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John Cornyn for FBI head ?!?!?!?! (Original Post) Stinky The Clown May 2017 OP
Not no, but hell no. Goodheart May 2017 #1
No one until investigations conclude SHRED May 2017 #2
Who is he. I know he is a Congress critter and assume he is a republican applegrove May 2017 #3
He's a senator. He's not as bad as Ted Cruz or Jeff Sessions LeftInTX May 2017 #7
Foaming at the mouth rabid. A Trump partisan The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #8
Oh no. applegrove May 2017 #9
KKK affiliation? dalton99a May 2017 #18
He's a Republican empty suit vlyons May 2017 #12
Or not. Some say he tells McConnell what to do when they're behind closed doors. Stinky The Clown May 2017 #19
He's a US Senator from my Blue_Roses May 2017 #13
Yeah. It's laughable in a FML kinda way. Tatiana May 2017 #4
He has to get through confirmation. Ilsa May 2017 #5
Mitch McConnell will make them sit down and shut up, like he did Tanuki May 2017 #11
Cornyn will sail right through, like Sessions dalton99a May 2017 #15
of course, appoint a racist, sexist, anti-gay pig who will cover-up this bullshit still_one May 2017 #6
Oh, HELL NO!!!!! Blue_Roses May 2017 #10
"Big Bad John" DangerousRhythm May 2017 #14
Trump probably wants him because he's a senator and figures he'll get confirmed LeftInTX May 2017 #16
Another Good Ole Boy NewRedDawn May 2017 #17

LeftInTX

(25,150 posts)
7. He's a senator. He's not as bad as Ted Cruz or Jeff Sessions
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:15 PM
May 2017

He doesn't have FBI experience. He was a judge and attorney general in Texas.

I don't think he would be a good FBI director.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,615 posts)
8. Foaming at the mouth rabid. A Trump partisan
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:16 PM
May 2017

who is a little to the right of Darth Vader. He just got disinvited from doing a commencement speech at a historically black college. http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/politics/texas-southern-cornyn-cancel/ He's pretty awful.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
12. He's a Republican empty suit
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:25 PM
May 2017

Brought to us by Exxon and Wall St. He's in the GOP Senate leadership. Former judge on Texas supreme court. Got his hat handed to him by Sally Yates. Very arrogant. Party first always.

Blue_Roses

(12,894 posts)
13. He's a US Senator from my
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:27 PM
May 2017

"liberal" state of Texas.

He. Would. Be. HORRIBLE! NO! A thousand times, NO!

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
4. Yeah. It's laughable in a FML kinda way.
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:08 PM
May 2017

Sometimes I wonder how we will survive this national stress test.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
5. He has to get through confirmation.
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:09 PM
May 2017

I'm sure the Ds will drag it out until they can get a special prosecutor. I hope.

Tanuki

(14,914 posts)
11. Mitch McConnell will make them sit down and shut up, like he did
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:25 PM
May 2017

with Elizabeth Warren at the Sessions hearing. Apparently Mitch thinks a (GOP) Senator is immune from any serious scrutiny or critique.

LeftInTX

(25,150 posts)
16. Trump probably wants him because he's a senator and figures he'll get confirmed
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:32 PM
May 2017

Heck, he should just nominate Turtle Man....

 

NewRedDawn

(790 posts)
17. Another Good Ole Boy
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:35 PM
May 2017

Neo Confederate traitorous pus bag. We need to shut the fucking Senate down if this fascist prick is put up for the job.

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