And taking Dan Patrick with him, which is just as big a deal. The Lt. Governor is a very powerful position in Texas, more powerful than the Governor in many ways, and there’s little attention being paid to that. Patrick is as much an asshole as the worst of them. Sweeping Abbott, Patrick and Paxton out the door in one fell swoop is a glorious trifecta.
And taking Dan Patrick with him, which is just as big a deal. The Lt. Governor is a very powerful position in Texas, more powerful than the Governor in many ways, and there’s little attention being paid to that. Patrick is as much an asshole as the worst of them. Sweeping Abbott, Patrick and Paxton out the door in one fell swoop is a glorious trifecta.