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Yesterday, I ambled over to John Cornyn’s page on Facebook and wrote on his wall. I told him, very politely, that I was disappointed in the NRSC endorsement of Crist. At a time when Senator Cornyn says we can capitalize on the anxiety people have about spending and deficits, it undermines his ...
Senators Offer Competing Views Of Sotomayor
Senators Offer Competing Views Of Sotomayor
npr.org — All Things Considered , May 28, 2009 Judge Sonia Sotomayor is expected to begin making courtesy visits... next week to Senate leaders and members of the Judiciary Committee who will conduct hearings on her nomination to the Supreme Court. NPR talked ... (more) Senators Offer Competing Views Of Sotomayor
Cornyn: Toomey endorsement 'would be premature'
briefingroom.thehill.com — The head of Senate Republicans' 2010 election efforts said it is too soon to make an endorsment... in the Pennsylvania Republican primary, despite only one major candidate currently being in the race. National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) ... (more) Cornyn: Toomey endorsement 'would be premature'
Senate GOP watches, waits as key retirement questions hover over 2010 landscape
Senate GOP watches, waits as key retirement questions hover over 2010 landscape
thehill.com — Senate Republicans will begin learning about some key potential retirements after recess, with the first in a... series of decisions that will loom large over how the 2010 Senate battlefield takes shape. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said this week that he ... (more) Senate GOP watches, waits as key retirement questions ...
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LATE NIGHT: Not Since Gamera the Flying Box Turtle Battled the Fart Monster…
Firedoglake — ... Senator John Cornyn (R. Wingnuttia) is locked in a Titanic World-Historical Struggle with noted Viking Kitten Erick the Son of Erick over a deleted Facebook comment. It's sort of epic, in the sense that when people united by a shared concern over the possibility of rampant, unchecked human/box-turtle fucking start squabbling, well, the Ken Burns miniseries can't be too far behind, can it? ...

John Cornyn & The NRSC: Give Us Your Money And Shut-Up!
Right Wing News — ... . Erick Erickson from Redstate politely asked Cornyn about this issue on Facebook and...well, I'll just let Erick explain what happened, Yesterday, I ambled over to John Cornyn's page on Facebook and wrote on his wall. I told him, very politely, that I was disappointed in the NRSC endorsement of Crist. At a time when Senator Cornyn says we can capitalize on the anxiety people have about spending and deficits, it undermines his goal by endorsing a man who supports the spending and deficits and also says he'd vote for Obama's stimulus. Senator Cornyn responded that given a ...

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