| As many of us have learned in the past few months, John Cornyn takes his job as Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee much more importantly than his job as our state's junior U.S. Senator. And Sen. Cornyn sure does have a way with words. After telling Politico that it could take "years" to seat Al Franken (or Norm Coleman), Cornyn threatened that it would be "World War III" if Senate Democrats tried to seat Franken. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said, "Whatever the state Supreme Court decides, as I understand it, the law requires it to be ceritified." Even Ben Ginsberg, the Republican lawyer who argued in favor of George W. Bush in the fall of 2000, conceded that at best it was an "open question" whether Coleman would have a legitimate case once the state court decided. Others have said it is unclear what would happen. But John Cornyn, who has to be just about the most partisan man in Washington, disagrees. He is determined to keep Franken out of the Senate as long as possible, denying representation to millions. If only John Cornyn showed such determination when working on legislation to help Texans. Sadly, his priorities are clear: NRSC work comes before Senate work. Update: The "World War III" remark is getting Cornyn a lot of press. From the front page of StarTribune.com:  |
