Posted on 11/15/2013 7:35:04 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
AUSTIN U.S. Sen. John Cornyn bedeviled by some in the tea party whod prefer him to be more Ted Cruz-like said Friday Republicans must prove they can govern like responsible adults and be a big-tent party welcoming a variety of people who share their principles.
What weve seen is that when were divided, we capitulate. We basically hand the victory to our political opponents. They win elections, and then they get to govern, and that leads us in disastrous directions like were seeing now, Cornyn told reporters.
Cornyn was joined by Gov. Rick Perry at a re-election rally at Scholz Garten before formally filing for re-election as senator.
We need to demonstrate that if the American people are willing to give us the opportunity in this next election to win that election, then we will be the responsible adults in the room. We will actually govern, Cornyn said.
Cruz hasnt endorsed Cornyn for re-election, saying he expects to stay out of incumbent primary elections overall. But Cornyns campaign has said Cruzs political action committee donated to Cornyns re-election.
Asked whether he believed Sen. Cruz who played a leading role in the government shutdown spurred by opposition to the federal health care law is acting like a responsible adult, Cornyn said, I think hes been a great new addition to the United States Senate. The sort of galvanizing attention he gave to the failures of Obamacare during his 21-hour speech I thought was very helpful. We had a minor disagreement over tactics, and that happens but we all live and learn.
Cornyn said he believes they share the goal of replacing Obamacare with something thats actually affordable and works.
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Its Pollytics.
Perry seems to have a habit of backing embarrassing asses, and being on the wrong side of issues that Texans care about most.
That equals RINO, in my book.
We need a good candidate to challenge Cornhole or we are just pissing in the wind.
Ted is there thanks to us.
Who besides Cruz and us will challenge Corynhole?
Ted Cruz is an amazing man.
Do you have his back?
We don’t support him by ripping on Texas.
Look, Perry and Dewy were tied at the hip, but Perry is a 10th amendment guy and he put Cruz in as Solicitor General.
He placed Greg Abbott as Attorney General.
Susan Combs was a decent treasurer.
Perry don’t suck like Obama sucks
Well ya know, sometime you have to excuse turds.
The smart pollytician blames the fart on the dog.
did you forget the vichy french?
did you forget the vichy french?
Responsible adults better not mean “compromise all of your principles to the lefties on everything” as it has when the GOP was in power.
John McCornyn needs to go, a hoard leading RINO if ever there was one. Corynhole voted for cloture against Ted Cruz and Tea Party’s last stand against ObamaCare. Then he voted for ObamaCare delay when it was too late so he could say he voted against it.
Cornyn talking like a lib...
So if we are not a “big tent”, “Establishment/Elitist” republican, we are, and would be considered (by your political ilk) to be children, devoid of any political maturity???
John Cornyn, you have debased yourself long enough...Please, just go away, save Texas voters the time and effort to show you the door next year...
I’m begining to think they believe they are now just ready to govern, lead, or actually do something...
What absolute arrogant, pissant, dirt under my shoe, outlook on his own constituency...
He is a walking, talking insult to the state of Texas...
Very McCain-like...
I fart in John Cornyn’s direction...
I guess that would be very immature of me...
BTW, can we compile a complete list of declared candidates that have, or intend to file, for the US Senate for Texas on this thread???
We need to find a viable option to scare the ever livin’ crap out of this arrogant bastard...
I see Cronyism is trying to attach himself to Cruz’s coat tails - probably both to get a facade of respectability and to damage Cruz among Conservatives by tying them together...
You either challenge the corruption or you are part of it. Cornyn is happy to be part of it.
ok mylife - let us recall the TWO RINO senators from Pennsylvania. Santorum supported the re-election of the RINO Spector.
We here in Texas have the exact same situation with Perry and Dewherst and now Cornyn. Non of the above three are in any way limited G’ment types. They all qualify as Blue Dog Democrats.
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