Cornyn probably thinks Hagel is too conservative. Cornyn is the most dangerous Senator of all. He is on a mission to pack the Senate with radical left-wingers. His handpicked Senators become Democrats when they lose. If Cornyn ever lost a primary he would switch parties. He is only a Republican because he can accomplish his goals better inside the party than outside.
I do not like Sen Cornyn — at all.... However, based on personal experience with a (local) campaign, he truly backed a conservative Republican ... but that candidate ended up losing....
I find Cornyn very timid, tepid. I have a mental image of his hiding under his desk in his office, waiting for the latest media storm to pass. I sometimes call his office to berate his staff for his silence on the issues (all kinds of issues). They say... “Oh, he made a statement the other day.” I say: “Why do I see Schumer on the news all the time, but.. never Cornyn?”
My message to Cornyn: “Man the hell up!”