Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken

thehill.com ^ | 01/02/09 | Aaron Blake

[Joiseydude]

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week.

The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the GOP caucus, but added that he could not imagine any members defecting and seating Franken without a certificate of election.

Franken will not have that certificate as long as the election is challenged in the courts — a likely scenario, with Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R-Minn.) legal team already attacking the credibility of the recount process.

[Army Air Corps]

Time for me to write a letter of encouragement to Sen. Cornyn. Attaboy.

[IbJensen]

Why filibuster? Franken is a perfect fit in the 'exclusive' club known as the 'Senate.'

With a few more reprobates like this un-funny communist the revolution isn't far away.

[JimSEA]

Now I guess we will see who the first RINO to cross over will be. Any bets??

[Army Air Corps]

Isn’t he (Franken) about to be popped for tax evasion?

[cripplecreek]

No McBets from me. I have no McIdea.

[Elsiejay]

The two gentleladies from Maine, and Arlen Specter. Anyone who believes the Dims do not have a filibuster proof majority is dreaming.

[omega4179]

McCain, Snowe, theres plenty of crap to go around.

[Snickering Hound]

I’ll hold my congratulations, republicans will cave like they always do...

[tbpiper]

Need lots of big glossy copies of the ‘baby Franken’ picture.

[bill1952]

See tagline 1st - then Arlen Specter.

Frsnken is a done deal - real elections do not matter anymore

[paltz]

Hmmm..gop is fighting to keep the white guy out and the democrats are fighting to keep the black guy out. Paging the msm?

[ChildOfThe60s]

Isn’t he (Franken) about to be popped for tax evasion?

I expect that problem to go away as soon as he is seated. And make no mistake, he will be seated.

Democrat Presidents are adept at using the IRS for political purposes. Under BC IRS audits of conservative non profits was scary. Something 21 right wing think tanks vs 1 left.

Oh, and you had better be prepared for the full court press by the IRS to get political opposition once BO is [illegally] inaugurated.

[bert]

Once again, the cabal has stolen an election. We can only wait for a plane crash.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

An (R) Filibuster?

Bwahahahaha!

No seriously...

Bwahahahaha!

[library user]

Here's his cat:

[autumnraine]

Don’t you LOVE how they intend to seat the WHITE Franken without a letter certificate of election, but refusing a BLACK Burris for the EXACT SAME REASON.

And throw in the acceptance of the WHITE Caroline Kennedy.

Oh man oh man.

[Mogwai]

This makes me half wonder whether Democrats might “exercise the nuclear option” and eliminate the need for a supermajority on cloture votes, on the pretext that Republicans are blocking “the will of the voters,” if litigation long continues. Well, at least the onus for such a power grab would be on the Rats, even if Republicans gave them the idea several years back. It would certainly guarantee the Rats’ ability to ram through a second Nude Eel.

[berdie]

Exactly.

[LucyJo]

Thank you, Senator Cornyn!

There are too few good men like Cornyn in the U.S. Senate, and too many of Franken’s caliber.

[Trajan88]

Way to go Mr. Cornyn (he’s one of my senators here in the Lone Star state)!

[JimSEA]

All at the same time with McCain's bipartisan participation. Sounds about right. LOL

[cblue55]

LOL!

[Salvation]

Franken isn’t even elected yet. Did they count the absentee ballots?

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

God bless Cornyn.

[chimera]

They might, and if they did my guess is it would be met with resounding approval by the MSM and the brainless electorate. If the ‘Pubs did it (they trembled in fear when it was proposed back when they were in charge and the ‘Rats blocked judicial appointments by the Bush Administration) it would have been greeted with universal outrage.

[Dawebman]

[H.Akston]

Why doesn’t Trent Lott gather up a little of the testicular fortitude that he lost by apologizing to every lousy democrat on earth after Strom’s 100th B-Day, and ask the Dems on the senate floor why they’re being so racist? Is Franken really more legitimate than Mr. Burris, Mr. Reid? Don’t you want to count every vote?

[Arrowhead1952]

TX ping!

[Redbob]

I imagine Kay-B Hutchison would vote to seat Frankenstealer: she’s scarcely met a liberal idea she doesn’t like, and she’s NEVER been known to rock the boat.

[Redbob]

And this key point:

"But since Minnesota state law won’t provide Franken a certificate of election with an election contest pending, seating Franken could be a risky and difficult proposition."

[MeekOneGOP]

That’s MY Senator!

Give ‘em heck, John !!!

Ping some Texans here.

Ping! Ping! Ping!

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you!

[bushwon]

More rare than a unicorn—a senator with some backbone and conviction; finally! Thank you Senator Cornyan!

[Squantos]

Sen Cornyn BTTT !

[MeekOneGOP]

Back atcha bump!

Happy New Year! :)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

FrankenFRAUD!

[MeekOneGOP]

bumpity! bumpity! bump! bump! bump!

Happy New Year! :^D

[SwinneySwitch]

Ping!

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[wolfcreek]

“Franken is a perfect fit in the ‘exclusive’ club known as the ‘Senate.”

Yet another clown?

[devane617]

I hope he succeeds, but I doubt it. I am beginning to believe we should step back and the dims self-explode. I wager that many dims in congress are not happy with the animals who have taken over the zoo.

[SwinneySwitch]

Willkommen zur ObamaNation!

[CPT Clay]

Bump