In Part I of this series I strongly asserted that the voting records of Texas Republican lawmakers, both in Austin and Washington, have demonstrated their collective dismissive and egregious disregard regard for their average Texas constituents. I argued that this group of sorry excuses for leaders are motivated by greed and greed alone. In Part II I disclosed the cozy relationships John Cornyn shares with his donors in big oil, insurance, banking and super lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff. Part III ( http://www.texaskaos.com/showD... went a step further in attempting to unveil the potential sellout for bucks where our national security is concerned by a super global lobbyist Texan, Stephen Payne. Texas Republicans George W. Bush, Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn are deeply in love with Stephen Payne's money and influence.
Senator Cornyn's willing and relentless obedience to the Bush Administration and to his big moneyed corporate masters have dealt a lethal blow to some very basic, everyday needs and interests of hard working Texans and our families. Issues critical for the health, educational and/or financial well-being of our troops, veterans, consumers with regard to energy costs, first time home buyers, homeowners who struggle to hold on to their homes, college students, children, elderly patients and the doctors who treat them, have been systemically, if not criminally neglected by John Cornyn.
Following is John Cornyn's unprincipled record of desertion from his obligation, as an elected U.S. lawmaker, to serve the people he has sworn to represent.
I have a serious problem with the abject and appalling under performance of U.S. Senator John Cornyn and his failure to stand up for the interests and needs of his constituents, i.e. we the voters. John Cornyn's voting history clearly demonstrates that he neither cares nor is he concerned about serving those is supposed to represent in Washington, D.C.
A brief overview of John Cornyn's recent voting record gives us a glimpse into the ideology that drives our U.S. Senator.
John Cornyn has voted with President Bush at least 97% of the time, despite the President's approval ratings that range from 23-30%.
John Cornyn will predictably vote for legislation that is favorable to corporate and special interests. Both of our U.S. Senators will unfailingly vote against any legislation that ensures any kinds of oversight or regulation of corporations and special interests, even if oversight means protecting the interests of the people of Texas.
John Cornyn consistently votes against legislation that will do anything to improve the quality of Texans' lives whether it is an increase in the minimum wage, a cleaner environment, or affordable heath care insurance, both of which would yield a far healthier population here. Nor is John Cornyn interested in any bill that would ease the financial burdens born by the middle, working classes and the economically disadvantaged. He voted against SCHIP, the G.I. Bill and he voted against The Medicare Bill the first time. U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Lt. Col. Rick Noriega and the Texas Medical Association had to shame the Senator into supporting Medicare on its second go around. Cornyn had a change of heart only because he is up for re-election.
(We have a chance to give Junior John his pink slip this November. Let's make the most of it. - promoted by boadicea)
Why? Because we deserve far better. It is as simple as that, folks. Our lives are a lot worse now than they were prior to 2000. Those who are better off today are those who reside in the upper 1-2% income brackets. Ninety-eight to ninety-nine percent of us have been left behind.
Tragically, too many of us have lost our lives or loved ones because of an unnecessary and immoral war. And far too many young women and men have been seriously maimed for life, thanks to poor planning and substandard military equipment in Iraq. And intolerably, when our soldiers return home, the Bush Administration has routinely turned its back on veterans who need care. True to Republican form, John Cornyn voted against the recent Veterans' Benefits bill.
Shame on John Cornyn.
Some of us have lost our homes thanks to an unregulated banking industry filled with greedy and free-for-all sharks. Far too many Americans have lost jobs thanks to unfettered outsourcing and unforgivably, too many died unnecessarily during Hurricane Katrina thanks to FEMA mismanagement and deliberate and cynical Republican ineptitude. 42% of Americans are now uninsured. Texas boasts the highest number of uninsured residents and yet Senator John Cornyn voted against the SCHIP Bill that would have eased the burdened for economically disadvantaged children here.
