Is it entirely fair to blame Cornyn when the bill was about defense spending? I would have preferred all of the Republicans to vote no in protest the addition of unrelated hate crime legislation; but I do not think it’s fair to blame Cornyn as if he voted in favor of a stand-alone hate crimes bill.
Seriously? You don’t understand that you can’t just vote for one part of a bill. Once you cast your vote, it’s for the whole ball of wax. There’s no excuse for “oooh, but I only voted for x and y but z just happened to be in it too, sorry.” That mentality is how the crooks get by with all they do. Put in something that would never get approved and it slides right in. No! He voted for the hate crime hogwash just the same as he voted for defense spending.
FYI, three times as many Republicans had the good sense to vote against it - 28 nays to 10 yeas. Cornyn voted with the RATS (with two exceptions one voted nay and the other abstained). So, yeah, I blame him.
http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/sublist/6247?party=Republican&vote=Aye