I could not go to bed tonight without tell you how cool it was to see Ted Cruz getting booed.

Ted signed a pledge that he would endorse Trump in exchange for a speaking spot.  Republicans have learned that Cruz cannot be trusted.  We knew that all along in Texas.

The 5th Circuit just struck down Texas’ highly restrictive voter ID law.  I am shocked.  Thrilled, but shocked!

More to come.

Important:  Texas has to fix it before the November election!

For those who didn’t know – the Fifth Circuit is the most conservative court in the nation.

Our friend Kyle says he’s betting on Abbott calling an immediate special session to remedy this by doubling down.  Texas has already spent over $3 million in legal fee alone fighting this losing battle.  Both Kyle and I imagine that Abbott will call the session during the Democratic convention.

Another alternative is secession.

Oh yeah, NOW they tell us.

It seems that when John Kasich was bowing out of the Republican coronation of Donald Trump. Don Jr asked to meet with Kasich’s top guy.

It went like this —

But according to the Kasich adviser (who spoke only under the condition that he not be named), Donald Jr. wanted to make him an offer nonetheless: Did he have any interest in being the most powerful vice president in history?

When Kasich’s adviser asked how this would be the case, Donald Jr. explained that his father’s vice president would be in charge of domestic and foreign policy.

Then what, the adviser asked, would Trump be in charge of?

“Making America great again” was the casual reply.

Grab something to hearty to drink, my friend, when you realize that Mike Pence will be in charge of foreign and domestic policy.

Trump will be in charge of making the hate list?

Thanks to Bryan for the heads up.

Hats off to a Houston Republican precinct chair who is as disgusted by Donald Trump as the rest of us.

A longtime precinct chairman for the Harris County Republican Party announced his resignation Tuesday. The resignation came as the party nominated Donald Trump as its Presidential candidate.

“How can you work with a guy like that?” said William Morris. “He’s a racist, a liar.”

Bravo.  I have taken William’s name off my Goofy Old White Guy list.  I know he’s celebrating that today.

I cannot let Wednesday morning start without mentioning that I made strange noises last night when Chris Christy said …

“We have a man who judges people based on their performance regardless of your gender, race, ethnic or religious background. We do not need to settle for less.”

That’s nice.  Where is that man?  Does he have a name?  How’d he get into this convention?

And our friend, Shiela Kennedy, has passed along the apt phrase “The Party of Cultural Resentment.”

Trump began this political cycle with his embrace of birtherism–a stance firmly grounded in the conviction that an African-American could not possibly be a legitimate occupant of the Oval Office.

Trump’s Presidential campaign has been upfront and unembarrassed about its anti-Mexican, anti-Muslim positions; it has been somewhat more covert in its appeal to white supremacists and anti-Semites, but not much. David Duke remains positively euphoric about Trump’s candidacy, as are a number of other avowed racists.

So, if you’re wondering why they cannot bring themselves to admit that Melania’s speech was stolen from Michelle Obama, remember that they cannot even admit that they are racists.  They have rung the bell at Delusion Mountain.

Thanks to Mazie, Bernard, and Shiela for the heads up.

George Bush fears that he will go down in history as the last Republican president.  Yeah well, he certainly contributed his fair share to the destruction of the Republican Party.

The 43rd president of the United States is concerned that Trump’s ridiculous and racist rhetoric is tearing apart the fabric of the GOP — and he had no problem voicing his concern at a reunion for staff of his administration in April, Politico reported.

It is kinda amusing that he’s blaming Trump.  Dubya, the sack ‘o crap has your name on it in big red letters, too.

Does Dubya not remember that he sat silently while Dick Cheney lied, cheated, stole, tortured, smirked, and threatened people?  Somebody needs to go remind Doofus Boy that he was not a whole lot better than Trump.

Okay, maybe a little.  Maybe just a little.

I hope he’s right, y’all.

Thanks to Alan in Austin for the heads up.

Are you white?  That means you’re special.  I know, I know, with a smart black man in the White House, it’s easy to forget how special you are because you are white.

And that’s what we have Steve King to remind you of how special your lily white ass is.

Yeah, get a load of this –

“This whole ‘white people’ business does get a little tired, Charlie,” King responded. “I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out, where have these contributions been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about? Where did any other sub-group of people contribute more to civilization?”

“Than white people?” MSNBC host Chris Hayes asked.

“Than—than western civilization itself, that’s rooted in western Europe, eastern Europe, and the United States of America, and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world,” King said. “That’s all of western civilization.”

What kind of cheese do you put on that cracker?

I wish someone had reminded him that Jesus was brown.

Okay, his Democratic opponent is a friend of mine.  Her name is Kim Weaver.  I’m going to be honest with you and tell you that Kim is a long shot but that local media says if anyone can beat Steve King, it is Kim.  I’m asking you to go give her some love.  Five or ten dollars will buy her some yard signs or mailers.

I thank Kim for running.  I know you do, too.