“Our” esteemed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and when I say our I mean he represents my state (unfortunately) apparently has some kind of partisan bug up his butt.
Yesterday Cornyn would not allow a unanimous consent vote for several cabinet members including that of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton just now, as I write this, has been confirmed by the whole Senate by a vote of 94-2.
Today Cornyn is among fellow Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who have delayed by one week a vote on Attorney General designee Eric Holder. Cornyn said he wanted the extra week to ask yet more questions of Holder. Senate rules give the minority party that right. But just because they have the right doesn’t mean it is right.
Cornyn has been a lapdog of the Bush administration. He seems more interested in appearing on Fox News than he does trying to solve some of the nation’s and his state’s problems. One day after a new president is sworn in with about 1.5 million people looking on in person and hundreds of millions more worldwide watching on television, you might think Cornyn would get a message. With Democrats controlling both the House and Senate, along with a Democratic president, you might think Cornyn would get a message.
But Cornyn just doesn’t get it. He is clueless. Is this the best that can be done for this country? What a jackass!