John Cornyn Says No To Q&A With Obama: 'We're More Interested In Serious Public Policy Issues'

POLITICO:

Senate Republicans don't have much of an appetite to give President Barack Obama their version of question-and-answer time - not after seeing how Obama handled House Republicans last week.

"We're always happy to hear from the president but I don't really feel any compelling need to do it [on camera]," Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the Republicans' chief campaign strategist, told POLITICO.

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Comments

[ldnola]

07:36 PM on 02/06/2010

This is what you do after someone has kicked you a**

[henrypapillon]

01:49 PM on 02/06/2010

They're interested in the more serious stuff than question and answer, you know, like putting blanket freezes on Obama nominees.

[Okieborn]

01:31 PM on 02/06/2010

Cornyn and the Party of "NO" is more interested in Public Policy Issues !! LOL !! LOL !! LOL !!

[JessWonderin]

01:46 PM on 02/06/2010

actually the "interest" is in OBSTRUCTING "Public Policy issues" . . .

[funinthesun]

01:00 PM on 02/06/2010

No surprise ...Cronyn doesn't want the Senate GOP to look like the fools the House GOPers did. Besides these Repthugs don't feel the need to learn anything. They all operate on the Bush , "i know what is right and wrong, I feel it in my gut', nonsense.
This should though be advertised loud and wide by the Dems to show how uncooperative and unwilling to discuss solutions the GOP is. While they're at it can can throw in how Kit Bond and Shelby are holding up nominations for important positions to blackmail the govt. into giving their states more earmarks.

[NotStarvingArtist]

12:26 PM on 02/06/2010

I am from Texas and John Cornyn doesn't represent my interests in anything. I have written to him on many issues and I always get back a generic letter that doesn't really address the issue I raised with him. Nevertheless, I just sent him another message asking him why he is afraid to face our President in a public Q&A session. I told him that his statement "I think we’re more interested in serious public policy issues rather than providing another photo-opportunity for the president.” is both disingenuous and disrespectful to the Office of the Presidency and to President Obama personally. I let him know that some of his constituents can see through him and know he is just afraid to let us see him in a verbal show-down with the President. Calling a Texan a coward, even if I didn't use that word, is a serious offense, so maybe John Cornyn will respond, but I truly doubt it. I'm pretty sure I'll just get another generic letter written by a staffer in his office.

[Timothy2700]

09:59 AM on 02/06/2010

They couldn't never beat the President on ANY issue...YOU GETTING THE PICTURE REPUBS..YOU HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUT DISCOURSE!!!

[Eykis]

01:14 PM on 02/06/2010

Tim,

I think you mean they have nothing to offer to the "discourse" but OBSTRUCTION.


Good post.

[AbeMartin]

09:58 AM on 02/06/2010

Jeez. What a complete Texas Cornyn-hole.

Q: How does Cornyn find his way back to Texas?
A: He goes west until he smells it. The turns south until he steps in it.

[Timothy2700]

09:35 AM on 02/06/2010

THEY HAVEN'T WANTED TO DO ANYTHING FOR OVER A YEAR...THIS GUY NEEDS HIS OWN COMEDY SHOW

[SteadyOn]

09:24 AM on 02/06/2010

Maybe big bad old Corndog will again air his HILARIOUS commercial, looking all tough and stuff in his leather fringed jacket, cowboy hat and boots, to the tune of "Big John". His name truly is Big Joke.

[Rictracee]

08:41 AM on 02/06/2010

OF COURSE the republicans don't want to to be on camera because they have NO SOLUTIONS.. all they are are obstuctions r@cist pigs

[Eykis]

01:21 PM on 02/06/2010

Ric,

Of course you are RIGHT ON with your remarks. Unfortunately, it is as simple as it appears, TEABAGGERS and Rethugs are RACISTS.

[rbrown5518]

03:33 AM on 02/06/2010

***cow⋅ard
–noun
1. a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.

[noaxe397]

01:43 AM on 02/06/2010

Dem partisans, not elected officials, need to play this up as chicken hawks now playing chicken little.

Remember how a guy dressed up like a cigarette followed Bob Dole around on the 1996 campaign trail to remind voters of Dole's connections to big tobacco? Well, someone in a chicken suit needs to follow around some of these Republican Senators.

[coreopsis]

12:33 AM on 02/06/2010

John --- If you're scared, say you're scared.

[sandals]

11:09 PM on 02/05/2010

Cornyn I call you out on BULLSHIT!

[jemiltd]

10:19 PM on 02/05/2010

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