Seems to me Cornyn must be part of the Texas mafia run by Rove/Abramoff

[blm]

and their stable of operatives and stealth groups.

Has anyone examined Cornyn, yet?

[KittyWampus]

1. BLM, my own take is Cornyn is 'smarter' then the average greedy Republican

maybe craftier is better terminology.

Some of them might be hard to pin stuff on. Not cause they aren't guilty, but cause it's not that easy to prove guilt. The plausible deniablity factor and relatively lax nature of campaign laws to start with.

ETA: if Cornyn gets taken down, it's cause the Texas GOP want him down... like they finally had enough of Delay.

[blm]

5. I never saw him as a bright bulb, but, then, Bushies tend to be criminally

clever more than intellectually clever.

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. LOL! Of course he is part of their stable

One need only Google Tulia, Texas to get a taste of Cornyn's character. He is owned lock, stock and barrel by BushCo.

[ladjf]

3. Without a doubt.

[Beststash]

4. Just a Bush Yes-Man

Not only is Corny a Bush Yes-man, but the other senator from Texas is just as bad. For some strange reason the folks in this part of the country only care about guns, religion, and bidness. Everything and everyone else is expendable - I personally blame ignorance - most of the people outside Austin in rural areas aren't even HS grads.

One bright note - Austin is still very progressive and liberal and quite a breath of fresh air compared to most of the state.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi Beststash!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Burried News]

8. I was going to say you forgot football; but then I realized you listed

it when you said religion.

[dogday]

6. He is a Bush Cheerleader

Along with Kay B Hutchinson.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

9. Cronyn is part of the Texas Mafia, phrase we need to use often.

Also need to keep saying - Republican Mafia or the Kentucky Mafia (McConnell & Bunning) (fill in your Senator(s), Reps, etc., you name a repug today you got the Political Mafia of Corruption and we don't need to let anyone forget.

*typo mafia

[StellaBlue]

10. Bingo

(seem?)

[David Zephyr]

11. K&R. MORE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE PUT ON JOHN CORNYN.

Thanks, blm! Cornyn is involved in the breaking story about Delay and Abramoff trying to close down the Texas Casino. Here's the "news" buried in the story.

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DeLay Tried, Failed to Aid Abramoff Client

WASHINGTON - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay tried to pressure the Bush administration into shutting down an Indian-owned casino that lobbyist Jack Abramoff wanted closed — shortly after a tribal client of Abramoff's donated to a DeLay political action committee, The Associated Press has learned.

The Texas Republican demanded closure of the casino, owned by the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas, in a Dec. 11, 2001 letter to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft. The Associated Press obtained the letter from a source who did not want to be identified because of an ongoing federal investigation of Abramoff and members of Congress.

"We feel that the Department of Justice needs to step in and investigate the inappropriate and illegal actions by the tribe, its financial backers, if any, and the casino equipment vendors," said the letter, which was also signed by Texas Republican Reps. Pete Sessions, John Culberson and Kevin Brady.

Sessions' political action committee received $6,500 from Abramoff's tribal clients within three months after signing the letter. A spokeswoman for Sessions said he considers gaming a state issue. She said the tribe was circumventing state law and Sessions signed the letter in defense of Texas laws.

Ashcroft never took action on the request.

THE TEXAS CASINO WAS CLOSED THE FOLLOWING YEAR BY A FEDERAL COURT RULING IN A 1999 LAWSUIT FILED BY THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL,JOHN CORNYN, NOW A U.S. SENATOR.

Full Story Here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060110/ap_on_go_co/lobbyist_fraud_delay_1;_ylt=Avo014Ryi_AFFXJ1zsf_ap.GbToC;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[blm]

12. Aha.... just figured there was NO WAY this crew could perform without more

cover from high places.

[David Zephyr]

13. More in the LBN Forum.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2033087&mesg_id=2033160