Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) was on Fox News this morning when they suddenly started asking him if the “death panels” were still in the new health care bills that have now been unveiled. Cornyn seemed a little caught off guard, so he didn’t inhale the bait, he just nibbled around on it, like he’d forgotten his talking points from the hot days of August. I’m confident he’ll be more on message next time.

David Kurtz

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