Old joke, but a favorite. Dear Sir: Our trip aboard the Titanic was lovely, except for the iceberg incident. I am very upset that you lost my luggage, and I must also comment on the extreme discomfort of the seats in the lifeboat.

Har Har!

Well, Tx Dem Chairman Charles Soechting has sent a letter to Sen. Cornyn's office about his idiotic remarks.

Why make the joke about a pointless letter? Because we at PinkDome think that people like Cornyn don't care if they offend us. They relish it. The only way to get these people is by punching back as hard as they do. Soechting insinuates that Cornyn is not a political hack, like Tom DeLay. We say, not only a hack but an irresponsible and idiotic man that we'll make sure has a strong challenger next election cycle.

Letter after the jump...

Tuesday, April 5, 2005

The Honorable John Cornyn
United State Senate
Washington, DC

Dear Senator Cornyn:

Like many Texans, I was appalled at your comments regarding the
judiciary and the insinuation that it may be complicit in the wave of
courthouse violence that threatens our communities and our system of
justice.

I had hoped at first that your words were careless and the reporting of them somehow taken out of context. Unfortunately, it now appears that what you said was nothing but a calculated appeal to the most extreme elements of your political party.

Senator, you are an attorney who has served on the Texas Supreme Court and, as Attorney General, in the position of the state's chief law enforcement official. You are not just a political hack like your friend, Majority Leader Tom DeLay. You are expected to hold to a higher standard. You failed miserably in this instance.

If Democrats had uttered the same words you did, your ultra-partisan
allies would certainly have fallen all over themselves to accuse them of "inciting violence" and attempting to bully the judiciary into
reflecting their political will.

Others might point out the hypocrisy of simultaneously taking decisions out of the hands of "activist judges" while limiting the ability of juries to award damages in civil cases.

But that is not my purpose today. I am simply writing to ask you, in
the strongest possible terms, to clarify your remarks in the interest of protecting our individual judges and our judiciary as a whole from
violence at the hands of anyone who might misconstrue your message.

Sincerely,

CHARLES E. SOECHTING
Chairman, Texas Democratic Party