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Cornyn has always been a Bush Republican...remember when he started in the senate? He won the election Senate Phil Gramm had retired...and W moved Gramm out after Thanksgiving and brought in Cornyn. Gramm didn’t even finish that term. I thought that was a bit strange...

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It's not really that strange. By appointing Cornyn early, he gained a seniority advantage over other senators elected that November.

By the way, I am not a fan of either George Bush or John Cornyn.