(10-10-2026 07:10 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I would opt to have a pine cone inserted into my rectum (perhaps by a mime or a ballerina) than vote for either of these two men.

Sadly, I hear this a lot. Regardless of whether the allegations on Paxton or true or not, given the controversy around him, is Paxton the ideal Republican candidate? Nope. I suspect we likely agree on that.

So, here is where Im at. When I enter the voting booth----Im not looking for a business partner---Im not looking to give my daughter away to the winner of the election. The election winner wont be managing my business affairs.

What the election winner WILL DO is become one of 100 members casting votes in the US Senate. So, the only question I need to ask in this election is ---"Which candidate is going to vote in the Senate more often in the manner I would prefer----and which candidate almost uniformly is going to cast Senate votes in a manner I would absolutely NOT prefer". As a Republican---that method strains out the election campaign noise and makes this decision VERY easy and straightforward.