"I saw your post today regarding Senator Cornyn’s vote..."

This is rich.

I got an e-mail October 2 from a member of Cornyn's campaign in response to my post about him (and Hutchison). Here 'tis:

Sir-

I saw your post today regarding Senator Cornyn’s vote on the Economic Stabilization Act.

I want to point you to some quotes from notable conservatives….

“This is a time in our country when politics needs to go out the window,” Senator Tom Coburn told CNSNews.com on Monday. “I would not have written this plan and I would rather not be doing this, but the question is, how do we help the most Americans, how do we reestablish confidence in the economy, and how do we stabilize things?”

“This bailout is a temporary emergency measure to stop a hemorrhaging of credit and the potential collapse of the American and world economy”
-Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, who supports the bill.

I hope you can come to see that the bill was a hard vote for the Senator, but one he believes was necessary for the stability of the American economy.

Your thoughts and comments are appreciated,

-XXXXXXX

And here was my reply:

You gotta be kidding me!

A $700 billion bill gets voted down, then goes to the senate where it gains an additonal $150 billion of pork . . . and that makes the bill BETTER?!? Or even (God forbid) "less bad"?

Are you for real? Sure, familes are hurting. And this bill does absolutely nothing for them, except saddle their kids with debt and nationalize part of the private sector. Senator Cornyn has now opened the door for other industries in our country to be socialized, namely healthcare. With his stupid vote, John has brought us miles closer to HillaryCare, closer even than Hillary herself brought us.

And I'm supposed to "understand"? Our nation (and others) spent decades and trillions of dollars of treasure and priceless American blood to defeat Communism and Socialism. Senator Cornyn reverses much of that with the most important vote of his senatorial career, and I'm supposed to "understand".

Thanks, but no thanks. It will take a generation or two to fix the damage his vote (among others) has inflicted upon our nation. I've got tons of work to do. Personally, I have no futher use for John.

With tremendous disgust and roaring disdain for a voter for Socialism,

Mr. Light Bulb

Do you think he got the message?

"Why I'm voting democrat"

A couple of years ago, my brother told me the story of a political discussion he had with a fellow employee. My brother was trying to explain his views of limited government to the employee and was getting nowhere. So he decided to switch things up. He asked the employee to explain his view of politics. Here's a paraphrase of what the employee said:

I just think that when Republicans are in power, they make us responsible for everything. But when Democrats are in power, the government takes over and they're responsible.

All my brother could do was sit back and say, "you know what? You should vote Democrat."

And that's the sentiment reflected in this brilliant video.

Both John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for Socialism

It's true. Both senators from the Great State of Texas voted FOR Socialism.

Kay I can understand. She has no spine. A light breeze will sway her to any position she can justify.

John's vote is truly disappointing. When I called his Houston office yesterday, I told the person who answered the phone that I didn't want John voting for Socialism. The person agreed. So I asked if John was on the record as opposing the bill. Of course, the person wouldn't commit. And now I know why. He was lured away with Hurricane Ike goodies.

Oh well. I won't be voting for either of them ever again. And John is up for re-election. Pity.

How disgusting

Seventy-four senators voted tonight to usher in Socialism to the United States of America. And in typical, bi-partisan, senatorial form, it's loaded with pork.

With each permutation, the bill has steadily grown in size. Treasury’s initial plan was about three pages long. The House version, which failed, stretched to 110. The Senate substitute now runs over 450 pages. And tucked away in the tax provisions is a landmark health care provision demanding that insurance companies provide coverage for mental health treatment—such as hospitalization—on parity with physical illnesses.

Really a bill onto itself, the mental health parity measure has been a bipartisan priority for top lawmakers in both chambers but has stalled because of disagreements again over how to pay for its estimated $3.8 billion five-year cost. In the current climate, that seems to be no longer a stumbling block, and if the Treasury plan becomes law, it will also.

House Republicans, we need you now more than ever. Please, please, please stay strong.