This particular Karen rails against those who contend that the fact that Mexico had outlawed slavery was a large motivator for the revolution. In fact, our Texian forbears used a legal fiction to circumvent the law by having slaves sign a document that they were now "indentured servants." For life.

“I don’t know what y’all think,” Hightower said. “But here’s what I know. While we’re out here strugglin’ to make livin’, Ol’ Ronnie Reagan’s up there in the White House drinkin’ champagne and eatin’ caviar while we’re all down in Texas drinkin’ Lite Beer and eatin’ tuna fish.”

Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are an odd couple. Both have demonstrated, among their other inadequacies, a feckless, lickspittle obeisance to the Mad King Donald Trump that still threatens the safety and security of Our Republic.