Tag: John Cornyn

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TV Critic Gene Shalit Dead At 100 + VA Eliminates Programs For LGBTQ Veterans + More

TV critic Gene Shalit with Carol Channing

Some news items you might have missed:

• The Advocate: The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered health facilities nationwide to eliminate healthcare programs created to help LGBTQ veterans.

• NBC News: Longtime entertainment critic Gene Shalit passed away yesterday at the age of 100. I know a lot of you grew up watching him as I did. Here’s a clip with my dear Carol Channing reducing Gene to tears with a story about Lady Astor and Sir Benjamin back in the day. Continue reading “TV Critic Gene Shalit Dead At 100 + VA Eliminates Programs For LGBTQ Veterans + More”

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Cornyn Gets Owned By Democrat On TSA Funding

Rep. Greg Casar and Sen. John Cornyn

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) got owned big-time by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport today.

Cornyn had announced he was showing up for a bit of performative showboating to deliver burgers to TSA agents working without pay during the current partial shutdown. His goal was to shift blame onto Democrats in Congress blocking a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (which includes TSA).

But Casar, who represents Austin in Congress, arrived before Cornyn and then engaged in a back-and-forth with the senator asking him to support a bipartisan bill to fund TSA specifically. Continue reading “Cornyn Gets Owned By Democrat On TSA Funding”

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings + More News

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (screen capture via C-Span)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: During the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called the high court’s marriage equality ruling an “edict” and an example of creating a right that doesn’t exist in the Constitution. Continue reading “Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings + More News”