George P. Bush learns the GOP's Trump lesson the hard way

[Lasher]

In the end, George P. Bush was left with nothing.

Bush — the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and now a candidate for Texas attorney general — worked hard to get Donald Trump's endorsement for his race against the incumbent, Ken Paxton. He did so even though his family, which also includes former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush and his father, famously disdains Trump and his influence on the party they once dominated. He did so even though Trump had insulted his own mother on Twitter in 2015. And he did so by selling merch amplifying the fact that Trump had pitted him against his family. All in all, it was a nakedly amoral performance: If you'll sell out your loved ones in pursuit of power, why on earth would voters trust your integrity in office?

It didn't work. On Monday night, Trump endorsed Paxton.

Ken has my Complete and Total Endorsement for another term as Attorney General of Texas," the former president said in a statement. "He is a true Texan who will keep Texas safe — and will never let you down!"

What happened to Bush is a microcosm of the Republican Party's failures during the Trump era. GOP leaders prostrated themselves before a cruel and coarse man in hopes of gaining power, only to emerge with their dignity and power diminished. The more the party has bound itself to Trump's grievances and lies over the years, the more it has lost the confidence of voters — surrendering the House of Representatives in 2018, then the Senate and the White House in 2020. Bush isn't even the only Republican to surrender their family loyalty to the former president: Trump insulted the wife of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and accused his father of participating in JFK's assassination, but Cruz remains doggedly loyal. It's both ominous and pathetic.

https://theweek.com/donald-trump/1003065/george-p-bush-trump

George P. got what he deserved.

[gratuitous]

1. Will Texas really re-elect an attorney general under indictment?

Because that wouldn't speak well of Texans' integrity or intelligence.

[Lasher]

4. It's too late for George P. to take the moral high ground.

So I'm going to guess Paxton will win the primary. The general election is another thing.

[ace3csusm]

2. Whats the old sang

Sleep with dogs and your going to get fleas...

You knew he was a snake, why you shocked he bit you...

[no_hypocrisy]

3. George P. believed he could hopscotch his way to the WH

one way or the other.

First: by means of the Bush legacy in Texas, Florida, and D.C. It belonged to him.

Second: by means of sucking up to TFG at the expense of #1.

Third: the usual way in TX election hierarchy. Land Commissioner to AG to Lt Governor to Governor to the WH.

Another Bush Miserable Failure.

The question now is whether he will accept being a nebbish or join Liz Cheney in fighting TFG with rigor.

[UTUSN]

5. K&R

[NCjack]

6. At the Bush Thanksgiving dinner, someone is going to get served

turkey butt and shit pie.

[Brother Mythos]

7. It sounds like this guy is very bit as bright as his Uncle Dubya.

What a family.