significant votes coming up. He and other betrayed MAGAts could help to make the next six months "miserable" for the MF, too.

 

N.R.A. Stooge Stockman Challenging Establishment Stooge Cornyn

Getting in just at the deadline, N.R.A. stooge Rep. Steve "My Gun Is My Manhood" Stockman (Tin Foil Hat - TX) filed papers to challenge Sen. John "All Hat, No Cattle" Cornyn in the Republican/ New Confederate/ Stupid Party primary next year.  Tea party hero Stockman will be running to the right (!) of Cornyn, which should mean we'll be treated to a "how insane can you get" primary.  Stockman, of course, is known for his stunts rather than for doing anything productive (the perfect tea party guy, in other words), such as inviting Ted "Crap Pants Fever" Nugent as his guest at the 2012 State of the Union address, and for seeing how much he could afflict and shame poor people receiving assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Cornyn is well-known as a political weathervane and a weasel, so a change out from Cornyn to Stockman, which is unlikely at this point but not out of the question (this is Texas we're talking about here), would be tantamount to exchanging a coward for a crackpot.  (It's not like Cornyn didn't see this coming, but he chose to try to appease the furthest, most fetid swamps of the Republican base, which is looking like more and more a futile exercise for the "establishment wing" of the party.)

(Photo:  Three Stooges, minus one.)

Today's Dispatch From The Stupid Party - Iran Nuke Deal Edition

Sen. John "All Hat, No Cattle" Cornyn (R-Asswhistle), the number 2 idiot man in the Senate Republican leadership, had this to tweet about the Iran nuclear deal (click to enlarge):

The stupid, it burns like radiation.

Rethuglican War on Women - Credit Where Credit's Not Due Dept.

Those re-branding Rethugs are at it again!  Now a number of Rethugs who voted against the recently-signed Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization are celebrating its passage or claiming they voted for it, when they only voted for the watered-down Rethug version that failed.  Here's just one such charlatan -- teatard favorite Rep. Steve "Turkey A La" King (Stupid Party-IA), via TPM:

“I supported this legislation because I know how important it is to empower women in difficult situations,” King said. “If a woman is at risk, she should know that she has a place to turn for support and assistance. I supported VAWA in 2005, 2012, and today I voted in support of the House version to see that victims of domestic violence and sexual assault have access to the resources and protection when they need it the most.”

What King didn’t mention is that he voted against House passage of VAWA. Instead he voted for a more modest Republican substitute, which failed. Had his final vote carried the day, VAWA would remain expired and its reauthorization in limbo today.

Also busy covering his tracks is Sen. John "All Hat and No Cattle" Cornyn (Stupid Party-TX):

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) was among those celebrating President Barack Obama signing the Violence Against Women Act into law on Thursday. Except he voted against the bill -- and tried to gloss over that fact even as he praised one of the law's provisions.

Not that we ever expected these paragons of virtue to be honest about their efforts to derail or water down VAWA.  But to engage in such transparent dishonesty, in an effort to appear as though they supported VAWA's reauthorization, when they did not, is a new low even for these cheeseballs.  Just more "lipstick on an elephant."

The Cornyn Limited Modified Long-Term Hangout Strategery

Sen. John Cornyn (Rethug-TX), the original urban "cowboy", has been touting the line that the Minnesota Senate election farce could drag on for years, and is threatening "World War III" if Al Franken is seated (assuming, as most do, the Minnesota court will throw out Stormin' Norman Coleman's suit any day now).

Cornyn, who is well-within the Texas Rethug tradition of being all hat and no cattle, should continue to paint himself in a corner with pronouncements like this, which are really just sad attempts to "play the refs" in the ongoing but ultimately fruitless quest by Stormin' Norman to hold on to his seat. In so doing, Cornyn will be exposed to an even wider audience as the giant ass bubble that he is.

Rib-Cracker of the Week

Wonkette has an unintentionally hilarious vid produced for Rethug Sen. John Cornyn's appearance at the Texas State GOP convention. Check out Wonkette's alternative lyrics. Also check out the dude "cowboy" hat, vest and jeans Cornyn sports in the vid. Someone's been shopping at Nieman Marcus! This is a man who made his millions in law, not ropin' an' ridin'. Is it "shockingly gay," as Wonkette says? You be the judge -- but just make sure your bladder is empty before you click on the video!