Texas Sen. John Cornyn told reporters Wednesday he's optimistic about Republicans' chances in the 2010 elections. As chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he's charged with helping craft his party's strategy going into the next election cycle. Republicans will...
No big surprises during this morning's Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, who voted 13-6 to confirm Judge Sonya Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. One Republican--Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina--joined the Democrats on an otherwise party-line vote. The full Senate...
Houston Mayor Bill White, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, criticized Texas Sen. John Cornyn's decision to vote not to confirm Judge Sonya Sotomayor on his blog today. White writes: "Senator John Cornyn acknowledged that Sonia Sotomayor has an...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn said this morning he won't vote to confirm Judge Sonya Sotomayor, but acknowledged her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is all but certain. Despite her impressive academic background, Cornyn said Sotomayor's radical statements are worrisome...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn said he has not decided if he'll vote to give Judge Sonya Sotomayor a seat on the Supreme Court. "I'm trying to be as deliberative about this as I possibly can," Cornyn said during a conference...
In an item that I posted earlier -- one that's gotten national attention -- I wrote about an editorial cartoon from The Oklahoman that's been criticized by some women's groups, among others. The cartoon shows Judge Sonia Sotomayor strung up...
Women's groups and others are upset at an editorial cartoon that ran this week in The Oklahoman. The cartoon (below) shows U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor hanging from a tree like a piñata. Nearby, President Barack Obama, in a...
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