Opinion: John Cornyn backs John McCain, sorta

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John McCain may well cross the finish line tonight, securing the 1,191 delegates needed to claim the Republican presidential nomination. Either way, it remains a matter of if, not when, he officially completes one of the great political comebacks of all time. Still, there was a reminder this weekend that many in his party -- including those he now counts as supporters -- are less-than-inspired by his feat.

The Dallas Morning News was on hand Saturday for the annual Reagan Day dinner put on by the Dallas County GOP and, according to the paper’s lead, McCain ‘wasn’t the first choice, or even the second, third or fourth choice, of many of the 500 or so die-hard Republicans’ attending the event.

To back up that point, there was a telling quote from Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, one of those scores of big-name Republicans across the country who have endorsed McCain since it became obvious the nomination was his, but have done so without much enthusiasm.

Cornyn, who last year had a nasty shouting match with McCain over immigration legislation, had this to say about the Arizona senator’s ascension to presumed presidential nominee: ‘I sort of liken it to a grieving process. You come to acceptance.’

Somehow, we doubt that Cornyn is in line for a prime speaking slot at the GOP national convention in Minnesota in early September.

You can read the rest of the Morning News piece here.

--Don Frederick