DAVID MARCUS: Ken Paxton devours John Cornyn as Texas GOP craves a fighter in Senate primary showdown

There is a scene in "The Godfather" where Michael Corleone tells his childhood friend Tom Hagan that he will be out of leadership during the film’s mob war, saying, "You’re not a wartime consigliere, Tom. Things might get rough with the moves we are trying." That line echoes what many Texas GOP voters are saying about Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn.

I met Tim for lunch at Pegasus Plaza in downtown Dallas just three days before Cornyn’s Tuesday matchup against Attorney General Ken Paxton, and he told me, "I like Cornyn.