Spineless Dems give credibility to John Cornyn

I'm a Precinct Chair for the Democratic Party in Texas and I'm just a bit put out with the Democrats who actually went along with John Cornyn's resolution condeming the Move On ad.  With all due respect, what the f**k were you thinking?

Until now, it's been relatively easy to discredit John Cornyn.  Usually, his rants are considered a joke, and I collect them, circulate them to my email list, and use his words against him to get support for someone--anyone--to run against him.

Like the time he compared homosexuality to having sex with box turtles.  That was great.  The Daily Show made fun of it, and we used it to get donations for the Democratic Party.

Another time, he implied that he condoned violence against judges who make unpopular decisions.  Again, it was easy to circulate his comments and get donations for the Democratic Party.

When I heard he was going after the Move On ad, I was elated.

I had it all planned out.  Cornyn would make his usual rant about something unimportant--an ad he saw in the newspaper--and propose a stupid resolution which would get soundly defeated in the Senate, his inane statements would be on all the comedy shows, and I would send out my usual email saying, "Look what our idiot Republican Senator did today...".

Except it didn't happen that way.  The wind was taken out of my sails, not by Republicans, but by 23 Democrats, who gave John Cornyn credibility for the first time in his Senate career.  "What th--," I'm thinking to myself.  "They actually voted for one of John Cornyn's idiotic resolutions?"

Gee, thanks, spineless Dems, for adding an extra hurdle to turning Texas blue.  I was afraid it was going to be too easy.

(And a genuine "thank you" to Michael Moore for putting all 23 names on the front page of his website, in convenient "drag-n-drop" format):

Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Robert Casey (D-PA), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Ken Salazar (D-CO), Jon Tester (D-MT), James Webb (D-VA)

•  Tip jar

  I'm saving up for a one-way ticket to France.

  by CoolOnion on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:03:03 PM PDT

  •  CO, do you want to add Michael Moore to

    your tags??

    by lvillelass on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 09:22:40 PM PDT

    •  Done--thanks for the suggestion

      by CoolOnion on Sat Sep 22, 2007 at 01:55:50 PM PDT

      •  My pleasure :-) n/t

        by lvillelass on Sat Sep 22, 2007 at 09:16:43 PM PDT

•  ya gotta love that bi partisan spirit.

  the republicans get to keep their war & the democrats get to help rub our noses in it. lovely, i can't wait to see what another year of "democratic rule" wil bring,

  by rasbobbo on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:16:00 PM PDT

•  Profiles of cowardice, every one of them

  by Lefty Coaster on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:17:50 PM PDT

•  drag and drop

  how appropriate .. where's the nearest cliff?

  by shpilk on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:25:16 PM PDT

•  I called Senator McCaskill's...

  ...office this morning.

  As politely as I could, I gave the poor staffer who answered the phone a piece of my mind.

  I asked him, how could she possibly vote for this nonsensical resolution and then turn around and vote nay for the pull out legislation. He could not answer. I unloaded at that point. I've just had enough.

  Pathetic.

  by MalachiConstant on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:46:34 PM PDT

  •  Thanks.

    by CoolOnion on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:48:59 PM PDT

•  I sent Sen. Klobuchar an e-mail

  when she voted with the repukes for the spy on america bill.  I might send her another over this one, but I've had too much to drink tonite so I'll call it a nite!

  by minerva1157 on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:46:59 PM PDT

  •  Yes, do send another when you can

    It's unbelievable that they've given credibility to the worst Senator in Washington, a person we're trying so hard to get rid of.

    by CoolOnion on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 07:50:22 PM PDT

•  the MoveOn Ad and WaPo’s “Fact-Check

  by William Domingo on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 08:32:07 PM PDT

  •  Great piece--thanks for posting.

    by CoolOnion on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 08:46:34 PM PDT

  •  Great Rant

    Thanks.  (YouTube video)

    by rlharry on Sat Sep 22, 2007 at 06:24:49 PM PDT

•  "just a bit put out with the Democrats "

  Ah,sarrdonic understatement!

  I would characterize MY feelings as "royally disgusted at pandering to the ravings of someone so intellectually shallow as Cornyn"

  or,

  "Peeved beyond belief they would even respond to someone so unworthy of contempt"

  or,

  well, you get the idea.

  "Take my Senator....PLEASE!
  No, not that Senator....the OTHER one!"

  by tom 47 on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 09:25:13 PM PDT

  •  Take both of 'em!

    Unbelievable, isn't it, that our own party gave him something brag about?  Now, he'll be campaigning on how he wrote a bi-partisan resolution against a newspaper ad, and there's nothing we can say about it, 'cause our own party voted with him!

    Man, I sure would like to knock some heads together.

    by CoolOnion on Sat Sep 22, 2007 at 01:59:18 PM PDT

•  For those of us who have Dem Senators

  or for that matter, any who run in the future, while
  they're running maybe the most important question we
  can ask is:  What kind of assurance do we have that
  you will actually vote the same way you are talking
  now?

  I'm soooo past tired of people while running saying
  just what we want to hear, but once elected - HA!

  by lvillelass on Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 09:31:09 PM PDT