Posted on 02/20/2014 8:15:52 AM PST by jimbo123
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas likes to present himself as a deficit hawk—a red-state conservative who “believes that Congress must be a good steward of the taxpayers’ money,” as his official website declares, and that “fiscal responsibility is the cornerstone for good governance.”
So the revelation in the National Journal that the 61-year-old Cornyn is collecting three different state-government pensions while receiving his federal salary as a senator (a total of $239,383 in taxpayer-funded largesse) is slightly off-message, and just a tad inconvenient, as he gets ready to run for a third term next year.
“There’s a lot of hypocrisy there,” says Tea Party pundit Erick Erickson, proprietor of the influential RedState.com blog. “I think John Cornyn is a good guy. He didn’t create the pensions model, and there’s nothing wrong with getting multiple pensions. But this is the next front for conservatives: they need to pick a fight with government pensions. And it becomes very hard for people like John Cornyn to pick that fight when he’s benefiting so well from them.”
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But Erickson says an elite culture of entitlement has long infected politicians of both parties—so it’s undoubtedly unfair to single out Cornyn and McDonnell for special opprobrium; McDonnell, for one, isn’t running for reelection. However, Cornyn (whose spokeswoman didn’t return a call seeking comment) has already drawn a primary opponent, a Tea Partier and Iraq War veteran who might make effective use of the pension imbroglio.
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This could hurt him in a runoff.
If he loses, he’ll collect a 4th pension, social security and free healthcare for life. But it’s worth it to get rid of him.
Frankly, this is a non-issue, compared with letting Obamacare stagger on, and repeatedly letting Obama add another trillion to the national debt.
Talking conservative while he lets the Democrats get everything they want.
I think we should un-elect every elected official in the country and start over—with new rules, including term limits………….
It’s cool. He’s in the nomenklatura .
Cornyn’s pension triple-dipping while cutting veteran pensions is NOT a non-issue.
Term limits and a lifetime ban from being a lobbyist.
Oink Oink!!!
Elected officials should be well compensated for their time and efforts, but no elected official should ever collect a pension. For one thing, politics at ANY level shouldn't be a full-time job. Secondly, there's no reason for anyone to spend enough time in public office to consider it a "career."
Cornyn stole from conservatives near Delaware
AFTER he targeted the candidate.
There is a word for that.
Agreed!
:)
Senator Cornyn: Another sad example of why there should be term limits for “Public Servants.”
Frankly, this is a non-issue, compared with letting Obamacare stagger on, and repeatedly letting Obama add another trillion to the national debt.
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I disagree Cicero. Most people don’t give a crap about the national debt as long as they are getting their paycheck and have money to go to the mall or fishing and buy a 6-Pack. While your points are valid and well taken, few things touch people like mistreatment of Veterans. Most adults in Texas are either a Vet or has a family member, friend or acquaintance who is a Vet. Veteran abuse ranks up there with spouse abuse and child abuse.
See my Post #17.
cornyn is the poster boy for political WHORES!
“Elected officials should be well compensated for their time and efforts,”
I think they should be paid what the national average income is.
They may travel to and from washington freely without
being harassed but that’s it. Otherwise they are subject
to the same laws, rules and regulations as every other
citizen. Their income should also be open for public
inspection and lawyers should be banned from public office.
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