What's the deal on this Senate Majority Leader?

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Amen brother
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fightingfarmer09 said:

Both Thune and Cornyn could stop this simply by coming out and vocalizing support for the Trump agenda and make recess appointments the top priority.

The fact they haven't says a lot.
Not a Cornyn fan in the slightest but I do think he tried to do so yesterday. Trouble is I don't believe him. At all.





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In this vote, senators DGAS about opinions of their constituents. It's all about playing along with the established order and maximizing for themselves whatever they can. Moreover the leading contestants' levels of support or non-support for DJT is irrelevant.
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Cruz may be planning to move to the Supreme Court next year.
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Jason C. said:

I'm not a fan at all (and wonder why Beto never challenged him instead of Cruz!!) but he won't be a bad majority leader.

Because only one of them is a conservative thorn in the lefts side. Which tells you enough about John Wayne McCornyn

F that guy.
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Agristotle said:

Cruz may be planning to move to the Supreme Court next year.


What is this based on?

I'm Gipper
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Jason C. said:

Cornyn's most important job will be getting Trump's political and judicial nominees confirmed. He is a whiz at that and was McConnell's number 2 until he term limited out (the only reason Thune's there now). I'm not a fan at all (and wonder why Beto never challenged him instead of Cruz!!) but he won't be a bad majority leader.


Beto never challenged Cornyn because he is the stronger of the our Senators from an electability point of view. Cornyn, unlike Cruz, is well liked in DC, is a huge fundraiser, and is liked by most Texans.
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I agree this is how it has typically functioned, decorum and all, but sometimes you read the room and decide the heat isn't worth it. Especially in this election with very non-traditional voters joining the base.

RED AG 98
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I wish Trump's original statement here were a bit stronger, but Howard and Elon have me hopeful, again:

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I could live with Cornyn. Would be good for Texas.
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just a rumored possibility. Cruz worships the SC, clerked there, wrote a book on it titled "One Vote Away" in which you can tell the reverence he has for the institution.

He'd sail through confirmation and Abbot could appoint his replacement for a fresh term
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Agristotle said:

just a rumored possibility. Cruz worships the SC, clerked there, wrote a book on it titled "One Vote Away" in which you can tell the reverence he has for the institution.

He'd sail through confirmation and Abbot could appoint his replacement for a fresh term

He's also repeatedly stated in the past he wants to craft legislation and doesn't have a desire to be on SCOTUS. Maybe that's changed?
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Cornyn is a rino and is not the stronger of the senators. The reason they come after cruz is because he is a strong constitutionalist (the left spent ungodly amounts of money to try to get rid of him). If cruz was the weaker they would have already succeeded. They dont want to get rid of cornyn because he will bend to whatever elitist/globalists want. Cornyn hates trump, cruz less so as he could be appointed by trump for SC or elsewhere.
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If the issue is Republican hogs worrying that their troughs won't be filled next election time if Cornyn or Thune are not writing the checks, I think Elon could answer that with a word- "If you vote for Scott and you get your senate funds cut, I will make up the difference and then some." Problem solved.

But then I was always pretty good about spending other people's money. Hey, maybe that means I could be a senator!
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Bob Knights Paper Hands said:

I'm glad this is being published! Call your state senators. I know nothing about Scott, but we deserve better than Thune and Cornyn.
I did, and I told them I prefer Cornyn. He can at least think for himself sometimes without sacrificing his integrity
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EVA3
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I've been a delegate to 7 or 8 Texas GOP conventions and Cornyn supplies the lanyards for the credentials. Every time, people either get a lanyard from an exhibitor or bring their own, and throw the Cornyn lanyards on the floor. The entrance to the hall is covered in discarded Cornyn lanyards.

In case you want to know what Texas Republicans think of Cornyn.
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EVA3 said:

I've been a delegate to 7 or 8 Texas GOP conventions and Cornyn supplies the lanyards for the credentials. Every time, people either get a lanyard from an exhibitor or bring their own, and throw the Cornyn lanyards on the floor. The entrance to the hall is covered in discarded Cornyn lanyards.

In case you want to know what Texas Republicans think of Cornyn.


Any yet he continues to cruise to reelection
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Yep. It's baffling.
 
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