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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Public reports tonight say the former aide to Congressman Tony Gonzales, who took her own life last year, had been having an affair with Gonzales, according to the San Antonio Express News. Regina Santos-Aviles died in September after setting herself on fire. The Express News reports a former staffer in Congressman Gonzales' district office who worked closely with Santos-Aviles, says she told him they had an affair in 2024, and that she went into a depression.

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Another awful calamity coming out of Texas.

Texas, the gift that keeps on giving: Capital punishment, Christian proselytizing in the classrooms, rampant firearm deaths, rabid Islamophobia, petro-chemical disasters, the Waco cult disaster, and George "Dubya" Bush.

Plus the Lone Star State inflicts two good-for-nothing Republican US Senators on the rest of us every six years like precision clockwork.


#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-18 03:40 AM | Reply

And how many youngsters died in that terrible flood last year because Texas Republicans had an aversion to FEMA?

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-18 03:44 AM | Reply

I think that at this point, it's a safe assumption that anyone running for office as a Republican is a giant POS until proven otherwise.

How do the GOP voters keep falling for these people's lies and why do they keep electing them after they've been uncovered?

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-18 09:47 AM | Reply

-I think that at this point, it's a safe assumption that anyone running for office as a Republican is a giant POS until proven otherwise.

Nobody is going to bother to prove to you or anyone else they aren't a POS.

There are thousands of republicans in State houses, governor mansions, and in DC.

They'll just to live with your disappointment in them for being a republican.

Perhaps this doesn't make sense to you but the vast majority of folks who choose to serve in their state legislature or even in DC have roots, live, work, have families, friends, business interests, etc...inside the region/district they represent. It's where they want to be and if they are going to choose to serve, it has to be the district where they are standing in right now.

If you understand that, then you'll understand that those who choose to serve have to live with the political leaning of that area. IOW, if you want to get elected, you better know which party you'll be in. You seem to think those folks get to choose which party they can be in and expect to win. Or, if they really want to serve, they should just move to an area that better fits their political ideology. No fucking way.

I realize this place is a safe space for some of you to spew such absurd drama and hyperbole........but geez.

#4 | Posted by eberly at 2026-02-18 10:44 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

"I think that at this point, it's a safe assumption that anyone running for office as a Republican is a giant POS until proven otherwise'

Sounds wise.

In my part of the world, the GOP still suckles at Trump's teat.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-18 11:23 AM | Reply

They'll just to live with your disappointment in them for being a republican.

The Republican part only comes in to play in that they claim to be righteous and moral and claim that basis for their governance ideals.

That's the only reason them actually being pieces of s*&^ is important.

Again, for probably the millionth time, if they didn't make an issue of it there wouldn't be an issue with this.

But you know that and decided that ebitcherly was gonna be the one to show up today anyway.

If you understand that, then you'll understand that those who choose to serve have to live with the political leaning of that area. IOW, if you want to get elected, you better know which party you'll be in. You seem to think those folks get to choose which party they can be in and expect to win. Or, if they really want to serve, they should just move to an area that better fits their political ideology. No fucking way.

That's a whole lot of obvious statements to get around to my point about the morally vacuous people who vote for this trash (often times after stuff like this is known about them) while still acting as if going to church once a week makes a damn bit of difference on their lack of morals and values.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-18 12:32 PM | Reply

Basically, what it boils down to is there are a ton of people who are absolute s*&^ and the appear to concentrate more heavily in the GOP than anywhere else.

Why? Because nobody questions hollow claims of virtue and righteousness cuz Jeebus because it's the norm in that cesspool.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-18 12:34 PM | Reply

"they claim to be righteous and moral"

IOW, they are exactly the same as you.

Seems like an odd thing to judge them for

Let's just stick to our roles here. You stick to being a drama queen and I'll stick to laughing at it.

#8 | Posted by eberly at 2026-02-18 01:40 PM | Reply

IOW, they are exactly the same as you.

There's your sticking point, sport.

Incorrect.

If I were to run for office, I wouldn't remotely address me being special or righteous or moral or look at me I'm a Chreestian nonsense. Not that I'd be caught having an affair with a staffer who then goes to light herself on fire, but I wouldn't set myself up for that kind of fall by not putting myself up on a pedestal to begin with.

The people who do that are people who have stuff to hide or try to explain away.

It all goes back to my hypothesis that hypocrisy doesn't matter to "chreestians" because they're not going through the act for outsiders. It's entirely to convince themselves they're good, decent people and to justify or rationalize ignoring their own indiscretions and poor behavior.

Let's just stick to our roles here. You stick to being a drama queen and I'll stick to laughing at it.

Poor ebitcherly. Has to tie logical pretzels to squeeze a little qu*&f of a thought into the thread.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-18 02:15 PM | Reply

"The people who do that are people who have stuff to hide or try to explain away."

"the people". Incorrect. You declared they're all that way. All of them. They're all rapists, infidels, etc.

And it's on them to prove they're not.....because you need it that way.

Again, this isn't about some asshole this thread is supposed to be about. You drug it to every single person holding public office that doesn't have a "D" beside their name. You believe they all deserve some extra scrutiny because YOU declared it so.

I'll bet you've never met a single person who represents you in your State legislature or in Washington DC

Not one. ever.

You're just an angry little boy who needs a safe space to scream "fuck you" and "cunt" and "Chreestian" all you want.

And it is a safe space except for that I'm not allowing you do have so much fun doing this.

Again, if you knew how the world works you'd know that many folks who serve are good people, regardless of their political affiliation.

But you don't understand that. You're a child. You're a left-wing version of Shrimptacodan.

#10 | Posted by eberly at 2026-02-18 02:32 PM | Reply

You drug it to every single person holding public office that doesn't have a "D" beside their name.
#10 | Posted by eberly

^
Every Republican that isn't named Massie is covering for the rapist.
Go on, name these other Republicans who are joining Massey and standing against Trump.
Make me look dumb. Score those points. You deserve to feel good about yourself and your chosen party once in a while.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-18 02:36 PM | Reply

"the people". Incorrect. You declared they're all that way. All of them. They're all rapists, infidels, etc.

Oh, you're so close yet so far...

Yes, ebitcherly. It's their insistence on their own morality and virtue that is the flag that they're full of s*&^.

Jesus do you kids have to walk you by the hand through updating your phone and s*&^ too, grandpa?

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-18 02:41 PM | Reply

You believe they all deserve some extra scrutiny because YOU declared it so.

I stated my opinion that I don't give benefit of the doubt anymore because of the high frequency whereby loud and proud "chreestians" turn out to be complete s*&^bags.

Sorry, that stings a bit. Are you getting that nagging feeling that you fall into that category? You steppin' out with the farmer's wives after you sell them insurance?

#13 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-18 02:42 PM | Reply

You deserve to feel good about yourself and your chosen party once in a while.

POSTED BY SNOOFY

Nope. Too soon.

Republicans are are still responsible for creating chaos and havoc in the streets and leaving behind death and destruction and messes around the world and the dead are not even cold yet and a lot of damage to our democratic institutions still needs to be repaired and undone.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-02-18 02:44 PM | Reply

"You believe they all deserve some extra scrutiny because YOU declared it so."

Everybody think politicians deserve extra scrutiny. Especially the ones directly involved in a massive cover-up of the biggest political scandal in American history.

Well, everybody but Republicans who aren't named Thomas Massie thinks they deserve extra scrutiny. So I guess there's that.

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-18 02:45 PM | Reply

Again, this is all really simple, ebitcherly.
Don't declare yourself morally superior as a qualification for office and you won't have so far to fall.
Not sure why you're expending so much energy arguing against such an obvious truism.

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-18 03:02 PM | Reply

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