[higgmeister]

This is a story with many twists and turns. Ultimately the Democrats will lose, I think, but I cannot fathom how this is a federal matter. Beyond that, it's not like the legislators are in hiding. I think Cornyn's announcement is just to prop up his chances against Paxton.

Here is the deal.

Cornyn’s letter accused the absent Democrats of possible criminal acts, without citing any evidence, saying “they may be guilty of bribery or other public corruption offenses.”

The cost of the chartered aircraft and the hotel stay was paid by a contributor which constitutes a bribe.   Then whoever it is acting behind the scenes would constitute public corruption felonies which the FBI would be interested in.

I'll never forget that my Congressman Pat Swindall went to prison after a sting operation.

But in 1987, in an effort to finance his new $1.2 million home in Stone Mountain, Swindall accepted a $150,000 check from Charles LeChasney, who was later accused of laundering drug money. Swindall returned the check several days later.

Even so, he was later indicted on a charge of lying about the exchange before a federal grand jury. The prosecutor was Bob Barr, a fellow Republican who himself would be elected to Congress several years later.

The Feds like to get involved with this sort of thing.   In that case it was the Democrats that were behind it.   But hey, turnabout is fair play.

[Miami Rebel]

Here’s a shockeroo:

John Cornyn is a politician who made a claim based on his feelings and not the law. No prosecutor in the whole state of Texas has made these allegations in court.