Senator Cornyn (R-TX) Disappoints Again
Posted August 27th, 2010 by JulieBelow is a letter that went out from the Dallas Tea Party alerting us to outrageous behavior by our own Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). Immediately following the first letter is an update, and then following that is a recommended response if you contact Cornyn’s office.
Fellow Tea Party Patriots:
To many reformers, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is a poster child for what’s wrong with the Republican Party.
In 2008, the taxpayer-watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste issued Murkowski a Lifetime rating of 54 percent–a score that put her five points ahead of Arlen Specter’s 49 percent rating. National Taxpayers’ Union was a bit more generous to Murkowski, awarding her a ‘C’.
On immigration, NumbersUSA rates Murkowski a C- overall, with a D on reducing illegal immigration at the borders and an F on reducing illegal immigration rewards.
Given this track record, it was no surprise that Murkowski drew a conservative challenger in the Republican primary this year–but many considered it a pleasant surprise that she found herself behind in the polls on election day:
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, [challenger Joe] Miller stood at 47,027 votes to Murkowski’s 45,359 votes.
Sadly, it’s no surprise that the National Republican Senatorial Committee, headed up by Texas’ own Senator John Cornyn, is dispatching the lawyers to save Murkowski’s hide:
Sean Cairncross, the general counsel of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is headed to Alaska at the request of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) to help provide guidance to the GOP incumbent who finds herself trailing attorney Joe Miller (R) by roughly 1,600 votes.
Cairncross will spend several days on the ground in Alaska as Murkowski and her campaign prepare for the counting of as many as 16,000 absentee ballots — a process expected to start next Tuesday and continue through early September.
Committee sources insisted that too much should not be read into Cairncross’ presence in Alaska — only that the NRSC is an incumbent-retention committee and, as such, provides assistance when Senators ask for it…
Murkowski’s hope lies in the 16,000 absentee ballots that had been requested in advance of Tuesday’s primary. Slightly less than half that number — 7,600 — had been returned.
If you’re one of the remaining few STILL donating to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, you should know that your hard-earned dollars are being spent to save establishment-backed incumbents like Lisa Murkowski (and before her, Arlen Specter and Charlie Crist) from primary challenges brought by grassroots conservatives.
The situation in Alaska is a prime example of the reasons why so many conservatives have shifted their donations away from Cornyn’s NRSC and over to groups like Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund and The Club for Growth.
If you have any “guidance” for Senator Cornyn on this issue, you can reach him as follows:
Washington DC
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-2934
Fax: 202-228-2856
North Texas
5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 1125 E
Dallas, TX 75244
Main: 972-239-1310
Fax: 972-239-2110
Here’s a follow-up excerpt from Dallas Tea Party:
On primary election night in Alaska, Republican challenger Joe Wilson bested Republican incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski by almost 1,700 votes in a stunning upset. The race isn’t over, though. As many as 20,000 provisional and absentee ballots remain to be counted. If Murkowski’s team of lawyers can succeed in qualifying enough pro-Murkowski ballots and disqualifying enough pro-Wilson ballots, Murkowski can yet win this election. Murkowski’s legal effort is being aided by Texas’ own John Cornyn, who’s sending legal assistance via the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
And here’s a bit of advice for those of you choosing to contact Cornyn:
About:
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is the only political committee solely dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. Senate.What We Do:
The NRSC provides invaluable support and assistance to current and prospective Republican U.S. Senate candidates in the areas of budget planning, election law compliance, fundraising, communications tools and messaging, research and strategy.
It says nothing about helping incumbents stay in power. They need to let the People speak for themselves in primaries and stop meddling.”
