John Cornyn: “I know nobody believes us, but I'd know if we were.”

My constituents believe that the 1,000-foot riverbank cliffs and remote Big Bend terrain offers its own sources of deterrence for any illegal migrants crossing into the United States.

We want to express our gratitude to Mr Blanche and his staff for working with us on this, and we look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon.

That's a convenient excuse, and it happens to be untrue.

It binds not only him but the Department of Justice as a whole, and so I think that satisfies my demands.