Cornyn Elected U.S. Senate Minority Whip
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will serve as minority whip in the 113th Congress after Senate Republicans elected him to the leadership post on Wednesday morning.
Also on Wednesday, Cornyn's Texas counterpart, Sen.-elect Ted Cruz, was chosen as National Republican Senatorial Committee vice chairman. The NRSC works to ensure that Republicans are elected to the Senate.
In a statement immediately after the vote, Cornyn said, “I’m honored to have been chosen by my colleagues to help lead our caucus during such a critical time for this country."
As minority whip, Cornyn will be second-in-command behind Minority Leader ...
Comments (21)
Lee Dunkelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Thank God after I screwed up so royally I still got promoted . . . oh, that's GOP SOP?
"Thanks anyway."
Debbie Mason via Texas Tribune on Facebook
ROFLOL. Just what we need another out of touch guy.
Charles A. Siller via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Probably thinks that means he gets to whip the minorities.
Abril Davila via Texas Tribune on Facebook
OUCH GOPers, is this your best guy in the senate? I really do feel for yall.
Casey Magnuson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Oh no... back to the past four years..... of inactivity.
Dixie Beal via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The best they could come up with: handsome, white, male, and vomits crazy in an articulate manner. Well played...
Wilkins Micawber
Big John has been toadying up to McConnell at every opportunity since 2003. It's nice to see his fealty rewarded with a position that is not too far over his head.
Alicia Butler via Texas Tribune on Facebook
...Because he did such a good job shepherding their victories in the Senate races...
Juliana Salazar via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Pffft!
Patsy Painter Hull via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Screw up move up ....promote to their level of incompetence ...and here I thought he was already there
Joe Estep via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Too liberal.
Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Losers, again! Lost Lugar...
Doris Murdock via Texas Tribune on Facebook
he has good hair
Bill Eaves via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Enjoy the next 2 years, John's vote comes up in 2014......look whose after his job.........http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/11/09/george-p-bush-begins-road-to-white-house/
Christopher Eddleman via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The do nothing senator
Glenda Hawthorne via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Bastard.
Audrey Fisher via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Peter's Principal at work, sigh. He advocated deficit spending by the NRSC - that is the GOP bait/switch.
Gregg Ramshaw via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Another Neanderthal at the helm of the Senate GOP
gypsy314 ne
I think no more then three terms for anyone office should be law. Other wise we end up with folks like John Cornyn and John Mc Cain
Rudy Gonzales
John Cornyn should fall in line and get back to the center and compromise on the "Fiscal Cliff" as the TEA-Republican's lost decisively in the presidential elections. John Cornyn must realize his party is being phased out due to it's positions outlined during the primary and election cycle. If John Cornyn does not rethink possibilities, he is in for a real shocker. His RNC position on the re-election committee proved he is just as out-of-touch as the rest of the TEA-Republican's. John Cornyn's TEA-Republican's have indeed moved so far to the right, they fail to see trees for the forest. John Cornyn and TEA-Republican's fail themselves and their party by not coming to the table and conversing, criticizing and compromising on issues that effect the entire nation. The TEA-Republican fringe have directed and called the shots, which in the end brought down their candidates across the nation. It will be up to the membership to analyze their positions on a multitude issues of face the consequences in more swing states. And you can take that to the bank!
F Grafos
The feeling on the Hill is that it is ludicrous to reward someone who together with Senate Minority Leader McConnell botched the senate election campaigns so badly that instead of taking over the senate for the Republican Party, as was expected, they lost additional seats. He must have a powerful mentor somewhere. Ted Cruz's selection should make the nation's Cuban-Americans very proud.