John Cornyn Must Resign...and Dems. have to make it happen

Democrats need to make an example of John Cornyn. It's really that simple.

Sure Tom DeLay and Chris Smith have said equally stupid and dangerous things about judges and violence.

But John Cornyn is a Senator. He sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee. In fact, he is the Chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights. He is, therefore, one of the leaders in the Republican Senate issues affecting judges.

Yet, yesterday, Cornyn became an apologist for people who kills judges for political reasons. Cornyn and his cronies stir the pot on what they call judicial activism. That's code for the right wing nuts. Now we know that Cornyn seems to think violence against judges is just what happens. That's unacceptable for anyone, but especially for someone in his position.

The Democrats can't let this one go. They cannot let Cornyn off the hook. Every single judicial debate has to revolve around John Cornyn condoning violence against judges.

Democratic Senators, this is your chance to change this debate once and for all. Progressive interest groups, it's time to play hard ball. And Democratic consultants, don't get all wishy washy and wimp out.

I imagine there is some Democratic hand-wringing going on over how to deal with this so I'll say it: imagine what the GOP would do if a Democratic Senator said something so stupid. Case closed.

Nothing short of John Cornyn's resignation will suffice. Someone has to pay the price for the GOP judge bashing and the violence it evokes. Cornyn is a good start.