Cornyn Shares the Wealth - $250 grand
Sen. John Cornyn announced at a lunch today that he was forking over $250,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Senate Republicans held their weekly policy luncheon at the NRSC today instead of in the Capitol, giving Cornyn a chance to shine. Cornyn is apparently flush with cash - his campaign reported $9.4 million cash on hand as of June 30 while Democratic opponent Rick Noriega reported $916,000.
As a member of leadership, he feels an obligation to pitch in and help the team," said Cornyn campaign spokesman Kevin McLaughlin. Cornyn, vice-chair of the Senate Republican Conference is reportedly interested in being the NRSC chairman next election cycle. But, said McLaughlin, "He is concerned about his re-election right now."
-- Maria Recio
This makes me think of many other Republican senators taking bribes err contributions from corporate lobbyists who receive payback tenfold at the expense of taxpayers. When will the electorate begin to understand that this type of vote purchase undermines the integrity of our elected officials and the only way to defeat it is to not vote for the scoundrels.
Posted by: ted cathey | July 29, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Things like this are happening all over the House. Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to try and bring their approval rating back up from the basement. Nice to know they have all this money after they just used ours to bail out Fannie and Freddy and send a record amount overseas to fight AIDS in other countries.
Hmmm, What would one call it if I walked into a bank and forcefully took money to fight poverty in my household?
Posted by: JR | July 30, 2008 at 01:32 PM