Zera: Cornyn’s story is an interesting and contradictory tale. As Texas Supreme Court judge, John Cornyn was a moderate Republican. Next, in 1998, he became state attorney general. His moderate ways continued. But, it was at this time, that he became a client of Karl Rove and began his close relationship with Bush, who nicknamed him ‘Corndog’. Bush recruited Cornyn to run for the U.S. Senate in 2002. Once in the Senate, John Cornyn transformed himself from moderate conservative, to the Senate’s most consistent Bush supporter. His close ties to the White House boosted the freshman Senator quickly through the Senate ranks in six short years. He has voted consistently in the Senate to cede power to the executive branch. He supported President Bush’s secret wiretapping program. He tried to try to block an investigation of abuse at Abu Ghraib. Cornyn voted to strip terrorism detainees of their habeas corpus rights. Cornyn voted against: ~banning cruel and inhumane treatment of terrorism suspects. ~congressional oversight of the CIA’s terrorist detention facilities. ~increased access to birth control. ~federal funding for stem cell research ~factoring global warming into federal project planning, ~implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report ~restricting businesses with ties to terrorism He was a main proponent of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. His reported statement in a prepared speech “Now you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife”, earned him the nickname ‘Box Turtle’ in the blogosphere. Bush, Cheney and Rove all headlined 2008 fundraisers in Texas, for Cornyn’s reelection bid. So it is no surprise, that now as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Cornyn has continued his fiercely partisan ways. However in 2007, John Cornyn, (going against the wishes of then President Bush), and Sen. Democrat Patrick Leahy introduced the Open government Act, spearheading a bipartisan attempt to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. There have been articles written about Cornyn, describing him as a tale of two men, because of his earlier politics as a moderate and subsequent metamorphosis into idealouge. The question is. will he continue to see his ambition tied to extreme right ideologies or will he revert to his moderate stance of earlier years?

I would touch my fingers lightly to his heart and say, “Never Forget”.

how Della, are you be salted? You are being terribly vague. Although I happen to know, that the ‘socialist kit’ includes, a lovely taffeta wrapped bag of sweet pink Himalayan sea salt. Perhaps that is what you are referring to.

hell froze over?!! and about dam* time, too!

Oh I have been thinking and thinking of you! How are you? Deni ~waving her dragon wings in your general direction! lol!

I know! And he’s been president for 15 minutes! What’s up with that? I thought you got scared by the socialists (who are actually contagious, so who could blame you) and you went scooting away to testify to the terrible rampant evil that is wow. What happened to that? You just can’t take anybody at their word, any more.

that’s yo yo , to you mister! lol!!!

I know!

that should read: they started turning people away at 7:30 this morning.

I read they were 2 million people there and that they started turning away at 7:30 this morning. Yo! Frank!

How bitter the grapes oh, Freeperville.

a nutcase yes a far left LIB!? no. A far far to right of the edge of reason, wingnut. it is so sad when chicks don’t recognize, their mother.

and ya’ll, the losers, on the other hand, can’t, didn’t and grow less and less relevant with each passing day. It’s a beoootiful thing!

Oh No! Is the white republican male being oppressed again? well that is just intolerable. g*dam* uppity humans. I hope you are holding the line and not eating any of those intellectual “french” fries. Because then you know youI would have to cry “traitor!”, because you give comfort to the (gasp!, terror fear, whine) , socialist racist, haters. Thank you very much. I learned all these cool words from that incomparable comedian, drug addict and viagra mule, Rush the Limbaugh

well it does appear that some people’s pointy whites are showing. But are we really surprised? Not at all.