I just hate it when current events force me to talk about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.  And I do not for the  life of me understand why the national media leaves him alone. I don’t.

What’s he done now, you ask, to add to the top of the fact that he’s an indicted felon for securities fraud who’s slicker than snot on a doorknob and has postponed his trial for seven years? Seven damn years. He just waiting for all the witnesses to die.

So, here’s the deal, and I’m shaking so bad with anger that I could thread a sewing machine while it’s running.

Two years ago, Paxton’s four top staff members went public with accusations that Paxton was playing loose with state contracts in cahoots with one of his biggest contributors.

The whistleblowers’ allegations were first made public in late 2020, when eight former top deputies accused Paxton of abusing his office, accepting bribes and tampering with government documents to tip the scales at the attorney general’s office in favor of one of his political donors, Austin real estate developer Nate Paul.

The whistleblowers told authorities Paxton had tried to intervene in legal matters related to Paul, who donated money to the attorney general’s campaign, helped him remodel his home and gave a job to a woman with whom Paxton allegedly had an extramarital affair. Paxton has denied wrongdoing.

Paxton admitted to the affair, which happened only because Jesus let him down again by giving him a loaded winkie in the presence of a cute female.

Okay, so Paxton fired the four top aides for blatant truth telling and assorted shenanigan watching. They sued him under the whistleblower statutes in Texas.

Just today, there was an announcement that a settlement hovers near the horizon.

Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to apologize and pay $3.3 million to whistleblowers in settlement.

And do you know who is paying that $3.3 million? Not Ken Paxton. The taxpayers of the state of Texas are paying it. I think he’s also relying on us for the apology. If you’re a Texan I hope you bought some nice stationery and you’re working on yours.

I didn’t do a damn thing wrong in this situation but I gotta pay the punishment?

In case you’re wondering how all this has hurt his office, the AP did an investigation last September. It’s exactly what you’d expect.